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Shared Services Alliances in the ECE industry exist in locations across the country, and many more are emerging. Through research and lessons gleaned from existing Alliances, we have been able to build a large and growing knowledge base of what it takes to form an effective and lasting early care and education Alliance.

A wealth of information about Shared Services, existing and emerging Alliances, and other resources to guide the start-up of early care and education Alliances, is available at Early Childhoood Finance, as well as at Early Learning Ventures.

Research and technical assistance resources on Shared Services include the following:

Early Care and Education Program Management and Support Services: North Carolina Approaches to Sustain Quality

The following Alliances are emerging and successful examples in the early care and education industry:

Acre Family Child Care - Lawrence MA
Action for Children - Columbus OH
Agency Support Group (ASG) - Newark NJ
Child Care Resources of Rockland, Inc. - Spring Valley NY
Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter - Chattanooga TN
Early Learning Ventures Alliance at Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council - Centennial CO
Early Learning Ventures Alliance at Child Nursery Centers - Colorado Springs CO
Family Focus - Bath ME
Infant Toddler Family Day Care - Fairfax VA
The Partnership for Effective Early Learning (PEEL) - Concord NH
Sound Child Care Solutions - Seattle WA

New Alliances are currently being explored in many parts of the country, including:
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Steuben County, NY
Nashville
New Orleans
San Francisco
Colorado