Additional Resources
For more than a decade, Opportunities Exchange has led a national conversation on building sustainability in the ECE sector through Shared Services and strong business practices. The documents listed here are a sampling of resources we have developed, often in collaboration with partners doing the important work of implementation.
Business Sustainability
The Iron Triangle: A Simple Formula for Financial Policy in ECE Programs | Spanish
By Louise Stoney
Using Metrics to Drive Quality and Sustainability in ECE Programs | Spanish
By Louise Stoney and Libbie Poppick
Program Sustainability Plan Template
All About Dashboards
System Building (Policy)
Rate Setting in Reality: Moving Beyond the Myth of Market-Based Pricing
Rate Setting Infographic
By Louise Stoney | September 2020
Examining the Cost + Supply of Infant/Toddler Care
By Louise Stoney | February 2020
Micro-Center Network Strategy
Wisconsin RFA: Department of Children and Families Division of Early Care and Education RFA for a Shared Services Network Hub
Workforce Compensation
Raising Wages: A Roadmap for Change PDF | Video
Salary Scale Template (Word Doc Download)
Center Budget Template (Excel Download)
The Early Childhood Workforce and the Urgency of Now
By Sharon Easterling | December, 2022
Addressing the workforce crisis in ECE is our greatest challenge. This Issue Brief identifies strategies for addressing compensation and benefits while exploring the roles of both practitioners working in programs as well system reforms.
“Working with OppEx has been critical to our success. They bring expertise and national perspective. Even more importantly, they offer seamless, generous and collegial support. They are truly members of our team. Hiring OppEx to help us launch Shared Services was the smartest decision I made!”
—Laura Weeldreyer, Executive Director, Maryland Family Network