Instrument 1 Topic Guide for Semi-Structured Interviews_Draft 2_toACF_07.20.22 (clean)

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Instrument 1 Topic Guide for Semi-Structured Interviews_Draft 2_toACF_07.20.22 (clean)

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Instrument 1—Topic Guide for Semi-Structured Interviews



Program level

State level

Regional/Federal TA


Head Start program directors

Head Start finance managers

EHS-CCP directors

State-level ECE policy individuals

State-level CCDF-focused and PDG-focused staff

Head Start Collab Office directors

Regional Office Staff

T/TA staff that develop guidance for grantees on meeting fiscal requirements

Structures and Governance

Policies

What type of policies or systems are in place to support/enable programs to braid funding (both Head Start and non-Head Start programs)?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

How often do policies related to braided funding change?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Please tell us about your role in supporting financing decisions at the state and at the local/program level.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

What governance structures exist to support collaboration/braided funding approaches?




X

X

X



Partnerships and collaboration

Who do you work with at the state level around ECE funding? What type of financing work do you collaborate on (policy, TA/support)?




X

X

X

X

X

What state agencies are involved in supporting E/HS-child care partnerships?

X


X

X

X

X



What types and how often is there communication across Head Start-state partners with regard to funding approaches?

X



X

X

X

X

X

Braided Funding Models and Approaches

Models and approaches

Which funding streams do you focus on or use for braiding funding?

X

X

X


X




What are the types of braided funding approaches you have seen in programs?

X

X

X

X



X

X

How does (the approach to) braiding support differ by program components (e.g., transportation, staffing, etc.)?

X

X

X




X

X

Does approach to braiding funding differ year-to-year based on enrollment (mix of children enrolled)? By how much money is available?

X

X

X






What informal guidance do you share with programs about braiding funding?




X

X

X

X

X

Providing support for target populations

How do different braided funding approaches support provision of comprehensive services to children and families?

X

X

X


X


X

X

How do you approach braiding funding to support children with disabilities? Does your approach to braided funding vary for children with disabilities specifically?

X

X

X

X

X




What aspects of braided funding approaches do you think might best meet the needs of children and families?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

What aspects of braided funding approaches do you think best meet the needs of the workforce?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Decision-making

Steps in decision-making

What prompted you to consider braiding funding?

X

X

X






What considerations are needed for a program to braid funding?

X

X

X


X




What steps does a program need to take to braid funding?

X

X

X


X




Where do you find information about braiding approaches, regulations, and requirements?

X

X

X



X

X

X

How do you think about braiding source X with others? With Head Start funding and requirements?

X

X

X


X




Benefits and Challenges

Benefits and challenges

What are benefits to braiding funding?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

What are key challenges (or barriers) programs face to braiding funding?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Other

Additional information

Tell us examples of strong Head Start partnerships that are not supported by EHS-CC Partnership grant funds?



X

X


X



Is there anything else you would like to share with us that is important to this topic or would add to our understanding?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

How does uncertainty of funding year to year (or over time) affect decisions around braiding funding?

X

X

X


X






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