Planning Resources
Choose from the section headings below to find resources to build your preschool plan.
| The Planning Process | Whether a county organizes a blue ribbon committee or uses a public engagement process, this section will provide information on plan elements and collaborative strategies to produce the plan. |
| Completed Plans | There's nothing like learning from the experiences of others. This section contains preschool master plans that have been completed in various counties throughout California. |
| Supply & Demand | The first step you take is determining how many eligible children reside in your county and how many preschool spaces would be available to provide services, This section reviews how it's done. |
| National Context | Many other states have implemented preschool on a targeted or universal basis. Look in this section to find out what they're doing and how they did it. |
| Operations & Implementation | Planning isn't finished until a system is up and running smoothly. Look in this section to find out how people are implementing their programs and what they've learned in the process. |
| Finance Options | While the state makes incremental progress toward funding preschool, this section provides guidance on making the most of existing resources and developing new funds, too. |
| Facilities | California has a space shortage for preschool. This section offers examples of ways to fill the gap between supply and demand and shows how you can estimate how much new/renovated facilities will cost. |
| Family Engagement | The most successful preschool programs in the country had strong parent commitment to early education. This section provides examples of successful engagement strategies from. |
| Delivery Systems | This section provides case material and narrative discussion of the most politicized aspects of preschool: what entity manages the resources and what kinds of organizations can be funded. |
| Budget & Launch Projections | Systems don't get implemented over night, but over many years. This sections gives illustrations of different launch models, budget models based on program quality, and projections for implementation. |