NCFN is elevating the importance of high-quality early care and education facilities
The National Children’s Facilities Network (NCFN) is a coalition of nonprofit financial and technical assistance intermediaries and other interested stakeholders involved in planning, developing, and financing for high quality early care and education (ECE) facilities and business models particularly in areas that have the least access to high quality ECE and the highest concentrations of poverty. The members of the Network increase supply and help improve the quality of ECE by providing technical assistance and financing to address capital needs.
The Network’s purpose is to:
Share information on children’s facilities issues and aligned ECE provider technical assistance and capacity building;
Recommend legislation and regulations affecting access to high quality ECE facilities; and
Develop and support various financing strategies, initiatives and programs
The National Child Care Facility Cost Estimator encompasses a supply building cost formula and tool that calculates estimated total projected costs for construction or renovation of center-based child care facilities, (including hard, soft, and contingency). This tool, created by Hillmann Development Advisors and the National Children’s Facilities Network ties project costs to regulation and best practice standards as well as local prices to determine the total development cost and cost per child for center-based child care and early learning.
Making Space: Leading Perspectives on Child Care Facilities
Making Space is NCFN’s series of original thought pieces highlighting the importance of child care facilities.
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