The Fiscal Analysis Model for Early Childhood Services provides information and
analysis for determining the costs of programs and services that together comprise a comprehensive system of supports and services for
children birth to five and their families. The expectation for the fiscal model from the ECAC Strategic Plan is to “increase
public-private investments in early childhood and blend existing investments to maximize impact”.
The fiscal model identifies funding and population served as it relates to the programs and services that support early learning,
healthy families, family supports and the coordinated and responsive system. In addition, it identifies funding to support the expansion
and modifications of programs and services provided to the children and families of New York. The model draws information from many state
agencies that administer and provide early care and education, prenatal and maternal health programs, child health and mental health, and
family support and engagement. This model is able to determine the utilization of costs associated with the programs and services being
delivered. With this information, policy makers can determine the need to change, eliminate and/or create new programs to better serve
an ever changing population in the state.
The members of the ECAC hope the New York State Fiscal Analysis Model for Early Childhood Services provides you with enough assistance to:
- Identify costs related to policy changes;
- Develop fiscal analysis of existing and proposed programs, services, and policies;
- Maximize existing resources; and
- Recognize funding and budgeting strategies.
The ECAC developed this fiscal model as a way to support the current efforts across the state to develop a comprehensive system of supports
and services for children birth to five and their families. For more information about the ECAC visit our website http://www.nysecac.org.
