Partnership Principles for Federal and State Resource Allocation

As pressure on federal and state budgets from ballooning entitlements squeezes out children’s programs, the U.S. loses critical opportunities to produce the skilled workforce that we need to compete globally and to grow our economy. Smart budget decisions require a set of guiding principles that promote that growth and eliminate wasteful spending. These five principles, informed by Telluride Summit and Invest in Kids Working Group participants and by the Partnership Advisory Board, provide that guidance:

1. Human Capital

2. Young Children

3. Evaluation

4. Transparency

5. Sustainability

Click here for the Partnership principles brochure (PDF)

Click here for the full version of the Partnership Principles for Resource Allocation (PDF)
 

Telluride Standards for Investing in Young Children

The Partnership does not endorse specific early childhood programs or policies; communities and states need to decide for themselves how to invest in children. In order to guide those decisions, however, the Partnership, in conjunction with Telluride and Invest in Kids working group participants and our Advisory Board, has developed five Standards. Applied to any birth-to-5 initiative, these can help policy makers choose which merit public investment:

1. Children

2. Family Involvement

3. Evidence-based

4. Evaluation

5. Scalability

Click here to view the full version of the Telluride Standards (PDF)