Increasing System Transparency

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Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of systems requires transparency. Understanding how intervention at one point of the system will reverberate across the entire system is key to success. To highlight such mutual influence in the early childhood funding system, Cathey worked with a small team to create an interactive data visualization tool. Click on the image to interact with the tool an

By filtering the map to show a single finance vehicle, the user can see all the components of the system involved in delivering those specific funds. 

To see a video highlighting the interactive capabilities of the map, click on the image.

This image highlights federal dollars from HeadStart funding.

This image highlights federal dollars from CCDF (Child Care Development Fund) and TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). By comparing this image with the next one showing state dollars, the user can see how regulatory differences at the federal and state level impact the flow of the funds.

This image highlights state dollars allocated for CCDF. By comparing this image with the previous one showing federal dollars, the user can see how regulatory differences at the federal and state level impact the flow of the funds.

This image highlights Sixpence, a unique public/private partnership program in Nebraska.

For each of the three fiscal years provided, the tool visualizes data for 13 separate finance vehicles.