Shared Services and Telehealth Mental Health for Early Care and Education Workforce

This is a **Notice of Single Source Procurement** by the NYS Office of Children & Family Services to award a contract to **The New York Association for the Education of Young Children (NYAEYC)**. NYAEYC will manage and expand the **New York Early Learning Alliance (NYELA)**, which is the state’s only shared services alliance for childcare providers, and the **New York Early Learning Resources (NYELR)** platform. Services focus on expanding workforce opportunities, increasing access to benefits, and improving compensation for the birth to five ECE workforce. Key deliverables include providing **telehealth mental health services**, access to **business automation software** (Alliance Core CCMS and Kinside EMS), coaching, and data collection to support staff well-being and operational efficiency.