Management of child care services — A state-to-state transfer venture

This paper presents information of a new venture between several states to transfer child services components, drawing on the author's personal experience as one of California's representatives to a five-state transfer of technology Consortium. The purpose, participants, and goals of the Consortium are outlined; some of the major components transferred are discussed, and the proposed versus the actual transfer process is compared. It was discovered that of the six stages designed for the effective and efficient transfer of services, most, in actuality, served to function as proposed. At the same time, it was discovered that the most crucial stage occurred at the beginning, and without an adequate definition of the transfer need, problems and dissatisfaction from the States impacted on all subsequent transfer stages.