This report explores strategies for financing school-linked early learning initiatives. It is meant to help county agencies, school systems, and community organizations coordinate and expand their respective resources. The overall approach relies on partnerships and collaborations to meet the financing challenges faced by individual agencies and organizations working toward common goals. The current pressure on counties and commissions to engage in strategic short and long-term financial planning has lead to a number of reports focused on sustainable funding for First 5 programs and commission initiative. This publication provides a common framework to address the fiscal issues facing First 5, school districts, and early childhood programs, and offers a variety of options for financing new and innovative school-linked early learning initiatives for children and their families. It is hoped that a better understanding of financing challenges, opportunities, and strategies will help policy makers, community leaders, and providers to develop more effective and integrated early education services that prepare children for success in school. The report is organized in the following sections: (1) The Early Learning Policy Context; (2) Financing Challenges; (3) Current Funding Sources; and (4) Strategic Approaches to Financing School-Linked Early Learning Initiatives. The following are appended: (1) Approaches to Financing Early Childhood Services; and (2) Template for Funding Comprehensive Early Childhood Services. (Contains 1 table.)