This Guide to Blending & Braiding Funds to Support Early Childhood Education Programs was developed as a practical tool to support New York State child care providers, Head Start and Early Head Start grantees, and Prekindergarten programs to undertake a planning process that leads to a blended or braided fiscal model. This Guide walks organizations through several scenarios of blending and braiding as a fiscal strategy. This Guide also contains detailed definitions on blending and braiding and actionable steps to develop blend and braid fiscal models. (author abstract)