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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
JUNE 11, 1990
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR N0. 6
6/18/90
Inter - Com
SUBJECT: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC CHILD CARE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff to establish an Ad Hoc Child Care Committee, as
recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Committee
shall be comprised of community members such as appointed or
elected officials, Council Members, Commissioners, local child care
professionals, City and School District staff, business
representatives, parents and social services agency
representatives. The mission of the Ad Hoc Committee would be to
develop a comprehensive report on Child Care needs and resources
in the Tustin area.
BACKGROUND
On February 5, 1990, the City Council acted on issues regarding
the City sponsored Child Development Program. At that meeting, the
Council directed the Parks and Recreation Commission to conduct a
comprehensive study of child care issues in Tustin.
At the April 19, 1990, Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, the
Commission determined that the scope of Child Care concerns in
Tustin was not just a City issue, but an issue that impacts
everyone in the community including local businesses, the School
District, non-profit service agencies, and churches. In order to
adequately address this, the Commission recommended that an Ad Hoc
Child Care Committee, made up of various community members, be
established to conduct a comprehensive study of Tustin's child care
needs.
AD HOC CHILD CARE COMMITTEE
The Ad Hoc Child Care Committee would be formed to assemble a
comprehensive report on current and future child care issues in
Tustin. The report should contain:
1. An inventory of current programs and facilities;
2. An analysis of current formal and informal public policies as
they relate to the delivery of child care services in Tustin;
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3. Identification and analysis of current unmet child care needs
in Tustin;
4. A projection of future child care needs;
5. An analysis of Child Care Services Delivery Systems
successfully used in other communities;
6. Identification of facilities and budgetary resources necessary
to meet the present and future child care needs of Tustin;
7. A definition of the role of public agencies, private non-
profit agencies, and local businesses within "Tustin's Child
Care Network."
This committee would be formed as a working group made up of local
child care professionals, social services agency representatives,
business representatives, Community Service organization members,
and parents, as well as School District and City staff members.
Staff has been contacted by several interested individuals who want
to work on this committee. With Council approval, the committee
can begin working immediately. The primary task of the Ad Hoc
Committee will be to develop the necessary background information
for the formulation of policy.
Upon completion, the report will be presented to the Parks and
Recreation Commission for review and comment. After the Commission
has reviewed the Committee's report, the findings will be presented
to the City Council.
CHILD CARE POLICY COMMITTEE
A Child Care Policy Committee should be established after the work
of the Ad Hoc Committee has started. This seven member committee,
made up of School District and City elected and appointed
officials, as well as local business executives and School District
and City staff, would review the findings of the Ad Hoc Committee.
The Policy Committee would then make specific recommendations to
the City Council and School Board regarding public policy,
budgeting, and facilities necessary to meet Tustin's child care
needs.
Until the research is completed by the Ad Hoc Committee, the Policy
Committee need not be established. Upon completion of gathering
the necessary data, staff will notify the Council regarding the
formation of the Policy Committee.
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TENTATIVE TIME LINE
Formation of Ad Hoc Child Care Committee
Ad Hoc Committee Research and Report
Development
Formation of Child Care Policy Committee
Ad Hoc Committee Presentation of Report
to Policy Committee
Presentation of Report and Policy Committee
Recommendations to the Parks and Recreation
Commission, City Council and School Board
. sp�� -Susan M. Jones
Recreation Superintendent
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