Laserfiche WebLink
Metadata
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015 Laserfiche. All rights reserved.
Childcare Resources of Indian River: Children in Centers Program. Funder Children's services Advisory Committee <br /> with high quality preschool experiences are more likely to succeed in school, graduate and find <br /> employment. Another study ("The Economic Impacts of Child Care and Early Education: <br /> Financing Solutions for the Future", a conference sponsored by Legal Momentum' s Family <br /> Initiative and the MIT Workplace Center) states that for every dollar spent now on quality early <br /> care, up to $ 13 may be saved in the future by taxpayers in reduced remedial and rehabilitative <br /> program. <br /> 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated <br /> hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section <br /> should conform to the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative <br /> Worksheet). Executive Director: 28 hours/week devoted to the administration and funding <br /> of Children in Centers program. Expertise and experience in the day-to-day agency <br /> operations, supervision and evaluation of staff, budget, fundraising and grant writing. <br /> Family & Center Resource Coordinator: 30 hours/week spent directly serving the Children in <br /> Centers program. Expertise and experience in the areas of family counseling, early <br /> childhood education, and resource and referral. The FCRC is responsible for intake and <br /> enrollment, center staff training and parent education. Both FCRC and Executive Director <br /> monitor centers for compliance of quality. <br /> Off-ice Manager: 30 hours/week directly serving the Children in Centers program. Expertise <br /> in computer skills and programs, full charge bookkeeping, oral and written communications . <br /> Center Recruitment Specialist : 20 hours/week spent directly serving the Children in Centers <br /> program. The position is devoted to the recruitment and training of non-contracting centers in <br /> the area with the goal of achieving national accreditation thus increasing our capacity for the <br /> placement of children. Expertise and experience in child development, early education and <br /> accreditation standards. <br /> 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program ? <br /> Many referrals come from contracting centers that are aware of families struggling to pay tuition. <br /> Others come from word of mouth, current participants telling their friends and relatives. Other <br /> non-profit organizations make referrals, especially other subsidized childcare providers . We <br /> place announcements in newspapers inviting people to apply. Applications are distributed when <br /> we make workplace giving presentations for United Way. Applications can be submitted at <br /> www. ChildeareResourcesIR.org. <br /> 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e., location, transportation, <br /> hours of operation)? <br /> Childcare Resources centers are located in all parts of the county, making parent choice <br /> convenient to work or home. Centers are open five days a week up to ten hours a day. Parents <br /> are responsible for transporting their children to and from centers. <br /> 6 <br />