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Community Child Care Resources Inc. "Children In Centers" Children' s Services Advisory Committee this . aigh/Scope Educational Foundation ' s 27 year longitudinal study; Perry Preschool study, clearly shows that dren with high quality preschool experiences are less likely to be involved in crime , violence, teen pregnancy, and more likely to succeed in school, graduate and find employment. The study further points out, for every $ 1 .00 spent now on quality preschool $7.00 is saved in iudicial costs down the road . In a follow-up of arrest records conducted when the children had reached the age of 27 , the group that received quality preschool averaged half the number of arrests . The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published research conducted out of the University of Wisconsin that looked at disadvantaged children in quality childcare . Those in a quality childcare program were 33 % less likely to be arrested and 41 % less likely to be arrested for a violent crime . This year' s report on promotion rate within the CCCR population is further evidence that the program strategies are working . The combined average promotion for CCCR children was 92 . 6 % . Research indicates that children entering kindergarten without having had a quality preschool experience show approximately a 20% retention rate on average throughout the primary grades . 4. List staffing needed for your program , including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (This section should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet). Professional Staff: Executive Director: ( 1 ) 28 hrs/wk devoted to the administration and funding of "Children in Centers" program. Expertise and experience required in the day to day running of the agency, supervision and evaluation of staff, budget, fundraising and grant writing. Family Resource Coordinator: ( 1 ) 30 hrs/wk spent directly serving the "Children in Centers" program . ertise and experience in the areas of family counseling, early childhood education, and resource and referral . Family Resource Coordinator (FRC) has primary responsibility for intake and enrollment, center staff training, and parent education. The FRC, along with the Executive Director monitors the centers for compliance of CCCR' s Standards of Quality. The FRC is expected to effectively collaborate with other agencies . Support Staff: Secretary/Bookkeeper: ( 1 ) 30 hrs/wk devoted to the "Children in Centers" program. Expertise in computer skills and programs, full charge bookkeeping, oral and written communications 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program ? CCCR continues to make itself highly visible in the community: newspaper notice/articles; brochure, poster; newsletter; other agencies; public school personnel and other child care centers; word of mouth; centrally located office; and high profile participation in community events. Parents that call the resource and referral 800# are given information about the CCCR program by the intake counselors. CCCR has enrolled many families through participation in the United Way' s Employee Giving Campaign. Recently, CCCR made a TV commercial outlining services . CCCR has applications available throughout the county where potential clients are likely to exist. Often CCCR centers refer privately paying parents that they feel would be eligible for CCCR services. 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e. location, transportation, hours of operation)? CCCR centers are located in all parts of the county making parent choice convenient to work and or home . Centers are o en five days a week up to ten hours a day. Parents are responsible for transporting their children to and from the rs. 7