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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Contra
October 13 , 1986 C sta
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Referrals Regarding Child Care 1.1� �1�
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Ask the Family and Children' s Services Advisory Committee,
in conjunction with the Child Abuse Prevention Council, to
sponsor a workshop with the child care providers in the
County to discuss the nurturing needs of children and
appropriate ways in which child care providers can meet
those needs.
2 . Approve the directions being taken by the Internal
Operations Committee.
3 . Leave this matter on referral to the Internal Operations
Committee.
BACKGROUND:
Our Committee last reported to the Board on this subject August
19, 1986. At that time, the Board approved a number of
recommendations for additional actions to be taken. On October
13 , 1986 our Committee met with the Children' s Council, a number
of child care providers in the County, the Director of Personnel,
and other staff, to update ourselves on the referrals which had
been approved on August 19.
We have scheduled an additional meeting of our Committee on
November 24, 1986 to receive reports back on a number of items,
including:
1. A survey of County employees in East and West County to
determine their unmet child care needs.
2 . The development of a sliding fee schedule for County
employees which could be negotiated with employee
organizations and provided as an additional benefit to
County employees;
3 . A report on available child care resources in the
Martinez area and the cost of child care.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATUREIS): Nan C. Fanden Sunne W. McPeak .�
ACTION OF BOARD ON — October 14, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT; ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED October 14, 1986
FACSAC
Child Abuse Prevention Council PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Personnel Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY01LA"004 ,DEPUTY
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4 . A meeting with representatives of "Cal Care" concerning
insurance rates as they affect the availability of
child day care facilities.
5 . A proposed development fee, or other options, for
mitigating child care needs.
Our Committee received preliminary information on each of these
items, but have requested additional data from staff.
In terms of a sliding fee schedule, we are particularly concerned
with insuring that quality of care be a significant factor, along
with family or individual income and the number of children in
the family requiring child care. The survey of employees in East
and West County has been completed, but it is necessary to
summarize the data resulting from the survey for presentation to
our Committee. The Director of Personnel reported that from a
preliminary review of the data, it appears that the results are
similar to the Martinez survey and showed a definite unmet need
for child care.
One 'item brought to our attention by the child care providers is
the reluctance of many providers to stay in business because of
the recent child abuse allegations which have been directed at
child care providers. Providers are frequently uncertain how far
they can go in physically comforting a child, or even in changing
a child' s diapers because of the risk they may face from
unwarranted allegations by parents or others in the community.
We are, therefore, suggesting that FACSAC and the Child Abuse
Prevention Council schedule a workshop with child care providers
and talk about the ways in which the nurturing needs of children
can be met without running the risk of being accused of having
sexually abused a child. A further report will be made to the
Board following our November 24 meeting.