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FROM: John Cullen, Director
Employment and Human Servicesu;` ,q- a..x OUEIty
DATE: March 11,2004
SUBJECT: FY 2004-2005 Child Care Affordability Funds
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ENDED ACTION*
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or his designee, to issue
Request for Qualifications(RFQ)#1078 through the Family and Children's Trust Committee (FACT) for child
care services and/or subsidies for low income families in the amount up to $250,000 available for contracts
resulting from the RFQ process for the period ofJulyl, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
FINANCIAT, IMPACT:
$250,000 100% Child Care Affordability Funds derived from the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STAIEMENT:
The contracts will support all five of the Community Outcomes: "Children Ready for School", "Children and
Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood", "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient",
"Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing", and"Communities that are Safe, and Provide a High Quality of
Life for Children and Families"by availing families, especially low income families, of safe affordable child
care through direct services or subsidies, thereby assisting in the stabilization of the family unit and the
provision of opportunities for individuals to complete their education and obtain and maintain unsubsidized
employment.
RA RO1M*
In February 1997, the Board approved a recommendation from the Family and Human Services Committee that
the Family and Children's Trust Committee(FACT)be responsible for establishing priorities for use of the
Child Care Affordability funds and recommending to the Board those agencies and contract amounts to be
supported with these funds.
The Director of Employment and Human Services, the Chairperson of the FACT Committee, and staff to FACT
met with the Family and Human Services Committee on June 16, July 21, October 6, 2003, and February 23,
2004 to discuss conducting a needs assessment process including public meetings, developing and
implementing an RFQ competitive bid process in response to findings of the needs assessment, and providing
recommendations to the Board on the allocation of Child Care Affordability Funds for FY 2004-2005.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:—X—YES SIGNATURE: °� f
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES .,- ,� ✓`
ACTION OF BOEtD,�N, ` ' APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
r UNANIMOUS(ABSENT_ f ,!i'f � ,_-. -" ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN,
ATTESTED Ibl-t 6 l .� ;
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: DANNA FABELLA 3-1585 ,'
CC., EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT (EB) 1
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY n ,DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
MARY KAY MILLER,FACT
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The priorities for funding that were approved by the Family and Human Services Committee and which will
form the basisof the competitive process are:
1. Childcare services for teen parents offered at school sites or through community-based programs that
promote continuing school involvement and provide support services and programs that assist teens
to move toward self-sufficiency and skillful parenting.
2. Increased availability of funding for parent-choice infant care for low-income families. Subsidies for
parent-choice infant care will be provided to families currently eligible for subsidized care,but who
are not receiving support due to the limitations in available funds.
In addition to selecting programs based on the above specific priorities, the FACT Committee will also give
significant consideration to programs that:
Provide geographic distribution of funding.
➢ Target populations of greatest need.
➢ Apply best practices in program design and delivery of services.
➢ Facilitate accessibility of services, and
Include data collection activities as part of their program.
The period of funding for these programs will be July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 with the option for a one-
year renewal pending the availability of funds and the provision of quality services as determined by the FACT
Committee's on going monitoring and evaluation of the programs.