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64'./ - 17 npol s AGENDA ATTACHMENT 5 At a meeting of the Board of Social Services = Nay 28, 1981, the Board. passed a motion in support of the enclosed request for 'two large rooms for a day care center in the Cedar Grove Multipurpoee Center. In addtion, the Board supported Option I, the use of two rooms in the Headstart wing, in light of the large differences in cost and the drastic outs fectng other social services programs. Descriptions of the options presented follow. Option I -- Two rooms in the Headstart wing Presently Headstart has available six large classrooms and two smell office size rooms on the North wing. Three of the large rooms are used daily as classrooms, one room is used as a gross motor room and has equipment set up in it for this activity, one large room is used as a parent resource room and, a room .here child ran can be takenfor testing or therapy, and the other large room has a dental chair in it and is used for dental hygiene and, also for testing or therapy. The smaller two rooms are used very infrequently. Headstart has agreed to give up one room on the North wing to the day care center. This room would be suitable for the infants and toddlers on one aide and the two's and three's on the other. However there is no space for either the children who will remain after Headstart or for expansion of a three—four year old, class the folleving year. Headstart is not willing to give up another large room but would be willing to share the gross motor room with the after-Headstart day care children. Renovations necessary for the daycare center to function on this wing would include installation of hot water, painting and pipes insulated. It is estimated to cost $1,200.00 for parts and labor and could, in all probability • be completed by county crews. Advantages to this option are mininal costs, limited readvationa, rooms already assigned for young children with appropriate