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• 0 , . II f. . 1 , , 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY , I This ad hoc committee report is in response to a request from the Orange County Board of Commissioners to examine alternative means of delivering enhanced day care services to meet needs outlined in the report of the Child Care Subcom- mittee of the Orange County Human Services Advisory Commission. , 1 The Child qare Subcommittee report cited the current state of day care service delivery in Orange County as fragmented and stated that a number of child care needs i in the community are not being addressed by existing service delivery agencies. This ad hod committee report examines the potential of four models to coor- dinate service delivery and address unmet needs. These models are: Model #1 Maintenance of the Day Care Unit in DSS at its current srvice level Model #2 Maintenance of the Day Care Unit in DSS and enhancement of its current service level Model #3 CI ation of a new county governmental agency, independent of DSS, to deliver enhanced day care services Model #4 Creation of a private non-profit corporation to deliver enhanced day care services All models are predicated on the assumption that all direct Title XX staff funds currently used to support Day Care Unit (Model #1) will be available for transfer to and use in the other models. Models #1 and #2 would continue to receive policy direction from the Orange County Board of Social Services. Policy direction would come from a Board of Commissioners appointed advisory board in Model #3 and from a corporate Board of Directors in Model #4, Models #2 and #3 would require additional estimated current day care staff levels and additional estimated expenditures of $30,300 and $36,500 respectfully. Model #4 would require the procurement of an additional $65,000 to meet estimated operating expenditures. 1 Implementation of model #2 would require procurement of funds to hire addi- tional staff and specific policy direction from the DSS Board. I Model #3 wo ld require action by the Board of Commissioners creating a new county agency and authorizing the DSS Board to enter into a contract with this agency for the delivery of current day care services, the procurement of addi- tional funds for enhanced staff and program needs , and specific policy direction from the advisory board. Model #4 would require the creation of a private non-profit corporation, procurement of finds for enhanced staff and program needs, and action by the Board of Commissioners authorizing the DSS Board to enter into a contract with the private non-profit for the delivery of current day care services.