2017-475-E Finance - Child Care Services Association - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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onnunign Envelope ID: 1**noenn-0o44-4Ao1*eec-3n4xFoecAc41 EXHIBIT PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Data and Provider Joy Turner Master's Degree in Social Work and 13 years of experience Relations Manager in human and social services and database systems and data management. 2 months with CC8A, ' Scholarship Kelly Eppley Master's degree in Social Work, and 19 years experience in Program Manager social services and the non-profit sector, including 8 years with CCSA and 5 years managing the Scholarship program. Director of Family Vivian Eto Master's degree in Educational Psychology Studies and 22 Support years in early care and education and the nonprofit sector, including 9 years with CCSA and 5 years as Director of Family Support. h) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an implementation timeline. Scholarships are awarded on an ongoing, rolling basis dependant on the availability of funding and turnover in child caseload. Participating families are certified for new and ongoing e|iAibi|itv annually, although changes in eligibility circumstances may require re-assessment at additional times within a year. Once a family is enro||ed, contracts are written for child care payment with the child care facility selected by the family. Unless a change in facility is requested or required (due to a child's reaching a maximum age for the facility) the contract for care at the selected child care facility is effective for the duration of the family's annual scholarship eligibility. Payment for child care is issued on a monthly basis directly to the child care facility based on documentation of child attendance submitted to CCSA by the child care program. As CCSA's Child Care Scholarship program is an ongoing proQrarn, implementation of new services based on funding from the County and Towns would be immediate. i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) Supporting CCSA's Child Care Scholarship program is a dual pronged strategy that addresses Orange County's educational goals for children and economic self-sufficiency and well-being goals for families. A wealth of evidence-based programs and longitudinal research studies (Carolina Abecedarian Project, Perry Preschool Project, Chicago Child-Parent Centers) document the consistent link between high quality child care and improved co0nitive, mnadennic, and social skills for chi|dren, with gains maintained into adulthood, and the greatest impact on children in low-income families. Child care also helps families sustain their participation in the workforce, reduce dependency on public asaiatance, and move out of poverty. Studies have found that the availability of stable child care can significantly decrease employee absenteeism and reduce employee turnover", and when low-income families receive assistance with child care, they are more likely to enter and remain in the workforce and work more hours. » CCSA's Scholarship program also offers an important alternative to child care financial assistance than that offered by the state child care subsidy system operated by OCDSS. CCSA not only has the capacity to serve additional ohi|dren, but the ability to set e|iQibi|ib/ guide|inea, prioribeafor services, and other pnzgrarnnlotiopolicies for services at the /oma/, as' opposed to the state |eve/, providing the flexibility and opportunity to tailor services to better meet the needs of our local community. j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation 7Shellenback, Karen,Child Care&Parent Productivity:Making the Business Case, December 2004. 8 Erdal,Tekin,Child Care Subsidy Receipt,Employment and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers,2004. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/27/2017 8:51:47 AM P 1 o � �