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STATUS Cz ORANGE COUNTY Child Care 7 Day care availability is an important issue to the high percentage of working oor in the county. Although there is,no apparent shortage in child care in the county now, with about 500 families on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC),many of whom Welfare Reform in 1990, and with many of the working poor who could be eligible ifor child involved in under welfare reforms,an estimated 1000 new day care slots could be needed in the next year. Also state subsides, which include only minor contributions from the county and municipalities, are being cut in Orange County. State government has determined that other counties are not getting their fair share and funds formerly designated for-Orange County are being disbursed elsewhere in the state. Currently, churches have made little progress in developing additional child care, providing only five percent of the county's child care services, Businesses have had no involvement. STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE/IMPROVEMENT • Establish a comprehensive child care plan/network —Coordinate agencies and services —Coordinate transportation needs —Serve as a liaison with employers/government/churches and volunteers —Improve quality of child care -Provide better pay and benefits for child care providers -Attract better qualified child care providers --Develop child care for second shift workers —Could be supported by a child care foundation • Need for area churches to provide facilities,funds, and human resources for early childhood and extended-day (after school)services —Need for inter-denominational coordination of services,funds and human resources -Churches currently provide only five percent of the County's child care services • Need for UNC-CH to provide more leadership and resources in development of child care • Need for employers to subsidize child care • Establish preschool and child care centers in schools • Need for matching federal/state/local funds for child care for individuals in job training programs and those affected by Welfare reform • Need for more tax dollars for child care development —Establish service district taxes -Need for more non-categorized funds —Need for more scholarship and subsidy funding for child care and summer programs —Need more funds for Family Day Care Homes subsidies —Need for more Head Start funding revise eligibility requirements • Publicize 1990 tax reduction for child care for state employees