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07/25,'1990 10:55 FROM A BETTER IMAGE PPINTING TO I919644�7004 STATUS OF ORANGE COUNTY Child Cary P.07 Day care availability is an important issue to the high percentage of working apparent shortage in child care in the county now. There are about 200 families on Aid torFamilies with Dependent no Children (AFDC), many of whom will be involved in Welfare Reform in 1990, and with many of the working er t who be eligible for child services under welfare reforms, an estimated 1000 new day care slots could be needed in the next year. Also state subsidies, which include only minor contributions from the county and nnunicipalities, are being ecut in Change County. State government has determined that other counties are not getting their fair share and funds for- merly designated for orange County are being disbursed elsewhere in the state. ptvgress in developing additional child care, providing only .five percent of Currently, churches have made little the county's child care services, businesses have had no involvement. (Dobelstein 1989) logo PERCEIVED NEEDS FOR CHANGE /IMPROVEMENT Establish a comprehensive child care plan /network -- Coordinate agencies and ser0ces 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 X11001) services Need for inter - denominational coordination of services, funds and human resources Churches currently provide only fire percent of the County's child care services Need for UNC -CN 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 sununer programs —Need more funds for Family Day Care Honnes subsidies Need for more Head Start funding revise eligibility requirements Publicize 1990 tax reduction for child care for state employees CURRENT INMATIVES (Child Care) Several efforts are underway to address sorne of the needs for quality and afordable child care. —0rarSe County government provides a $9wM subsidy fund which is administered by the Department of Social Services. Funds are used to provide child care assistance for teen parents, and abused and neglected children. - -Chapel Hill /Carrboro Schools system is considering pre school .services for 3 and 4 year olds. A pilot program for this population will probably be introduced soon at one of the elementary schools. Public /Private Partnership has an active child care committee that has conducted an assessment of child care needs in the county. The committee is in the process of developing specific recommendations for addressing some of the identified issues. —Child care agencies that participate in the department of Social Services administered subsidv program meet monthly to coordinate services and to provide mutual support.