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20 <br />An average of 479 children /month were on the day care <br />subsidy waiting list for the orange County Department of <br />Social Services for the ten month period ending February, <br />1992. During the same time, an average of 256 children/ <br />month received subsidized care. (Source: Deanna Shoffner, <br />Orange County Department of Social Services) <br />Day Care Services provides subsidies for children on <br />the DSS waiting list. In February, 1992, these subsidies <br />allowed 65 children to receive day care services. (Source: <br />Sue Russell, Day Care Services) <br />Child care costs more in Orange County than in any <br />other part of the state: an average of $403 /month for an <br />infant and $377 /month for a four- year -old. (Source: Sue <br />Russell, Day Care Services, quoting statistics received <br />from Child Daycare Section of the Division of Facility <br />Service.) <br />Depending on the age groups, costs for child care have <br />risen 57 -73% over the last six years. This is due to <br />increases in the cost of labor. (Source: Child Care <br />Resources Task Force: Status Report and Recommendations for <br />the Orange County Social Services Board) <br />A single parent earning $5.00 /hour and receiving <br />$60 /month in child support would have to spend 40 -45% of <br />her gross income for child care for one child. She would <br />be ineligible to receive a government child care subsidy. <br />(Source: Child Care Resources Task Force: Status Report and <br />Recommendations for the Orange County Social Services <br />Board) <br />Low wages drive people out of the day care field. <br />High turnover rates and a minimally educated teacher <br />population contribute to a lower quality of caregiving. <br />(Source:-"Working in Child Care-,in North Carolina ") <br />DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES <br />People attending a community forum expressed the <br />desire to move towards a case management approach to <br />services. Existing programs that provide family support, <br />respite care, after - school and summer programs, <br />transportation services, and independent living programs <br />are inadequate to meet the need. No quantified <br />documentation of need is available. (Source: Orange County <br />Developmental Disabilities Forum) <br />