Hartnell trustees are scheduled again to vote on the fate of the Alisal Child Development Center at a special meeting Tuesday.
Two weeks ago, the board was scheduled to vote on a set of recommendations for dealing with their child care center -- located in the most populous part of Salinas -- that administrators say is losing $200,000 a year. California has sharply reduced its subsidies for child care services, and many places throughout the state are feeling the pinch.
At a meeting earlier this month, the board failed to meet the number of votes required to outsource the services of the child care center to another operator. With the return of Trustee Erica Padilla-Chavez, administrators are going to take another bite at the apple.
Stay tuned.
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Showing posts with label child care. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Enrollment at Alisal Child Care Center on hold
The Child Development Center at Hartnell College is accepting pre-school applications for the 2013-14 school year that begins in August.
But enrollment at the Alisal Child Development center will be on hold until after trustees decide its fate.
Administrators say the center is operating at a $200,000 annual deficit, and have recommended its operations be outsourced. There were not enough votes at their last meeting to approve the recommended changes, so officials will consider the center's fate again at its next board meeting.
The Child Development Center is a laboratory for child study that offers free preschool for income-eligible families in three-hour sessions, Mondays through Fridays. Children must be at least three years old on or before September 1 to enroll.
At least one parent must be a registered student at the college for both the fall and spring semesters in the 2013-14 academic year. Priority registration runs from April 8 through May 3.
The CDC Lab is located on the main campus at 411 Central Avenue, and accommodates 120 children. Call 755-6945 for more information or to arrange to visit the Center and meet the staff. Enrollment materials can be found here.
But enrollment at the Alisal Child Development center will be on hold until after trustees decide its fate.
Administrators say the center is operating at a $200,000 annual deficit, and have recommended its operations be outsourced. There were not enough votes at their last meeting to approve the recommended changes, so officials will consider the center's fate again at its next board meeting.
The Child Development Center is a laboratory for child study that offers free preschool for income-eligible families in three-hour sessions, Mondays through Fridays. Children must be at least three years old on or before September 1 to enroll.
At least one parent must be a registered student at the college for both the fall and spring semesters in the 2013-14 academic year. Priority registration runs from April 8 through May 3.
The CDC Lab is located on the main campus at 411 Central Avenue, and accommodates 120 children. Call 755-6945 for more information or to arrange to visit the Center and meet the staff. Enrollment materials can be found here.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Hartnell trustees to consider changes to child care center
Hartnell trustees will consider Tuesday whether to approve proposed changes to the operation of its child development center at the Alisal campus.
College administrators say the child development center operates at a $200,000 loss per year and they want to find a way to stem those losses.
A proposal put forth by a contractor would outsource operations of the Alisal center to an outside operator, who would take over the site in July. The existing site operator, a college employee, would be laid off along with some teachers.
The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the CALL building of Hartnell, 411 Central Ave., Salinas.
College administrators say the child development center operates at a $200,000 loss per year and they want to find a way to stem those losses.
A proposal put forth by a contractor would outsource operations of the Alisal center to an outside operator, who would take over the site in July. The existing site operator, a college employee, would be laid off along with some teachers.
The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the CALL building of Hartnell, 411 Central Ave., Salinas.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Why not swapping Bay View Academy with the proposed child care center?
Who knows how far this idea would go, but at a community meeting organized today by MPUSD Jon Hill, a couple of people wanted to know this:
Since the district is barely going to open a child development center -- at the former site of Bay View Elementary -- and since Bay View Academy is growing, wants to grow even further to add a middle school, why not just let them take over the Bay View building? Why not start the child care center at Del Monte from scratch, and let the charter have the Bay View building?
Who knows how far this idea will go, but Monterey community members want the idea explored.
One thing's for sure: Bay View is a wound that won't be healing for some time to come.
Since the district is barely going to open a child development center -- at the former site of Bay View Elementary -- and since Bay View Academy is growing, wants to grow even further to add a middle school, why not just let them take over the Bay View building? Why not start the child care center at Del Monte from scratch, and let the charter have the Bay View building?
Who knows how far this idea will go, but Monterey community members want the idea explored.
One thing's for sure: Bay View is a wound that won't be healing for some time to come.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Want to hear more about a child care center at Bay View Elementary?
Perhaps you've heard that MPUSD administrators are proposing to start a new child development center at the former Bay View Elementary site -- complete with a child care center and a diagnostic clinic. I wrote a story about it here.
Trustee Jon Hill is inviting community members to participate on a tour of the school this Friday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. It should be interesting. STAR test results will be out then, so I'll try to make it, but won't make promises.
You all have fun!
Updtate 8/28/12: Hill told me in an email he helped organize the field trip because several community members asked for "an opportunity for an informal conversation." Key staff members will be there. Hill's goal is to get the message out to parents and other interested community members about this project.
Trustee Jon Hill is inviting community members to participate on a tour of the school this Friday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. It should be interesting. STAR test results will be out then, so I'll try to make it, but won't make promises.
You all have fun!
Updtate 8/28/12: Hill told me in an email he helped organize the field trip because several community members asked for "an opportunity for an informal conversation." Key staff members will be there. Hill's goal is to get the message out to parents and other interested community members about this project.
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