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Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Commission on the status of Women
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Support the Act for Better Care
Services.
INTRODUCTION
The commission on the Status of Women asks the City Council to
join them in supporting the Act for Better Child Care Services of
1987 (HR. 3660 AND S.1885). This legislation provides new funds
to make child care more affordable for low and moderate income
families and increases the accessibility of quality child care.
BACKGROLTND
The rapid growth of participation in the labor force by mothers
of children has led to an increased demand for accessible!
quality and affordable child care services. High quality child
care programs can strengthen our society by providing young
children with the foundation on which to learn basic skills. At
the same time, child care services allow self-sufficiency and
independence for millions of American families, including the
growing number of mothers with young children who work out of
economic necessity.
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H.R. 3660 and S. 1885, entitled the Act for Better Child Care
Services, and commonly referred to as the "ABC bill", is intended
to improve the availability, affordability and quality of child
care services. Under this bill, 2.5 billion dollars would be
authorized to be appropriated and made available to states based
on average per capita income, the number of children under age
five in the state, and the number of children receiving free and
reduced price lunches. Each state could qualify for an 80
percent federal share grant by showing that they have an
acceptable plan for the coordination of child care resources in
the state: for distribution of the federal funds to child care
providers; for the targeting of funds for services and subsidies
to assist low and moderate income families: for training and
salaries of child care personnel; for parental involvement in the
planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs: and for the
development of licensing enforcement practices. Additionally,
the ABC bill would ensure a more active federal role in child
care by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
appoint an Administrator for Child Care to support state efforts.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the city council support H.R. 3660/8.
1885, the Act for Better Child Care Services, as this bill will
help build a child care system that will ensure safe care for our
children, help low-income parents to work and avoid dependence on
welfare, and allow working families the peace of mind they need
to be productive in their jobs. This legislation proposes
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significant funding and programs to reduce the nationwide
shortage of quality, affordable child care.
staff report prepared by Melodye Kleinman, Staff Liaison,
Commission on the Status of Women.
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SUMMARY of THE ACT FOR BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES
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T~e Act fer Better Chl1d Care Serv~ces ~r~vldes new f~"c2 ~~
~a~e c~llc 'care 'mc~~ affordable for low'and moaera~e lnc~re
faT::les a~d ~o l~crease tne accesslb~llty of quallty c~l:i care
for al: fa~~lles by:
c Authorlz1ng $2.5 bllllon for flscal year 1989;
o Autnorlzlng s~ch sums for flscal year 199C, 199:,
1992 and 1993;
~ xequ~rlrg a 20 percent state ma~ch;
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Req~lrlng that states provlde assurances that t~ese
fu~ds be used to supplement, ~ot suppla~t, eXls~~nS
federal or state Chl1d care funds.
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Ac~ e~sures that funds wlll be taroetea to meet t~e
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c A::ocac1~; funes based on state's per caplta l~CCTe{
t~e ~~~cer of cn11dren under age f~ve ~n the state, ar~
~-e ~u~ce~ of ch11dren recelv~ng free and red~cec p~~~~
l:':~C:1.
~~e Act he:ps ma<e ch~ld care more affordaD~e ~:
o Reservlng 75 percent of a state's allotrnenc to he:p
fa~~~les earnlng up to 115 percent of thelr s~a~e
~eclan lncome purchase ch2ld care. The asslstance 15
to be provlded on a slldlng fee scale basls.
Tte Act promotes parental ch01ce and state fle~1bll~ty ~:
o Allow1ng funds to be dlstr1buted by contracts, grancs
or ~hroush Chlld care cert~flcatesi
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P~ov:d~ng funds for resource and referral
oe avalla~le to help parents locate cOlld
care certlflcates are used;
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o ReS~lrlng that all Chlld care programs provlde wrltten
pollcles and program goals to parents;
c Req~lrlng t~at all Chlld care programs provlde
UnLlm1.teC parental access.
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The Act helps states administer and coordlnate Child care
poliCies and resources by:
o Allowlng states to designate a lead agency to
admlnlster the ChIld care funded under the Act ane
develop an overall state chlld care plan deslgned to
meet the need for chlld care serVlces wlthIn the state
for lnfants, preschool chlldren and school-age
chlldren, with specIal attention to meet1ng the need
for services of lOW-Income, mlgrant,and dlsabled
children, children wlth llmlted English-language
profICIency, foster chlldren, chlldren 1n need of
protectIve serVIces, chIldren of adolescent parents,
and other groups of chIldren haVIng specIal needs. The
plan also addresses the needs of chIldren of parents
who are In school or In tralnlng for employment as
well as the needs of those who are employed. It must
also ensure that Chlld care 15 available for parents
who work nontraditIonal hours such as evenings and
weekends.
o ReservIng 10 percent of a state's allocation for
admlnlstratlve costs.
o RequlrIng states to develop advlsory commlttees If not
already In place:
- A state Interagency AdVIsory Commlttee brIngIng
together the varIOUS state departments Involved ~r
chlld care, as well as c~t~zens WIth Chlld care/child
development experience, lncludlng parents, to adVise
the lead agency;
- State AdVisory Comffilttee on Llcenslng to reVIew the
state's Child care llcenslng, regulatIons, and
monItorIng programs and make recommendatlons, If
necessary, to improve protections for chIldren;
o reqUiring annual hearIngs In each regIon of the state
to provlde an opportunIty for publlC comment on the
status of local Chlld care serVIces and the proposed
state chlld care plan.
Whlle the blll maIntaIns the TItle XX and Head Start
programs, It encourages coordinat~on 2f sta~and local resources
~ well as lm~roved early ChIldhood development opportunltles ~
low Income and handIcapped chIldren by:
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c Reservlng a rnlnlIDum of 10 percent of the funds targetea
to help famllles pay for Chlld care serVlces to allo~
the follow1ng programs to extend thelr eXlstlng hOGrs :c
provloe f~:l day, year round Chlld care serVlces to
meet the needs of worklng parents and other parer~s
ellglble under the Act:
State and locally funded preschool pros~a~s,
Preschool programs for hanclcapped chlldre~,
Head Start Programs,
Preschool programs funded under Chapter I,
c Allowlng State Departments of Educatlon to develop and
er.force thelr own set of Ch11d care standards so lor.g
as the standards meet or exceed the federal standards
set out ln the blll as well as other regulatory
requlrements not covered by the federal standards.
~ Act helps strenstpen the quallty of Chlld care, protect
c~l:drE~, strengthen faffillles and make Chlld ~ ~ accesslble
to fa~l~les by:
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G1Vlng prlorlty to programs wh~ch prov~de meanlngf~l
opportuDltles for parent lnvolvement as well as farrl:Y
support serVlceSj
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Requlrlng that Chlld care programs provlce ur.:lmltec
parental access;
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Requlrlng that the hlgher costs of carlng for lnfa~ts.
ha~dlcapped chlldren and chlldren of adolescent
parents, as well as other chlldren wlth speclal neecs,
be reflected 1n hlgher rates of relmbursement for these
chlldren;
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Encouraglng provlders to serve chlldren funded by the
Act by requ~rlng that Chlld care serVlces be rel~o~rsed
at no less than the market rate of care 1n a
communlty;
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Requlrlng that all persons provldlng Ch11d care l~
l~censed or regulated programs complete a m1nlm~rr of 15
hours per year of In-serVlce contlnulng educatlcn
tralnlng 1n key areas essentlal to work1ng successfully
wlth young chlldren;
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o Mak1ng ava1lable, on the baS1S of need, scholarsh1ps
and st1pends to Ch1ld care provlders ~n order to he:F
them meet the In-serVlce tra1n1ng reqUIrements;
c ReservIng 15 percent of a state's allocatlon fo~ a
range or essertIal serVIces and furctlons, Inc~udIng:
the development and coordInatIon of tral~lng ?=ogra-s
for chlle care prov1ders;
the creatIon of a state clearInghouse for cnl:d care
traInlng materIals;
the creatIon of scholarshIp aSslstance prograws fc=
careg1vers seekIng to earn a Ch1ld Development
Assoc1ate credent1ali
the development of a state-~lde resource and
referral system to help famIlIes locate care that mee~s
theIr neecs, to help coord~nate a communIty's chlld
care resources, and to prov1de techn1cal ass1stance to
Chlld care programs in their communitlesi
the development of support networks whIch also
prov~de technlcal asslstance to famlly day care
prov1ders through resource and referral programs or
through other cornmun1ty-based non-prOfIt programs;
the fund~ng of a plan to lncrease salar1es and othe~
compensatlon for careglvers work~ng 1n Chlld care
programs funded under the Act;
grants to help Ch1ld care centers and famlly day
care homes meet regulatory requ~rements;
C Developlng lmproved protections for chlldren 10 chlld
care by:
requlr~ng states to set up a process to reVlew and
strengthen the~r llcenslng laws;
requ1rlng states to develop a process for wrltlng
regulatlons for schOOl-age ChIld care If no s~ch
regulatlons are ln place;
o Strengthenlng Chlld care further by establ1shIng a
nat10nal adv1sory commIttee to recommend federal
standards 1n key areas for all licensed Chlld care
WhlCh must be lmplemented by the states wlth1D fIve
years after passage of the Act 1n order to contlnue to
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be el~glble for func1ng.
The flve key areas for ch:ld care centers Include:
(1) staff-chIld ratIos;
(2) group Slze and compoSltlon;
(Targets for (1) and (2) above to be set through a ra;:K1DS
process 1~ WhlCh an assessment of state's current performarCE is
mace and a medlan for all states 1S then determlneC);
(3) qualIfIcat~ons, traln1ng and backgrourc of C~l~~
care personnel, lncludlng ong010g tralnlng requlre~er~s
for such personnel;
(4) health and safety reqUIrements regardIng chlldrer
anc caregIvers;
(5) parental Involve~ent In and access to ChIld care
and development programs funded under the Act;
~he fou~ key areas to be addressed In famlly day care
prc~ectlo~s lnclude:
(l} total number of chlldren oeflnlng famIly day car~,
i2) total number of lnfan~s per~ltted 1n care,
(3) mlnlmum age for careg1vers,
(4) health and safety requ~rements regard1ng
chlldren and caregIVers;
ProvIc1ng support to states WhIch meet the federal
protect~ons by allow1ng a per~od of f1ve years to ~mprove the~r
Chlld care programs and reduc1ng a state's match to 15 percent
wher. a state ach1eves these goals w1thln thls perlod;
o Ensur1ng that states neltner reduce the scope or types
of 11censec or regulated Chlld care eX1stIng at the
t1me of enactment of the Act nor reduce the level of
specIf1c ChIld care state llcenslng protectIons cove~ec
In the federal mInImum standards;
o Maklng funds avaIlable to enable famIly day care
provlders and chlld care centers to come lnto
co~pllance w1th the ChIld care protectlons establlshec
for safety and health;
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o Setting standards for the enforce~ent of 11censlng a-~
regulatory laws to ensure that chllcren are protectec,
wPlch Include, at a mInImum:
a req~lrement and programs to ens~re that llCenSl~G
staff and personnel receIve traInIng In ChIld
development, health and safety progra~ manageme~t art
relevant law enforcement;
a requIrement and personnel policIes to en5~re that
IndIvIduals hIred as lIcensIng Inspectors be quallflec
and have responsIbIlIty only for InspectIon of chIle
care faCIlItIes;
a tequIrement that the state's ratIO of lIcenSIng staff
to ChIld care centers and famIly day care prov~cers
be maIntaIned at a level suffIcIent to allow the state
to conduct lnspectlons of ChIld care facIlltles on a
tImely baSIS;
a reqUIrement that:
(1) lIcenSIng staff WIll make at lease one unan~ounced
VISIt annually to ChIld care centers; and that
(2) lIcenSIng staff wlll annually make unannouncec
monltorlng V1Slts to no less than 20 percent of the
state's regulated fam~ly day care homes;
a reqUIrement for complaInt procedures establlshed by
the state provIdlng reasonable opportunltles to be heard fo=
elther a parent or a chIld care program adversely affectec
or aggrIeved by a dec~slon made by the state agency or any
program funded under thIS Acti and
the development of a consumer educatlon program deSIgned
to Inform parents and the general publIC about llcenslng
teq~lrements and complalnt procedures, lncluolng:
(1) a provISlon for unllmlted parental access to Chl:d
care programs or provlders carlng for thelr chIldren,
(2) a reqUIrement that day care centers ano famlly day
care homes post a telephone number, on the premlses,
for parents to call regardlng llcenslng complaInts; and
(3) a reqUIrement that the state complle data on
complalnts and publISh a lIst of complalnts;
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c DevelopIng model standards for resource ana referra:
prograrrs;
o Re~U1Yl~g states to develop a plan for ra~SI~9 wages,
salarIEs, or other corr.pensatlo~ for staff in chlle ca~~
prog:a~s S~bsldlzed by the act and, to the exteJ~ p~ss:~:er
stat: l~ other chlld care programs.
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c Requlrlng states to descrIbe, In thelr state plar, ~~~
tjey WIll establIsh a grant and loan progra~ to Increa5~
t~e supply of ChIld care;
o Req~lrlns organlzatlons prOVIdIng s~pport to fa~I::"Y ~CJ
care p=ovlders to recrult a~d prOVIde trainIng to ne~
famIly day care prOVIders;
The Act estatllshes a more actIve federal role for ChIC care
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c Req~lrlr-g tDe Secretary of Health and Huna~ Serv~ces ~o
a?pc:nt a~ AOITolnlstrator for ChIld Care to s~ppor~ s~a~~
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5~?F:F~ EP 3660/5. 1885 AS ~~ NQeLD PFOV:DE I~POR7~~~ F~~~:~~ r--
~:CESS:~~E, AFFO?DAEJE A~D QCAL:~Y CHILD C~P~ SEP':ICES
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t~e att2c~ed report was ado?te~ ty the
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Pub11C Comments:
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TO THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Your INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE reports as follows
Your Commlttee RECOMMENDS, as recommended by MotlOr.
(hlatorre-Ferraro), that the Clty'S 1988 Leglslative Progra~
~nclude SUPPORT of H.R. 3660 (Klldee)jS. 1885 (Dodd) and/cr
slmllar leglslatlon WhlCh would establlsh a federal gran~
program to lmprove the avcu labllJ. ty, affordablll ty and q'...lall ty
of chIld care serVIces.
As the number of women who enter--and stay In--the Arnerlca:--;
workforce contlnues to grow, worklng men and Wo~en Increaslngly
are sharlng theIr parentIng responsIbl11ties and are ln need cf
accessIble, affordable and quality Chlld care serVIces.
H R 3660/S 1885, entItled the Act for Better ChIld Care
SerVIces (the "ABC" bIll), would establlsh a maJor federal grant
progra~ WhICh is intended to Improve the avallablllty,
affordablllty and qualIty of ChIld care serVlces, especlally for
lo~ and moderate Income famll~es.
U~d~~ th~s b~ll, $2,500,000,000 would be authorlzed to be
apF:-:)priated and made available to states based on populat10:1
neec character~ st~ cs and relat~ ve per capJ. ta lncome In order
tc qualIfy for 80% fedet"al share grant funds, each state would
have to submit an appllcation and plan for the use and
d1strlbu~~o:l of funds to ch~ld care provIders, In accorda:1ce
....: th reqt:'lrements of the bll1. These regtl1rements are des~gned
l~ large part to beneflt low and moderate 1ncome fam~lles (those
~~th lncornes up to 115% of each state's median income), in that
75% of the planned ch~ld care services in each state, lnclud1ng
faIT'lly SubsIdIes, must be for these income categorIes. Other
requlred elements in the state plans pertaln to such thIngs as'
developwent and implementation of 11censlng enforcement
pollcles, establlshment of comprehenslve resources and referral
programs; establIshment of trainlng, technical asslstance and
salary aBslstance programs for servIce provlders, and
esta~11 sh.I'TIent of an Inter-agency adVIsory Comm1 ttee on chlld
care and an advlsory committee on licensIng. At the fede:-al
level, an Adrnlnlstrator of Chlld Care \il thln the Health and
Human Services Department would oversee the proposed fede~al
g:-ar.t prog:-am, and a National Advlsory Comml ttee on ChIld Care
S~andards would develop minlmum Chlld care standards and develop
rnode~ re~~latlons for resources and referral agencles
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I~ should be noted that among other federal b11ls on ch~ld care,
S. 1678 (Hatch) also ~s under ser10US Congress~onal study. Th~s
b:..ll probably is less attract~ve than the K~ldee/Dodd blll lr.
that ~t would prov~de a much lower level of federal grant funds
overall and, further, would not take account of populatlon needs
in allocatlng funds to the extent that the ABC bJ.ll would; at
the same tJ.me, however, S. 1678 does propose a number of
flnanClal incentives and reforms WhlCh are deslgned to encourage
the growth of affordable ch~ld care servlces and WhlCh would be
CODslstent wlth the Clty's chJ.ld care goals
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The Clty's adopted Chl1d Care POllCY Statement acknowledges the
need fer afforda:,le and accesslble Chlld care and lneludes a
POllCY to support legls1atlon whleh: seeks to reduce re~Jlatory
cc~plex:: tles relatlng to Chlld care provlders; provldes for, or
lncreases, grants and/or other fundlng for Chlld care prograr.s,
and fer L~e constructlon, renovatlon and/or malntena~ce o~ ch:~d
care facllltles; and provldes reasonable tax lncentlves fer
em?loye~s who offer Chlld care serv~ces.
The Clty'S Chlld Care Coordinator has commented that bot}: E R
3652':; .: 885 and S 1678 mer l t Cl ty support, Inasm'Jch a s the""
bo~:-. ~ropc>se slgnlflcant. fur:.d~d1g and - programs to reduce t:-:.e
na~:c~wlde shortage of quallty, affordable ch1ld care She
f\..~t:--:e:- has sugges~ed tha:. the two bllls be merged so as tc
pr.::-,-:;.ce t~e comprehenslve, needs-based program proposed In H.P
3SSC'S 1885, as well as to provlde the addl tlona: lncer:.tJ. '.,.'es
a;~ ~e:~r~s pr~pcsed In 5 1678.
r::~:- =0r-~-: ': tee recornrrends that the Cl ty suppor~ H. F.. 3660/S
:13::3:: a::.:L'cr s:rnlar leg::slatlon, as recommended by Mo7.J.cr:.
(;:~t8:-re-Ferraro), lnasmuch as thlS blll and slm~lar
le;:s:at.:cr. wou.:d provlde lmportant fundlng for access:ble,
a~~::r=a~:e and quallty Chlld care serVlces
Respectfully subm:tted,
IN=ERGOVERNME}ITAL RELA~IONS COMMITTEE
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The neec for affor-dable and i'lccesslble child care serVIce:; IS
becc:rl:J::j' mor~ and mOl e e....ldent 1n contempO['iH'Y llfe r-:"r:y
fami LIes are [1nd1n1 that two spouses mU"5t work ie orci~r tc.
S' l S :. a 1:1 a d e ,~ e ], t 5 t a 11 d CI r d 0 f 11 V 1 n 9 , t h 1 <; rr. e <'t. n <; t hat so [" ~ .-' "1'"
o ~ l~ e 1 t Lan t. r e p a ~' e n t S 0 f the f a iTl1 1 Y rn u S t [" are f cry c : 111 g <:: c-
fa::01 LJ IT'e'T'oers wlule the parents are at work iE t~~e ca5e of
s:r'ale-:::-.:;.rei':' far-1Iles. the slng~e parent often 15 tl'e S0.:.e
s~'pr'.::r:er Ci- p:-::.rr:at-:; suppor-teL of the famll.Y, a,.d tb'=:,efct~
:':"l.~ parer~t aLsC' needs ChIld care serVIces t.:) s,l~el'.':c:.e
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r'r:::"3,:t;Tf~D BY
RIchrtrd ~li'ltorle
CouncIlman, 14th D1S~LICt.
SECGtlDE::J BY
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RESOLUTION NO. 88-1E;7
ADOPTED BY THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL ON DATE OF
\",o-t.H Brlt.l,) A~ 1 RUE COP 1
;;If Ruolution No. ~ f?- J 11 'J
MAR
8 1988
MAR 0 9 \988
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ACT FOR
BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES BILL OF 1987
(S 1885 and H R 3660)
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\Il1{EREAS , the
work or living
d,aaatlcally over
number of children livini in hoaes where both pare~cs
in homes with a single parent who works has increasec
the last decade, and
~1{EREAS, the availability of quality child care is critical to t~e
self-suffiCiency and independence of .ilJions at Aaerican families
includlng the frowinf nuaber of aothers with younf children who wo~k out
of eConO~lC necessity. and
~HEREAS high quality child care prOfraas can strenftheo our soc~ety
by providing young children with the foundatlon on which to learn the
baSIC SKIlls necessary to be productive workers. a~d
WHEREAS, the years fro. birth to age 6 are critical years l~ t~e
development of a young child, and
WHEREAS, hlgr quality early childhood developaent programs p~o\:Ged
during the perlod referred to in the above paragraph are cost effectl~e
because such progra~s can reduce the chances of Juvenile dellnq~e~c~.
~dolescent pregnancy, and i.prove the likelIhood that children ~lll ~lnlsr
rlgh school and become e.ployed, and
~HEREAS the number of qualIty child care arrangements falls far s;crt
0: the nu~ber required for children in need of child care SerVIces a~j
WHEREAS. the rapid growth of participation In the labor force by
mothers of children under the age of 1 has resulted in a critical shortage
of quality child care arrange.ents for infants and toddlers. and
WHEREAS. the lack of available ChIld care services results in man,
preschool and ~chool-age children being left without adequate supervISIon
for SIgnificant parts of the day. and
WHEREAS. many workIng parent! are unable to afford adequate ChIld ca-e
servlces. and do not yet receive adequate financlal assistance for S~:~
serVIces from e.ployers or publIC sources, and
WHEREAS. a larie number of parents are not able to_work or to seek t~e
trainIni or education they need to beCOMe self-suffiCient because of the
lack of affordable child care, and
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Act tor Better Child Care Services Bill Resolution
Pail'! 2
WHER!AS. aakinl adequate child care services available tor parents who
are e.pl~ .eekine e.ploy.ent, or seekini to develop eaploy.ent skills
pro.ot.. aDd .trencthenl the well-beini ot taailies and the national
econo.y; and
WHEREAS. the exceptionally
contrIbutes to an Inordinately
care field. .akes it difficult
atfects the quality ot child care.
low salaries paid to child care workers
hi~h rate ot statf turnover in the chlle
to retain qualitied staft. and adversely
and
WHEREAS. several factors result In the shorta~e of quality child care
options tor children and parents includini
A the inabllity ot parents to pay ror child care.
S the lack of up-to-date intor.atlon on chlld care services,
C the lack ot tralnlni opportunities for stafr in child care
proiralls.
D the high rate at statr turnover In child care facilities. and
E the wide differences a.ong the States in child care licenlini and
entorceaent policies, and
WHEREAS. i_proved coordination of child care services -Ill help to
pro.ote the .ost efficIent use ot child care resources; and
WHEREAS, Sacrallento has been a leader among cities by helpin~ to
create the Child Care Coalition. by cre8tin~ the ~ayor's Child Care Task
Force. by hirin~ a City Child Care Coordinator, and by workini with the
public and private sectors to increase the avaIlability, affordability,
and accessibIlIty of quality child care 1n Sacra.ento. and
WHEREAS. even WIth .uch effort. Sacraaento still has licensed child
care spaces for only 60~ of the Sacraaento children needin~ care.
\Qw, THEREFORF BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and members of the CounCl~
of the City of Sacra.ento. that we strongly support the Act for Better
Child Care SerV1CPS BIll ot 1987 to aSSIst and support the States to offer
more ~c~esslble avaIlable. and affordable quallty child care
ANNE RUDe~
MA VOR
ATTEST
CrTY OF SACR:\~IE:\TO
C-\LlFOR' -\
LORRAiNE MAGANA
CITY CLERK
DEPART!Io(E"'IT Of PARKS
Allin COM..oI\;NITY SER\ ICES
1-' 'I ' qREET
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RECREATro"l: Dl~ 1510'1;
J "'CQUE S....ABACK
CHILD C-\oRE COORDI........TOR
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