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June 7, 1988
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TO: Mayor and City Council
Santa Monica, California
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FROM: Commission on the status of Women
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Support the Act for Better Care
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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 5.1885). 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.
BACKGROUND
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 inco~e, 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. 3660/5.
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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S~~y of THE ACT POR BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES
OF lJ87 (HR. 36~O an9 ~.1885)
T~e A~t for Better Chlld Care S~r~~c~s ~rqv~des new ~~~~2 t~
ma~e cn~ld care mere aff6id~ble for low and moderate ~nco~e
faT~lles and to l~crease the access~b~llty of quallty Chllj Co=S
fer a:: farr-1~les by:
o Authorlzlng $2.5 bllllon for flscal year 1989;
o Authorlzl~g such sums for f~scal year 1990, 199:,
1992 and 1993;
o Re~ulrlns a 20 percent state match;
c Requlrlng that states provlde assurances that tnes~
f~nds be used to supplement, ~ot supplant, ex~s~:~g
feceral or state cn~ld care funds.
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Act ens~re~ tha~ funes wlll ~ ~argeted to
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c Al:oca~lng funds based on state1s per caplta ~ncc~ef
the r.u~cer of chlldren under age flve 1n the state, a~c
t~E n~rr~er of chlldren rece~v~ng free and red~cec ?r~~e
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ma~e ch~lc care ~ore ~ffordable ~:
o Reservlng i5 percent of a state's allotment to help
faTll~es earn~ng up to 115 percent of thelr state
meClan lncome purchase ch~ld care. The assistar.ce lS
to be provlded on a sl~ding fee scale basls.
7~e Act ~romotes p~rent~~ chofce an9 stat~ f~eXlbl11ty b~:
c Allowlng funds to be distr~buted by contracts, grants
or through Chl1d care certlflcatesi
o P=ovldlng funds fer resource and referral progra~s tc
be avallable to help parents locate Chlld care If ch~:d
care cert~flcates are used;
o Re~~lrlng that all Chlld care programs provlde wrltte~
pcl1cles and program goals to parents;
o Req~lr~ng that all ch~ld care programs provloe
unllmlted parental access.
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The Act helps states adm~n~ster and coordInate ChIld care
pOllCleS and resources by: .
o Allowlng states to des1gnate a lead agency to
adm1nIster the ch1ld care funded under the Act and
develop an overall state ch1ld care plan des1gnec to
meet the need for ch1ld care serVIces w1th1n the sta~e
for lnfants, preschool ch1ldren and school-age
ch1ldren, wlth speclal attention to meetIng the neec
for servlces of low-Income, mlgrant,and dIsabled
ch1ldren, chlldren w1th llm1ted Engl~sh-language
proflclency, foster ch1ldren, ch1ldren 1n need of
protect1ve services, chlldren of adolescent parents,
and other groups of children havlng spec1al needs. The
plan also addresses the needs of ch11dren of parents
who are 1n school or in traln1ng for employment as
well as the needs of those who are employed. It must
also ensure that Chlld care IS ava1lable for parents
who work nontrad~t1onal hours such as even1ngs and
weekends.
o Reserving 10 percent of a state's allocat1on for
adm1nlstratlve costs.
o Requlr1ng states to develop adv~sory comm1ttees lf not
already 1n place:
- A state Interagency AdVIsory Comm1ttee brIngIng
together the varIOUS state departments Involved 1n
Ch1ld care, as well as c1t1zens w1th Ch1ld care/chIld
development experIence, lnclud1ng parents, to adVIse
the lead agency;
- State Adv~sory Com~ttee on L~censlng to reVlew the
state's Chlld care llcenslng, regulat10ns, and
monltorlng programs and make recommendatlons, If
necessary, to improve protections for chIldren;
o requ1rlng annual hearlngs 1n each reglon of the state
to prov~de an opportun~ty for publ~c comment on the
status of local ChIld care serv~ces and the proposed
state Chlld care plan.
WhIle the blll maintalns the T~tle xx and Head Start
programs, It encourases coordlnat~on of sta~and local resources
as well ~ lmproved early Chlldhood development opportunltles for
low lncome anc hand1capped ch1ldren by:
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o Reserv~ng a mln~mum of 10 percent of the funds targeted
to help fam~l~es pay for ch~ld care serv~ces to allo~
the followlng programs to extend thelr eXlstlng hours tc
prov~de full day, year round Chlld care serv~ces to
meet the needs of worklng parents and other parents
ellglble under the Act:
State and locally funded preschool prograrrs,
Preschool programs for handlcapped chlldre~,
Head Start Programs,
Preschool programs funded under Chapter I,
o Allowlng State Departments of Educatlon to develop ar.c
enforce thelr own set of Chlld care standards so long
as the standards meet or exceed the federal standards
set out ~n the blll as well as other regulatory
requlrements not covered by the federal standards.
The Act helps s~~en9the~ the qual~ty of ch~ld care, protect
c~lldrer, Stren9the~ famll~es and make ch~Id ~ ~ accesslb:e
tc fa-:~les b~:
o Glvlng prlorlty to programs WhlCh provlde mean~ngfu:
opportunltles for parent lnvolvement as well as farrllj
support serv~ces;
o Requlrlng that Ch1ld care programs provlde Ur.l~rr.ltec
parental access;
o Requ1r1ng that the hlgher costs of carlng for lnfa~ts,
hanclcapped ch~ldren and ch~ldren of adolescent
parents, as well as other chlldren wlth speclal needs,
be reflected ~n hlgher rates of relmbursement for these
chlldren;
o Encoura9~n9 provlders to serve ch~ldren funded by the
Act by requlrlng that Chlld care serVlces be re~~bursec
at no less than the market rate of care in a
communlty;
o Requ~r~ng that all persons provldlng ch~ld care 1n
llcensed or regulated programs complete a m~nlmum of 15
hours per year of In-serVlce contlnulng eduCatlOn
tralnlng ~n key areas essent~al to work~ng successfully
wlth young chlldren;
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o Mak1ng ava1lable, on the baS1S of need, scholarsh1ps
and stipends to Chlld care providers ln order to hel~
them meet the In-service training requlrements;
o Reserving 15 percent of a state's allocat1on fer a
range of essential serV1ces and functions, lncluding:
the development and coordinatlon of training prosra~s
for Child care providerSi
the creation of a state clearinghouse for ch~ld care
tra1ning materials;
the creatlon of scholarshlp asslstance programs for
caregivers seeking to earn a Child Development
ASSOciate credential;
the development of a state-~ide resource and
referral system to help famil1es locate care that meets
the1r needs, to help coordinate a community's Child
care resources, and to prOVide technical aSSistance to
child care programs in thelr commun1tiesi
the development of support networks WhlCh also
prOVide technical assistance to family day care
prov1ders through resource and referral programs or
Lhrough other communlty-based non-prof1t progra~s;
the fundlng of a plan to increase salaries and othe~
compensation for caregivers worklng in Child care
programs funded under the Act;
grants to help Child care centers anc family day
care homes meet regulatory requ1rements;
o Develop1ng improved protections for ch1ldren 1n Child
care by:
requ1ring states to set up a process to rev~e~ and
strengthen their llcens1ng laws;
requ1ring states to develOp a process for writlng
regulations for school-age Ch1ld care If no such
regulations are in place;
o Strengthen1ng child care further by establlsh~ng a
national advlsory commlttee to recommend federal
standards 1n key areas for all licensed child care
Wh1Ch must be lmplemented by the states w1thln flve
years after passage of the Act 1n order to cont1nue to
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be ellglble for funclng.
The flve key areas for ch~ld care centers Incluce:
l:) staff-chlld ratlos;
(2) group Slze and composltlon;
(Targets for (1) and (2) above to be set through a ranK~ng
process 1n WhICh an assessment of state's current perforrnar-ce lS
mace and a rnealan for all states 15 then determ1neC}i
(31 qualIfIcat10ns. traInIng and background of Chllc
care personnel, IncludIng ongo1ng tra1n1ng reqUIreme~ts
for such personnel;
(4) health and safety requlrements regardIng ch11cre-
anc careglvers;
(51 parental Involvement In and access to ChIld care
ane development progra~s funded under the Act;
The fou~ key areas to be addressed 10 famIly day care
Fro~ectlons lnclude:
(1) total number of ChIldren defInIng farrlly cay care,
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total number of 1nfants perm1ttea 1n care,
(3) mlnlmum age for caregivers,
(4) health and safety requlrements regardlng
chIldren and caregIvers;
ProvIcIng support to states wh~ch meet the federal
protect~ons by allOWIng a per~od of fIve years to improve the~r
chIle care programs and reduc~ng a statefs match to 15 perce~t
when a state achIeves these goals w~thIn thIS perlOO;
o EnsurIng that states neItner reduce the scope or types
of l~censed or regulated ChIld care eX1st~ng at the
t~me of enactment of the Act nor reduce the level of
specIflc Chlld care state llcenslng protectIons ccverec
1n the federal m~n~mum standards;
o Mak1ng funds avaIlable to enable famlly day care
prOVIders and ChIld care centers to come lnto
compllance with the Chlld care protectlons establlshec
for safety and health;
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o Settlng standards for the enforce~ent of l~censlng arc
regulatory laws to ensure that chIldren are protect€c,
WhlCh lnclude, at a mln~rnurn:
a requlrernent and programs to ensure that llcens1ng
staff and personnel rece1ve tra~n1ng 1n ChIld
development, health and safety program management anc
relevant law enforcement;
a requIrement and personnel polIcIes to ensure that
1ndIvIduals hIred as lIcensIng 1nspectors be qua:IfIec
and have responsIbl11ty only for Inspect10n of ChIld
care facllItIes;
a requIrement that the state's ratIO of llcensl~g sta:f
to Chlld care centers and famIly day care provIders
be maIntaIned at a level suffIcIent to allow the state
to conduct InspectIons of ChIld care faC1lItles on a
t1mely baSIS;
a requIrement that:
(l) llcensIng staff wlll make at lease one unannou~cec
VlSlt annually to Ch1ld care centers; and that
(2) l~cens~ng staff w1ll annually make unannounced
monltorlng VISIts to no less than 20 percent of the
state's regulated fam1ly day care homes;
a requlrement for complaInt procedures establIshed by
the state provldlng reasonable opportunItIes to be heard fo~
e1ther a parent or a ChIld care program adversely affectec
or aggrleved by a declSlon made by the state agency or any
program funded under this Act; and
the development of a consumer educatlon program deslgned
to Inform parents and the general publIC about lIcenSIng
requIrements and complalnt procedures, lncluclng:
(1) a provislon for unllmlted parental access to ChIld
care programs or provlders carlng for thelr chIldren,
(2) a requlrement that day care centers and famlly day
care homes post a telephone number, on the premIses,
for parents to call regardIng llcenslng compla1ntSj and
(3) a requlrement that the state compIle data on
complalnts and publlSh a llst of complalnts:
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o Developlng model standards for resource ana referral
prograrr.s;
o Requlr~ng s~ates to develop a plan for ralsl~g wages,
sala~les, or other compensatlon for staff In ch:lc cc~~
progra~s S~bsldlzed by the act ane, to the exte;~ pcss_~:~.
staf: lr. other Chlld care programs.
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The Act h~lps to lncrease the supply of cualltv ch~:c
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they wlll establlsh a grant and loan progra~ to lncreas=
the supply of Chllc care;
c Req~lrlng organlzatlons provlelng support to fa~l:Y Gel
care provlders to recrult and provlde tralnlng to nen
famlly cay care provlders;
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Requlrlng tne Secreta=y of Healtj and Hu~an SerVlces :~
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PublJ.c Comments:
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TO THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Your INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE reports as follows
Your ComrnJ.ttee RECOMMENDS, as recommended by Mot~on
(Alatorre-Ferraro), that the Clty's 198B LegIslatlve Progra~
include SUPPORT of B.R. 3660 (Klldee)jS. 1885 (Dodd) and/or
slmllar legislation WhlCh would establish a federal grant
program to improve the avallablll ty, affordabJ.ll ty and quaIl ty
of ChIld care serVlces.
As the nUIT'.ber of women who enter--and stay in--the AmerJ.car.
workforce contlnues to grow, working men and women lncreasln~~y
are sharlng theJ.r parentIng responslhllltJ.es and are in need of
accessIble, affordable and quality ChIld care ser~ices.
H.R. 3660/5. 1885, entItled the Act for Better ChIld Care
5erv~ces (the "ABC" bl1l), would establIsh a maJor federal grant
progra~ WhlCh is Intended to improve the avallablllty,
a:fordablllty and qual1ty of ch1ld care servJ.ces, espec1ally fer
lc~ and moderate Income famll1es.
U~der thJ.~ blll, $2,500,000,000 would be authorlzed to be
ap;'roprl ated and made avallable to states based on populatlon
need characte:-l StlCS and relatIve per capl ta Income _ In order
to q'...1a 11 fy for BO% federal share grant funds, each state would
have to submIt an application and plan for the use and
d~strlbt.:.tlon of funds to chl1d care providers, ln accordan:::e
....: th recr...ll rements of the blll. These requIrements are deSl gned
In large part to beneflt low and moderate lncome famIlIes (those
wl~h J.ncomes up to 115% of each state's medlan income), In that
75% of the planned child care servlces in each state, lncludlng
famIly Subsldles, must be for these income categorles. Other
requJ.red elements ln the state plans pertaIn to such thlngs as:
development and implementation of licensing enforcement
pollcles, establishment of corn.prehenslve resources and referral
programs, establlshment of training, technical asslstance and
salary aSslstance programs for service provlders, and
establlshment of an inter-agency advlsory commIttee on Ch1ld
care and an advl sory committee on licensing. At the federal
level, an Adnlinlstrator of Child Care within the Health and
Human ServJces Department would oversee the proposed federa!.
grant program, and a Natlonal Advisory Committee on Chlld Care
Standards would develop minimum chlld care standards and develop
model req~latlons for resources and referral agencies.
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It should be noted that among other federal bllls on Chlld care,
s. 1678 (Hatch) also is under serlOUS Congressional study Thls
bIll probably is less attract~ ve than the KIldeejDodd bIll In
that ~t would prov~de B much lower level of federal grant funds
overall and, further, would not take account of populatIon needs
in allocatIng funds to the extent that the ABC bIll would; at
the same tIme, however, S. 1678 does propose a number of
fInancIal incentives and reforms WhICh are designed to encourage
the qrowL~ of affordable child care services and whieh would be
conslstent WIth the CIty's chlld care goals
The Clty's adopted Chlld Care Polley Statement acknowledges the
need for affordable and acceSSIble ChIld care and Includes a
POllCY to support legIslatIon WhICh: seeks to reduce re~~latory
complexltles relatIng to Chlld care prOVIders; prOVIdes for, O~
Increases, grants and/or other fundlng for Chlld care programs,
and fo~ the constructIon, renovatlon and/or malntenance of c~:lG
care facllltles; and prOVIdes reasonable tax Incer.tlves fo~
employe~s w~o offer Chlld care serv~ces.
Tre C::. ty' s Ch::.ld Care Coord~nator has commented tha~ beth E ':::
365C'S 1885 a:ld S. 1678 men. t C~ ty support, inasmuch as the::'
1::0":;-. propose s~gn~f~cant fund~ng and' programs to red'..:ce t:1e
na"::c~w:de shortage of qual~ty, affordable ch~ld Care She
fu:-"::",~:- has suggested tha': the twc b~115 be merged so as t.o
pr~~:Ge the comprehenslve, needs-based program proposed ~n H R
366: 'S 1885, as well as to provl de the addl tl anal lncent~ ve 5
a~~ r~f~r~s pr?pcsed lr. S 1678
T ~- ~ Csr-.::-::. ':':ee recomrnends that the Cl ty support H R 366C/S
lE== a~d)'-"or s:..rr~1.1a:- legJ.slat~on, as recorTunended by Mo-:'J.c~
(~:a':~r~e-Ferraro), lnasmuch as thlS bIll and sl~::.:a:-
le~:s:atlor. wou:d provlde lITportant fundlng fo~ access::.ble,
a:f~rda=le and ~allty ch::.1d care serv::.ces
Respectfully subm:tted,
INTERGOVERNME}ITAL RELATIONS CO~ITTEE
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T):e need for affordable and Rccesslble chIld care
becol':lng mor~ and mOl e eVIdent In contempornry
far-,) :les are fIndIng that t....o spouses mtl'3t work
S~lstaln a decent stClnJnrd of llvlng, thl"i mertn~
othel tLan toe parents of the fam1ly must rare
far:.ly me'TIbbrs ....11l1e the parents are at work In
s.:.ngle-ri'lren~ far,:.lles, the s.:.ngle parent after:
s;ip"cr:er 01 pr':'I"'Cir-y supporte:. of the famlly,
t~at pare~t also needs ChIld care ~erV1ces
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RESOLUTION NO. 88-1~7
ADOPTED BY THE SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL ON DATE OF
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Jf Rnolution No. S' f( - j 'f? 'J
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ACT FOR
BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES BILL OF 1987
(5 1885 and H R 3660)
w~EREAS. the number of children 1lvin~ In hoaes where both pare~.s
work or livlne 1n ho~e5 w1th a s1n~le parent who works has increasec
dtaaatlcally over the last decade, and
k~EREAS, the availability of quality child care 1s critical to t~e
self-sufficiency and independence or .il110ns of Aaer1can ra~~lles
Includln2 the ~row1ni nuaber of .others with youne children who wcr~ O~:
of econO~lC necessity, and
kHEREAS, high quality child care proeraas can strenethec our so:iet)
by providing young children with the foundation on which to learn the
baslc Skllls necessaty to be product1ve workers, a~d
WHEREAS. the years froa birth to a~e 6 are critical years l~ the
develop~ent of a young child, and
WHEREAS, h12h quality early childhood develop.ent proEraMs pro_idee
durin~ the period referred to in the above paragraph are cost effectl.e
because such programs can reduce the chances of Juvenile deIlnqueic"
~dolescent pregnancy, and i_prove the likelIhood that children w1l1 fIn;sr
hIgh school and beco.e e.ployed, and
~HEREAS the nu.ber ot quallty child care arrangements falls fa~ shcr~
of the nUMber required tor children in need of child care serVlces a~c
WHEREAS, the rapid growth of participation 1n the labor force ~~
mothers of children under the age ot 1 has resulted In a critical shor~age
of quality child care arranie.ents for infants and toddlers, and
WHEREAS, the lack ot available ChIld care services results 1n many
preschool and ~chool-aee children bein~ left without adequate supervlslon
for Significant parts of the day, and
WHEREAS. ~any worklng parent' are unable to afford adequate ch:ld ca-e
serV1Ces. and do not yet receive adequate financial assistance for s~:h
serVlces from e.ployers or publlC sources, and
WHEREAS. a laree number of parents are not able to work or to seek t~e
trainIn~ or education they need to beco.e self-sufficient because of the
lack of affordable child care, and
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Act for Better Child Care Servlces 8111 Resolution
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WHER!A&, -.kiDK adequate child care .ervices available tor parents who
are ..Dl~ ...kine e.ploy.ent. or .eekinr to develop e.pIer-ent skills
pro.ot.. aDd atrenctheDa tbe well-beine of taallies and the natlon~l
econo.y; and
WHEREAS. the exceptionallY
contributes to an inordinately
care field. .ekes it difficult
attect. tbe quality of chlld care.
low salarie. paid to cbild care workers
hiEh rete of staff turnover 1n the chile
to retain qualitied stltr. and adversely
and
WHEREAS. several tactors result in the shortale of quality child care
option. tor children and parents lncludinr
A the inabl11ty ot parents to pay for child care.
a the lack of up-to-date inforaation on child care services.
C the lack ot tralnlni opportunities tor staff in child care
proitra.s.
o the hl~h rate or stat! turnover in child care facilities. and
E the wide differences a.onE the States In child care 1icen.1nit and
entorce.ent polIcies. and
WHEREAS. i.proved coordination or child care services _ill help to
pro.ote the aost efficIent use or child care resources: and
WHEREAS. Sacramento has been a leader a~oni citIes by helpinc to
create the Child Care CoalitIon. by creatine the Mayor', Child Care Task
force. by hirin~ a City Child Care Coordinator. and by worklni with the
publ1c and private sectors to increase the avallabl1ity. aftordabil1ty
and accesslbIlIty of quality child care 1n Sacra.ento. and
WHEREAS. even wlth auch effort, Sacraaento stIll has licensed child
care spaces for only 60% of the Sacraaento children needlnE Clre.
,ow. THEREFORr. BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and me.bers of the Councll
of the C1ty of Sacra.ento. that we stronitly support the Act for Better
Child Care 5erV1C~S BIll of 1987 to aSSIst and support the States to offer
more ~ccesslble avaIlable. and affordable quality child care
ANNE RUOI~~
~YOR
ATTEST
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CITY OF SACR.:\;..1E:\TO
LUIFOR'[~
LORRAINE MAGANA
CITY CLERK
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND COMMl.:NITY UIl\ ICES
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RECREATIO'll DI\ ISIO'\l
JACQUlE SWAIL\CK
t.HILD C"'IlE COORDI""'TOR
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