ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: June 28, 2001
Author/Local: CA Young/871-6042

RTS No. 1999

CC File No. 2402

Council: July 10, 2001

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Director of Social Planning
SUBJECT:	2001 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 2 of 4

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT Council approve 21 Childcare Program Enhancement Grants totaling $110,700 as listed in Appendix I, with conditions as noted; source of funds: 2001 Childcare Grants Funds, 2001 Operating Budget;

B. THAT Council approve 26 Inner-city Childcare Sustaining Grants totaling $233,517 as listed in Appendix I, with conditions as noted; source of funds: 2001 Childcare Grants Funds, 2001 Operating Budget.

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of A and B.

COUNCIL POLICY

On March 15, 2001, City Council approved the 2001 Operating Budget-Interim Estimates which included an adjustment that limited the inflationary increase for the City Grants programs to 1%. Consequently, the 2001 budget for Civic Childcare Grants is $682,700.

Approval of grant recommendations requires eight affirmative votes.

SUMMARY

The Civic Childcare Grants program provides assistance to non-profit childcare programs which serve high need communities and/or high need services such as infant/toddlerprograms. The Civic Childcare Grant program this year will serve approximately 2,300 children ages birth to 12 years of age in 34 organizations. The grant budget provides 58% of the total funding requests this year. While childcare is primarily funded by parent fees and provincial subsidies, City funding assists infant and toddler programs serving low/modest income families, extends hours of care, strengthens coordinated administration, supports quality initiatives and professional development. Funding offsets the additional costs of serving high need communities with extra staff ratios, maintaining fees below city average and/or infrastructure supports such as, coordinated administration, specialized training and food supplement programs.

The grant process includes the completion of a detailed grant application outlining a user profile, financial statement and program description. The City's Childcare Coordinator and Social Planning Analyst met with a board member and senior administrator of all organizations applying for inner-city grants to verify the application details. Once grant visits were completed, a review team comprised of the Childcare Coordinator, Social Planning Analyst and two community advisors reviewed completed applications to determine the extent of eligibility. The recommendations of the Childcare Coordinator, as outlined in Appendix I, include 21 Program Enhancement Grants totalling $110,700 and 26 Inner-city Grants totalling $233,517.

PURPOSE

This report makes recommendations for the following Childcare Grant categories:

- Childcare Program Enhancement - Inner-city Childcare Sustaining

This is the second of four reports regarding the 2001 Childcare Grants Program.

DISCUSSION

The focus of this report is on the Childcare Grants - Program Enhancement and Inner-city Sustaining grant categories. Demand for both Enhancement and Inner-city grant funding continues to exceed budget allocations. Grant funding this year meets 58 % of the overall requests. Grant funding will support approximately 2,300 children in 34 organizations. The growing demand for funding may be impacted by the growing demands on early childhood educators to meet the individual needs of children "at risk", particularly in the inner city, growing labour costs, and the increasing numbers of children who depend on childcare services for nutritious meals and/or snacks. While provincial funding increased in the out of school childcare sector, other age groups continued to manage with no or minimal increases in funding or increase in parent fee subsidies.

Last year applicants requested a more streamlined approach to grant applications and further clarity between the purpose and parameters of the inner-city and enhancement grants. While grant applications were streamlined this year in an effort to more clearly define the parameters and criteria for grant consideration, many applicants continued to request the full grant amount, in both grant categories. There were also a few new applications. Of the 47 applications, 8 were deemed ineligible due to incompleteness of information or they did not meet the grant criteria. Some applicants were eligible for both enhancement and inner-city funding. Successful applications came from organizations serving high need families and/or providing high need services such as infant/toddler care. As in previous years, Social Planning has chosen to make recommendations which stretch the City dollars for the benefit of as many families and children as possible.

The grant review process this year included a review of all applications for completeness, site visits/interviews which were conducted by the Childcare Co-ordinator and Social Planning Analyst and cost analysis of applications, where appropriate. In order to better inform other funders of the range of issues and unique needs of some communities childcare, VRHB and Ministry of Human Resources (previously Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security) were invited to act as advisors to the review team. The review team was comprised of Social Planning staff, a licensing officer, and the regional community childcare liaison from the Ministry of Human Resources. In addition, the menus for food programs were reviewed by the Vancouver Richmond Health Board nutritionists. Striking a review team provided an opportunity to share information between funding partners, learn of the growing issues in childcare, review all applications to determine fair allocations, and to make recommendations for improvement to next year's grant process.

As part of the grants review a number of issues were identified by the community, they included growing numbers of children arriving at programs hungry, the need for enhanced staffing in high need areas to meet the individual needs of both children and their families, the growing demand on staff time and skills for administration and reporting activities, financial fragility of programs and the growing demand for preschool as an alternative to full time care for many multicultural families. Centres commented on increasing needs for family support workers to bridge the gap between families and childcare programs. As many children are in foster care, under close supervision of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, identified as "special needs" or at risk due to environmental issues, staff spend considerable time doing service coordination and liaising with social workers. A number of centres are attempting to provide early intervention programs with children and families using the child care centre as the connecting point.

1. Program Enhancement Grants

The purpose of these grants (maximum $10,500 per organization) is to provide non-profit, licensed childcare programs with funds to enhance the quality of care offered.This initiative related to assisting infant and toddler programs serving low/modest income families, extending hours of care, strengthening coordinated administration, quality initiatives and professional development.

The following factors were considered during the grant review process:

- the size, type and location of program
- provision of services for infants and toddlers
- the level of need of the children and families
- the financial need of the service and organization
- the type of initiative proposed
- the extent of parent involvement
- a commitment to service integration.

In total 21 Enhancement grant applications were received. Applications were determined to be ineligible because the proposed initiatives did not fit the grant priority areas noted above or the childcare services were clearly serving few low income families.

Social Planning is recommending approval of 21 Program Enhancement Grants (see Appendix I).

2. Inner-city Childcare Sustaining Grants

The purpose of this grant is to provide non-profit organizations with up to $12,750 to offset costs related to food supplement programs, maintaining child/staff ratios and keeping parent fees below city average. Given the introduction of the provincial funding for out of school care, priority ratings were assigned in the following order, group daycare, preschool, school-aged childcare programs and respite childcare in high need areas. The majority of grant applications for inner-city funding were for food programs and maintenance of higher staff/child ratios.

Programs eligible for inner-city funding, are considered to have met the enhancement criteria, but in addition, operate a childcare program located in or immediately adjacent to an inner city school project, clearly stand out as serving high-need, low income families and are working closely with neighbourhood agencies to meet the needs of inner city families. A significant number of the children attending these programs have been designated as "at risk" by the Ministry for Children and Family Development or require extra family support and/or are considered to be living in high need environments.

The inner-city grant will provide food programs for approximately 1,054 children age 18 months to 12 years. All menu plans were reviewed by the Vancouver/RichmondHealth Board nutritionists.

All program applicants requesting inner-city funding maintain fees below the city average. The majority of programs continue to maintain fees lower than average for the east side.

Twenty-six childcare programs applied for funding under the inner-city category. Only three applicants were deemed ineligible for inner-city grant funding due to the profile of families served or due to the limitations of one grant per category per organization.

Social Planning recommends approval of 26 Inner-city Childcare Sustaining grants (see Appendix I).

This year's grant review points to the continued need for the City and the childcare community to work closely with the Vancouver Regional Office of the Ministry of Human Resources, the Ministry for Children and Family Development, the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board and the Vancouver School Board (given that many programs are located in schools) to address the issue of adequate funding for quality early childhood development services and childcare particularly in high need areas. It also continues to underline the need for small isolated childcare programs to become fully linked into the broader continuum of prevention and early intervention services for young children, so they can access appropriate supports and resources.

CONCLUSION

This is the second of four reports related to the allocation of the 2001 Childcare Grants. Social Planning is recommending for Council approval:

- Program Enhancement grants $110,700
- Inner-city Childcare Sustaining grants $233,517.

This leaves a balance of $89,053 in the Childcare Grants Fund for allocation later this year (see Appendix II).

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Recommendations for the 2001 Childcare Program Enhancement and Inner-city Childcare Sustaining Grants
	Organization	Network Area	2000 Total Allocation	2001				Initiative To Be Funded	Client Profile CONDITION / Comment
				Grant Requests		Recommendations
				Enhance.	Inner-city	Enhance.	Inner-city
1	Boat Daycare Soc. - Boat Daycare Ctr "2.5-5 " Care Licensed Spaces : 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	3	$5,250	$10,500	$0	$1,048	$0	Extending hours of operation and improving quality of service	- serves East Vancouver - significant % single parent families - 60% of families receive chid care subsidy - parent-run board CONDITION: FUNDING EXTENDED HOURS OF CARE HALF H0UR PER DAY
2	Brant Villa Day Care Soc. - Learning Tree Day Care "3-5" Care Licensed spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	3	$11,500	$0	$12,750	$0	$9,563	Enhance staff ratios and food supplement program	- serves East Vancouver - significant % single parent families - 80% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - high % of children with extra support needs - parent-run board CONDITION: FUNDING FOOD SUPPLEMENT.
3	Britannia Community Services Ctr Soc. - Britannia Child Care Ctr Nursery School & Britannia Out of School Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: Out of School Care - 45 spaces Preschool - 25 spaces (x 3 classes) Enrolment: 120 children	2	$15,750	$10,500	$12,750	$4,658	$9,563	Strengthening coordinated administration and professional development Providing food supplement program	- serves Grandview-Woodlands; Strathcona - high % single parent families - 72% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board ENHANCEMENT CONDITION: 1/3 FUNDING FOR COORDINATED ADMIN. AND PORTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT @ 50% OF REQUEST. Comment: Need to report # of staff to be trained.
4	Britannia Community Services Ctr Soc./ Eagles in the Sky Assoc. - Eaglets Preschool & Kidzone Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: Preschool - 20 spaces (x2 classes) Out of School Care - 45 spaces Enrolment: 85 children	2	$18,000	$10,500	$12,750	$5,745	$12,750	Strengthening coordinated administration, providing professional development and improving quality of service Enhancing staff ratios and providing food supplement program	- serves Grandview-Woodlands and Hastings-Sunrise (MacDonald Elementary Catchment area) - high % single parent families - 98% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - significant % of children from refugee immigrant families - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - parent-run board with assistance from a multi-service organization-run board (management contract for admin. services) ENHANCEMENT CONDITION: 1/3 FUNDING FOR COORDINATED ADMIN. AND PORTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT @ 75% OF REQUEST.
5	Britannia Community Services Ctr Soc Grandview Terrace Childcare Soc. -Grandview Childcare Centre "3-5" Care, Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: "3-5" Care Preschool: 16 spaces (2 classes) Childcare: 25 spaces School-Aged Care: 60 spaces Enrolment: 110 children	2	$18,000	$10,500	$12,750	$7,531	$12,750	Strengthening coordinated administration and providing professional development Enhancing staff ratios, providing food supplement program and keeping parent fees below city-wide average	- serves Grandview-Woodlands - high % single parent families - 90% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - parent-run board with assistance from a multi-service organization-run board (management contract for admin. services) ENHANCEMENT CONDITION: 1/3 FUNDING FOR COORDINATED ADMIN. AND PORTION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT @ 100% OF REQUEST.
6	Cedar Cottage Nbhd House -preschool program at Cedar Cottage N.H. and out of school care programs at Beaconsfield, Dickens, Dickens Annex, Selkirk, Selkirk Annex, Laura Secord & Queen Alexandra Elementary Schools Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces Preschool - 20 spaces (x 4 classes) Out of School - 177 spaces Enrolment: 251 children	3 & 5	$14,,500	$10,500	$9,004.	$10,500	$5,477	Strengthening coordinated administration and providing professional development Keeping parent fees below city-wide average	Preschool & School Age Programs: - serves Kensington-Cedar Cottage - significant to high % single parent families - 42 to 49% of families receive child care subsidy - significant to high % of children with ESL - significant to high % of children speak little or no English - significant to high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - significant % of aboriginal children - multi-service organization-run board
7	Collingwood Nbhd House - Grenfell, Carleton & Duke Street School Age Programs, Collingwood, Sarah House & Duke Street Group Care Programs Infant/Toddler, Preschool, "3-5" Care, & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: Infant - 12 spaces Toddler - 12 spaces "3-5" Care - 75 spaces Preschool - 20 spaces (x 11 classes) Out of School Care - 96 spaces Enrolment: 415 children	3	$12,200	$7,500	$6,500	$7,500	$6,500	Improving quality of service Keeping parent fees below city-wide average and providing food supplement program	All programs: - serves Renfrew-Collingwood - low to significant% single parent families - 36 to 64% of families receive child care subsidy - significant to high % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board CONDITION: COLLABORATIVE TRAINING WITH OTHER NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSES (E.G. CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS).
8	Creekview Tiny Tots Society - Creekview Tiny Tot's Daycare Toddler Care (18 mths. - 42 mths.) Licensed Spaces: 17 spaces Enrolment: 16 children	1	$6,375	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	Strengthening coordinated administration, providing professional development & improving quality of service	serves False Creek & Fairview - 40% of families receive child care subsidy - parent-run board Comment: Suggest application for emergency, repair and replacement grant.
9	Developmental Disabilities Association - Waterside Child Centre Toddler Care Licensed Spaces: 12 spaces Enrolment: 12 children	2	$9,011	$0	$12,750	$0	$6,375	Providing food Supplement Program	- serves Strathcona, Downtown Eastside, RayCam, Kiwassa - high% single parent families - 92% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of aboriginal children - high % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board
10	Eastside Family Place Family Place & Childminding Emergency Childminding (18 mths - 6 years) Licensed Spaces:15 spaces Enrolment: varies each day	2	$2,650	$0	$6,323	$0	$1,508	Enhancing staff ratios, keeping parent fees below city-wide average and providing food supplement program	- serves Grandview-Woodlands & East Vancouver - high % single parent families - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - parent-run board
11	Frog Hollow Nbhd House - Frog Hollow NH Satellite Childcare, Nursery School and KidsWorld Toddler, "3-5" Care, Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: Toddler - 12 spaces "3-5" Care - 25 spaces Preschool: 36 spaces Out of School Care: 40 spaces Enrolment:113 children	3	$9,135	$10,000	$10,000	$3,800	$9,563	Strengthening coordinated administration, assisting infant/ toddler programs and providing professional development Providing food supplement program	Profile for Satellite Daycare Program - serves Hastings-Sunrise; Renfrew- Collingwood - high % single parent families - 77% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of aboriginal children - multi-service organization-run board CONDITION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE COORDINATED WITH OTHER NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSES.
12	Kiwassa Neighbourhood House/Hastings Townsite Childcare Soc. - Harbour View Childcare Preschool, "3-5" Care & Kindercare Licensed spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 26 children	3	$9,875	$10,500	$12,750	$2,685	$6,375	Providing professional development and improving quality of service Keeping parent fees below city-wide average and providing food supplement program	- serves Hastings Sunrise - 56% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - parent run board with administrative assistance from Kiwassa Neighbourhood House CONDITION: FOCUS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON INCLUSION, FIRST NATIONS & CCSEA TRAINING.
13	Kiwassa Nbhd House - Kiwassa Variety Club Childcare, Kiwassa Childminding "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	3	$18,000	$10,500	$12,750	$2,800	$12,750	Providing professional development and improving quality of service Providing food supplement program	- serves Hastings-Sunrise & Grandview- Woodlands - high % single parent families - 90% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of aboriginal children - parent run board with administrative assistance from Kiwassa Neighbourhood House CONDITION: FOCUS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON INCLUSION, FIRST NATIONS & CCSEA TRAINING.
14	Kiwassa Neighbourhood House/ St. David's Preschool Society - St. David's Preschool Preschool Licensed Spaces: 20 spaces (x 3 sessions) Enrolment: 59 children	3	$2,000	$0	$5,000	$0	$2,500	Enhancing staff ratios and keeping parent fees below city-wide average	- serves Hastings-Sunrise & Grandview- Woodlands - 34% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - parent run board with administrative assistance from Kiwassa Neighbourhood House CONDITION: FUNDING TO KEEP FEES LOWER THAN CITY AVERAGE.
15	Kiwassa Neighbourhood House/Vancouver Backstretch Worker's Society - Hastings Park Race Track Child Care Infant, Toddler, "3-5" Care & School-Aged Care (3 mths to 12 years old) Licensed Spaces: 30 spaces Enrolment: 14 children (enrolment fluctuates with racing season)	3	$3,500	$10,500	$0	$4,000	$0	Strengthening coordinated administration, assisting infant/ toddler programs and providing professional development	- serves Hastings Park Area - significant % single parent families - 43 % of families receive child care subsidy - parent run board with administrative assistance from Kiwassa Neighbourhood House CONDITION: FEE SUBSIDY FOR INFANT/TODDLER PROGRAM.
16	Little Mountain Nbhd House - Little Mountain Nbhd House Child Development Ctr "3-5" Care - Special Needs Ctr Licensed Spaces: 15 spaces Enrolment:15 children	5	$6,190	$1,700	$8,500	$1,700	$6,375	Strengthening coordinated administration, assisting infant/ toddler programs and providing professional development	- serves Little Mountain - 93% of families receive childcare subsidy - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board CONDITION: FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - COLLABORATIVE TRAINING WITH OTHER NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSES.
17	McGregor Childcare Soc. - McGregor Child Care Ctr Toddler & " 3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: Toddler - 12 spaces "3-5" Care - 25 spaces Enrolment: 37 children	5	$10,614	$10,500	$12,750	$3,500	$5,532	Assisting infant and toddler programs, providing professional development and improving quality of service Enhancing staff ratios and keeping parent fees below city-wide average	- serves Mount Pleasant - significant % of single parent families - 81% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board - college campus-based non-profit society CONDITION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BULLYING AND MANAGING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR.
18	Mount Pleasant Child Care Soc. - Mount Pleasant Child Care Toddler & "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: Toddler - 12 spaces "3-5" Care - 25 spaces Enrolment:37 children	5	$16,750	$10,500	$12,750	$10,500	$9,562	Assisting infant/ toddler programs Enhancing staff ratios	- serves Mount Pleasant - significant % single parent families - 96% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - parent-run board CONDITION: FUNDING TO ASSIST FEE FOR INFANT/TODDLER.
19	Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association -Our House Out of School Care & Mt. Pleasant Community Centre Preschool Preschool & School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: Out of School Care - 20 spaces (used to provide am/pm care and kindercare) Preschool - 20 spaces (x 4 classes) Enrolment: 121 children	5	$3,500	$5,390	$6,592	$2,382	$0	Strengthening coordinated administration, professional development and improving quality of service Enhance staff ratios	Profile for preschool nd school-aged programs - serves Mount Pleasant - low to significant % single parent families - 9 to 41% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - low to significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board
20	Mount Pleasant Nbhd House - Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House Preschool Preschool Licensed spaces: 36 spaces (used to offer preschool classes am or pm for 2, 3, 4 & 5 day schedules to meet family needs) Enrolment:112 children	5	$5,250	$10,500	$12,750	$0	$9,562	Improving quality of service enhancing staff ratios	- serves Commercial to Cambie, 2nd to 20th Avenues - 52% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board
21	Pooh Corner Daycare Society - Pooh Corner Daycare Toddler & "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: 22 spaces Enrolment: 20 children	1	$3,500	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	Providing professional development and improving quality of service	- serves West End, Downtown Peninsula & Fairview Slopes - significant % single parent families - 35% of families receive child care subsidy - parent-run board
22	Ray-Cam Co-operative Ctr - Raymur Place Day Care Program & Preschool "3-5" Care & Preschool Licensed spaces: "3-5" Care - 20 spaces Preschool - 20 (x 2 classes) Enrolment:20 (3-5 care) 40 (preschool) 39 (out of school care)	2	$18,000	$10,500	$12,750	$10,500	$12,750	Providing professional development and improving quality of service/extended hours Providing food supplement program	Profile for "3-5" care and preschool - serves Downtown Eastside & Strathcona - high % single parent families - 100% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - high % of children speak little or no English - high% of children from refugee/immigrant families - high % of aboriginal children - multi-service organization-run board CONDITION: FUNDING FOR EXTENDED HOURS.
23	Ray-Cam Co-operative Ctr - Ray-Cam Latch Key & Ray-Cam Ctr Out of School Care School Aged Care: 40 spaces Enrolment: 39 children	2	(see above)	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	Strengthening coordinated administration, providing professional development and improving quality of service	Profile for out of school care - serves Downtown Eastside & Strathcona - significant % single parent families - 95% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of aboriginal children - multi-service organization-run board
24	Shannon Childcare Soc. - Shannon Day Care Toddler & "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: Toddler - 10 spaces "3-5" Care - 15 spaces Enrolment: :24 children	6	$10,000	$10,500	$0	$10,500	$0	Extending hours of operation and assisting infant/ toddler programs	- serves Marpole - high % single parent families - 80% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - parent-run board CONDITION: MAINTAIN FEES @ $710/PER MONTH FOR INFANT/TODDLER CARE.
25	South Van Nbhd House - Poppins Preschool Preschool Licensed Spaces: 5 4 spaces Enrolment: 54 children	6	$2,000	$0	$4,000	$0	$4,000	keeping parent fees below city-wide average	- serves Southeast Vancouver - high % single parent families - 48 % of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - high % of children speak little or no English - multi-service organization-run board
26	Spare Time Child Care Soc. - Spare Time Challenge Club, Spare Time Bobolink, Spare Time Clubhouse and Spare Time II School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: 199 spaces Enrolment: 201 children	5 Clubhouse 4 & 6 other progs.	$5,000	$10,000	$0	$5,260	$0	Strengthening coordinated administration and improving quality of service	- serves Fraserview, Marpole/Oakridge & Mt Pleasant - significant % single parent families - 33% of families receive child care subsidy - parent-run board CONDITION: SUPPLY PROFILE OF EACH CENTRE, FUNDING FOR COORDINATED ADMIN.
27	St. Michael's Anglican Church Day Care Ctr - St. Michael's Childcare "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	5	$14,850	$10,500	$12,750	$3,151	$12,750	Enhancing staff ratios and providing food supplement program Providing professional development and improving quality of service	- serves Mount Pleasant - significant % single parent families - 88 % of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - religious organization-run board CONDITION: FUNDING TO SUPPORT PORTION OF STAFF SALARY FOR MEAL PREPARATION.
28	Strathcona Community Ctr Assoc. -Strathcona Community Ctr Preschool and Strathcona After School Care Program Preschool & School- Aged Care Licensed spaces: 125 spaces Enrolment: 125 children	2	$17,750	$10,500	$12,750	$7,875	$12,750	Providing food supplement program, enhancing staff ratios and keeping parent fees below city-wide average Providing professional development and improving quality of service	- serves Strathcona - high % single parent families - 95% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board
29	Sunset Child Care Soc. - Sunset Childcare Ctr "2½-5 " Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	6	$10,000	$0	$10,500	$0	$10,500	Providing food supplement program	- serves South Van (Sunset area) - 79% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - high % of children from refugee/immigrant families - significant % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - parent-run board with administrative assistance from Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
30	Thunderbird Nbhd Assoc. - Thunderbird Nbhd Ctr Nursery School Preschool Licensed Spaces: Preschool - 20 spaces (x 2 classes) Enrolment: 90 children	3	$10,000	$ 10,500	$12,750	$3,550	$0	Enhancing staff ratios and keeping parent fees below city-wide average Strengthening coordinated administration, extending hours of operation, providing professional development and improving quality of service	- serves Hastings-Sunrise - 50% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % speak little or no English - multi-service organization-run board CONDITION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXCLUDING FIRST AID.
31	Thunderbird Nbhd Assoc. - Thunderbird After School Care School-Aged Care Licensed Spaces: 20 (x 3 classes)	3	(See previous entry)	$ 6,000	$7,000	$0	$7,000	Enhancing staff ratios, providing food supplement program and keeping parent fees below city-wide average Extending hours of operation, providing professional development, improving quality of service	- serves Hastings-Sunrise - high % single parent families - 83% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board
32	Trout Lake Community Centre Assoc./Grandview Community Association - Trout Lake Preschool Preschool Licensed Spaces : 20 spaces (x 4 classes) Enrolment: 80 children *new	3	$0	$0	$12,750	$0	$0	Enhancing staff ratios	- serves Cedar- Cottage/Kensington - 0% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - multi-service organization-run board
33	Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Ctr Soc. -Sundance Childcare "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces	2	$12,750	$0	$12,750	$0	$12,750	Keeping parent fees below city-wide average and providing food supplement program	- serves Inner-city catchment area - 100% of families receive child care subsidy - 100% of aboriginal children - multi-service organization-run board Comment: Encourage working with nutritionist for menu planning.
34	Vancouver Chinese Pentecostal Benevolent Soc. - Sunshine Corner Childcare "2½ -5" Care Licensed Spaces : 17 spaces Enrolment: 17 children	5	$10,000	$0	$10,500	$0	$9,562	Enhancing staff ratios, providing food supplement program and keeping parent fees below city-wide average	- serves Mt. Pleasant, Riley Park - significant% single parent families - 59% of families receive child care subsidy - high % of children with ESL - significant % of children speak little or no English - significant % of children with extra support needs - religious organization-run board
35	YMCA of Greater Vancouver - Nanook Day Care "3-5" Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces	5	$12,000	$0	$12,000	$0	$12,000	Enhancing staff ratios and providing food supplement program	- serves Mt. Pleasant - high % single parent families - 91% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of children with ESL - significant % of children from refugee/ immigrant families - high % aboriginal children - high % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board
36 a	YWCA - Citygate Child Care Centre Infant, Preschool, "3-5" Care & Emergency Child Care Licensed Spaces: 25 spaces Enrolment: 25 children	2	$1,500	$1,515	$0	$1,515	$0	Extending hours of operation	- serves Downtown Eastside & Strathcona - high % single parent families - 56% of families receive child care subsidy - significant % of aboriginal children - significant % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board
36 b	YWCA - Crabtree Corner Emergency Child Care for Infant/ Toddler & "3-5" Licensed Spaces: Infant/Toddler - 12 spaces "3-5" Care - 8 spaces Enrolment: 20 children	2	$12,600	$0	$12,750	$0	$12,750	Providing food supplement program	- serves Downtown Eastside, Strathcona, Mt. Pleasant, Grandview-Woodlands - high % single parent families - high % of aboriginal children - high % of children with extra support needs - multi-service organization-run board
36	TOTAL:		$338,000	$241,105	$312,669	$110,700	$233,517
	Proposed Guidelines					$121,200	$223,017

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Notes:
Organization Column:
* New = first time request for a child care grant or did not receive a grant in 2000
Licensed Spaces: The number of childcare spaces does not always reflect enrolment which can be higher e.g. a preschool program licensed with 20 licensed spaces may serve 40 -80 children by offering morning and afternoon classes with children attending Tuesday and Thursday or Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Network Areas - Provincial service boundaries used by the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board and the Ministry for Children and Families

Comments Section:
"Children with ESL" = Children for whom English is a second language
The "Comments Section" contains information taken from the "client profile sheets" submitted by each applicant with their grant application forms. The terms "significant" and "high" are explained below:

Single parent families
-Significant 30-50%
-High over 50%

Child Care Subsidy (provided by the BC Ministry of Human Resources)
- comments noted when over 40% of families receive a child care subsidy

Children who speak English as a second language
- Significant 30-50%
- High over 50%

Children with Extra Support Needs
- Significant 30-50%
- High over 50%

Children who speak little or no English
- Significant 30-50%
- High over 50%

Children who are from refugee/ immigrant families
- Significant 30-50%
- High over 50%

Children who are Aboriginal (First Nations)
- significant 15-30%
- High over 30%

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	Date of Report to Council	Proposed 2001 Guidelines	Recommended To Date
City-wide Childcare Support	June	$249,663	$184,680
Admin. of City-owned	June	$64,750	$64,750
Program Enhancement	July	$121,200	$110,700
Inner-city Childcare	July	$223,017	$233,517
Program Stabilization	as required	$5,050
Program Development	November	$5,020
Research/Policy Dev./Innovations	November	$14,000
TOTAL		$682,700	$593,647
BALANCE			$89,053

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