FAMILY, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP AND NEW INITIATIVES
Presentation from the Child Care Council of Westchester
MEDIA ADVISORY: June 18, 2007
Contact:
Melanie Montalto, Committee Coordinator
Tel: (914) 995-8620
Betsy DeSoye, Director of Communications
(914) 995-3277
| Who: | - | Family, Health and Human Services Committee (FHHS) |
| - | Child Care Council of Westchester (CCCW) | |
| What: | CCCW will update FHHS on the results of the first round of the county’s Child Care Scholarship program and provide a status report on the second round of applications in progress. (Applications are being accepted through July 13th). CCCW will also provide a progress report on the “Westchester County Early Care and Education Forward Initiative,” created as a result of the 2006 Westchester County Child Care Utilization Study. |
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| When: | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. | |
| Where: | County Board of Legislators, McPoland Conference Room, The Michaelian County Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th floor | |
| Why: | Despite the clear need, the number of available, county-subsidized child care slots was on the rise. FHHS worked closely with CCCW to identify what was causing the vacancies. As a result, FHHS developed the Westchester County Child Care Scholarship Program and asked CCCW to administer it. The scholarship assists a particular segment of families who are struggling to meet child care costs but who are not eligible for a subsidy because their income is slightly above the income threshold. CCCW will provide FHHS with a status report on the program. In addition, CCCW will discuss initiatives to improve child care in Westchester called for by the Westchester County 2006 Child Care Utilization Study. |
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