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::17.MORANDUM
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TO:
FROM
Joseph R. Grassie
City Manager
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Albert H. Howard, # 7f t
Department of Leisure Services
*ATE' September 25, 1979
suaJECT! Day Care Revisited
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURESt
Pursuant to the City Commission Meeting of September'13, 1979,
we offer the below listed information for your review concerning
the overall Day Care situation:
Number of Programs Operating in the Area
Numbers of Vacancies Existing
Average Operating Costs per Program'.;
Client Group Served by City Program
Average User Fee Charges Per Program
User Fees Charged by City
Average Subsidy to City Program Participant
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GROSSFAMILY
INCOME YEARLY
$0 - $ 5,000 $ 8.50
$ 5, 001 - $ 8, 999 $15.00
$ 9,000 $12,499 $21.00
$16 000' $26.50
$33.00'
$41.50
$50.00,
$58.00
$12,500 - $1,
$16,001.- 9,999
$20,000 - $24,'999
$25,000 $29,999
$30,000 -
535,000
CITY OF MIAMI
DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE SERVICES
CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM
SLIDING FEE SCALE
(effective January 1, 1980)
ONE CHILD ONE CHILD
WEEKLY DAILY
$ 1.70
$ 3.00
$ 4.20
$ 15.30r
$:6.60
S,8.30
:$10.00
$11.60
A one time nonrefundable registration fee of $10 for the first child at
time of registration, and $5 for each additional child.
A $5 late charge fee will be assessed on any fees not paid on Monday.
- Program Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.
- All Centers closed during December public school recess.
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS IN DADE COUNTY
Publicly Funded
Private Non -Profit
Private for Profit
NUMBERS OF SLOTS AND VACANCIES IN EXISTING PROGRAMS
In response to a recent random survey of 63 of the known 113 day care
agencies operating within the City of Miami, we determined, with 55'
agencies responding, that:
(1) Average number of slots per program was 56. (X 55 mg 3,080)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Average number of vacancies per program was'.]. (X 55 - 605)
Average user fee charged per child for fifty (50) of the day
care agencies responding was $22.18 per week.
The services provided were mainly child and infant care, after
school care, and child development care.
(5) Of the 63 agencies surveyed, 37 were private for profit, 15
were non-profit and 11 were publicly supported.
AVERAGE OPERATING COSTS (as per study dated April, 1P/9)
The cost of child care does not necessarily reflect the quality of care.
It is estimated that $2,000 to $3,200 per child per year, (or $38.46
to $61.54 per week per child) is needed to provide "developmental" care.
If social services, parent involvement, teacher training, etc., is
provided to ensure "comprehensive" care, that yearly figure per child
is considerably higher.
Approximately 70% to 80% of a budget for a child care center accounts
for staff salaries. In Florida,, the minimum standards for child care
do not include staff qualifications or program requirements. Centers
r Aora1 funds. however. are required to follow the standards
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CLIENT GROUP SERVED BY CITY OF MIAMI PROGRAM (as of September 18,1979)
(1) Moore Center
39 families - 1 child each
3 families - 2 children each
42 families
(2) Shenandoah Center
34 families - 1 child each
4 families - 2 children each
38 families
(3) Eaton Center
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39
45 ,children
42 'children
29 families - 1 child each 16. ' �?
8 families - 2 children each 5children
37
(4) Edison Center
12 families - 1•child each
3 families - 2 children each
2 families - 3 children each
17 families
TOTALS
134 Families Served
156 Children•Served
PROGRAM.COST PER CHILD VERSUS USER FEES
24'children
r;.*v Program
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Countywide
FAMILY AND PER CHILD SUBSIDY CITY -PROGRAM:
300 cost per child, the City Program costs approximately - 358800
At $2,300 subsidy per child:
114 families receive $2,300 subsidy each
18 families receive $4,600 subsidy each
2 families receive $6,900 subsidy each
At 134 families served, the subsidy per family is -;$ .2'678
AVAILABLE CHOICES •,i
• Reduce current City contribution by adjusting user fees upward
toward the County -wide average user fees of $22.18 per week.
• Maintain current City contribution by doing nothing to recognize
the difference between the County -wide average user cost of
$22.18 per week and the City average of $12.00.
Maintain the current City subsidy while acknowledging the need
for user fee adjustments, gradually increasing them until they
reach the County -wide average.
RECOMMENDATION
Select a funding option from the choices listed above.
Develop a City Commission Policy which acknowledges that the
City of Miami Day Care Program is designed to afford working
parents, who are City residents and who need day care services,
an opportunity to continue working and to contribute towards
the cost of the provision of Day Care by sharing in the costs
thereof in proportion to their income.