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Child Care Inc. <br /> Willamette Greenway Use Application <br /> Map No. 17- 04 -25 -13 Tax Lot 700 & 800 <br /> 117, 119 Thomason Lane <br /> Nature of Request, Introduction: <br /> This is a request for Willamette Greenway Use approval to allow for the building of a <br /> new facility on lots 700 and 800 of Map No. 17- 04 -25 -13 on Thomason Lane, Eugene for <br /> use by Child Care Incorporated of Eugene (dba: Child Care Inc.). <br /> Child Care Inc. is now operating at 169 North Washington Street in Skinner Butte Park, <br /> where they have resided for 27 years. <br /> Child Care Inc. is a community, 501 (c) (3) non -profit preschool / child care center. <br /> Although its doors are open to all families, an average of 80% of enrolled children come <br /> from low- income families due to sliding -scale tuition and flexible scheduling. <br /> The need for Child Care Inc. to move has become particularly apparent since an <br /> evaluation of the current building found that it would require more than $140,000 to <br /> bring it up to current safety and ADA accessibility codes. The city has made the <br /> Thomason Lane site available to Child Care Inc. for the construction of a new building. <br /> Child Care Inc. expects to improve access to its services by nearly doubling their <br /> capacity; by being in full compliance with safety and building codes; and will comply <br /> with the American's with Disabilities Act. The facility and program will exceed <br /> regulations and provide a model facility serving low - income families. <br /> Pertinent Operational Information: <br /> Child Care Inc. expects the same hours of operation at the proposed new facility: 7:30 <br /> a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays. The number of teaching staff is currently seven and may <br /> increase with up to 12 working on the premises at any time. Current enrollment is 38 <br /> children ranging in age from 2 1/2 to six years of age. <br /> Upon relocation to the proposed new building, the enrollment is expected to increase to <br /> approximately 48 children at any one time including a much needed infant / toddler <br /> program. <br /> The purpose of Child Care Inc. is to provide high quality services at an affordable cost <br /> for all families, with an emphasis on low- income families. <br /> Child Care Inc. is the only center open to all families in the area with tuition based on a <br /> true sliding - scale, with payment according to family size and income and flexible <br /> scheduling. <br />