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PROPOSAL FOR EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br /> Prepared: December 9, 1994 <br /> Part 1: Brief Introduction and Overview <br /> Name of agency, contact person, phone number, and mailing address. <br /> Agency Name: Child Care Inc. <br /> Contact Person: Debra Delegato, President, Board of Directors, <br /> 747 -6486 (work) or 343 -0519 (home), and <br /> Michelle Lang, Administrative Director (staff) <br /> Agency Phone Number: 344 -1165 <br /> Agency Address: 169 N. Washington, Eugene OR 97401 <br /> Our proposal concerns relocating Child Care Inc. to Thomason <br /> Lane, lots 700 and 800 of Map No. 17 04 25 13, replacing the site <br /> at 169 N. Washington St., (within the boundaries of Skinner Butte <br /> Park), that we have occupied since 1968. <br /> Brief description of services provided to the community. <br /> Child Care Inc. is a community, non - profit 501(C)(3) <br /> preschool /child care center which has served the Eugene area for <br /> over 26 years. The purpose of the program is to provide high <br /> quality services at an affordable cost for all families, with an <br /> emphasis on serving low - income families. The school is currently <br /> licensed by the state Children's Services Division for 30 <br /> preschool aged children (2 1/2 - 6 years old). In 1994, Child <br /> Care Inc. has served approximately 75 children and their <br /> families, 810 of which fell within USDA income guidelines for <br /> low - income households. <br /> The oldest licensed child care program in the county, Child Care <br /> Inc. is the only center open to all families in our community <br /> which provides tuition based on a true sliding scale, with <br /> payment according to family size and income. Depending on these <br /> factors, low- income families qualify for either our reduced ($285 <br /> per month full -time) or scholarship ($195 per month full -time) <br /> tuition rates. Free scholarships are provided on a limited basis <br /> for those most in need. Even with the amount of tuition we <br /> subsidize for our low- income families, we have been able to <br /> maintain our regular tuition rate (currently $335 per month full - <br /> time) at a level that is consistently among the lowest in the <br /> area. Additionally, respite care is provided at our center for <br /> children at risk of abuse through the Transition Program, a joint <br /> effort of Child Care Inc. and the Lane County Relief Nursery. <br /> Our program is open year round, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 <br /> am to 5:30 pm. We offer families the option of full -time, three - <br /> quarter time, and part -time care, something that is not often <br /> available with other programs. Vena Jensen Wright, of the Lane <br /> County Resource and Referral agency, Child Care Resource <br />