The intent was that the State Department does not feel that business should be built on subsidized funding only. This was so that if the subsidized funding is no longer there, the provider would still have a viable business. The issues are that there is already a limited amount of child care, especially in the outlying areas or high CalWORKs communities. If providers are limited on the number of subsidized children they can enroll, they may not be able to operate at full capacity. Questions were posed regarding waivers.
Waivers are now available under some circumstances.
The State is looking to possibly expand the list of reasons that waivers would be granted. Tammy stated that the Council would need to decide if this is an issue it wants to address, and if so, form an Ad Hoc Committee to meet once in order to form a statement. Pat Cheadle volunteered Tony Lopez. Committee Reports v Community Partnerships - Annette Brown reporting. The fall newsletter just went out.