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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-05-10; Council Policy No. 40 - Child Care Policies.- CITY OF CARLSBAD COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT General Subject: CHILD CARE Specific Subject: Child Care Policies Page One of Three Policv No. 40 Date Issued 5/10/ 88 Effective Date 5110188 Cancellation Date n/a Supercedes No. n/a Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File PURPOSE : To acknowledge the importance of affordable, accessable and quality child care as a necessary component of the city's human and economic growth, and recognise that the provision of child care is a collective responsibility to be shared by parents, child care pro- fessionals, employers, employee organizations, schools, businesses, community leaders and government officials. STATEMENT OF POLICY: 1. Need The City of Carlsbad acknowedges the importance of affordable and accessible, quality child care and recognises the detrimental impact the lack of such care has on the individual, the family, the work place, and the community. The City further recognizes that the num- ber of families seeking affordable, quality child care services greatly exceeds the current supply. 2. Partnerships The City of Carlsbad, through its officers, departments and officials will take a positive and active role in the development and promotion of cooperative relationships among parents, employers, child care professionals, employee organisations, businesses, educators, com- munity leaders and government officials. The common goal in such partnerships is to increase the availability of accessible and affordable quality child care. 3. Model The City of Carlsbad will work to become a model employer in terms of being an informed source for the delivery of child care services to its employees. In order to do so, the City will aggressively and com- prehensively explore all options available to meet the child care needs of its employees. The City will actively seek to demonstrate that employer-sponsored child care support systems are a positive, beneficial and cost-effective influence on the work force. 4. Planriinq The City of Carlsbad will integrate the child care needs of those who live or work in Carlsbad into the City's land use planning process. This will be accomplished, in part, through the inclusion of child care objectives and goals, where appropriate, in the elements of the various Master Plans and Specific Plans. CITY OF CARLSBAD COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT c ieneral Subject: CHILD CARE 5 jpecific Subject: Child Care Policies Page,Two of Three Policv No. 40 Date Issued 5/10/88 Effective Date 5/10/88 - Cancellation Date n/a Supercedes No. n/a C Zopies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File E ‘URPOSE s GTATEMENT OF POLICY (Continued) 5. Facilities The City will review existing procedures and institute changes where appropriate to expedite the approvals and permits required for the construction of child care facilities and or projects which include the construction of child care facilities. The City will investigate appropriate incentives for the development of child care services in Carlsbad. 6. Property The City will be cognizant of child care needs when in the future vacant or under-utilised City-owned land or facilities become available. Such facilities, if meeting adopted criteria, could be made available to non-profit child care providers by lease or other suitable arrangement. 7. Expertise The City of Carlsbad shall ensure that appropriate personnel in City departments possess-requisite understanding of, and famil- iarity with, all legal, regulatory and procedural requirements for quality child care programs. 8. Resources The City of Carlsbad shall utilise all services available through Federal, State and County funded agencies, in order to enhance the availability of affordable, quality child care in Carlsbad. CITY OF CARLSBAD COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT General Subject: CHILD CARE Effective Date 5/10/88 1 Specific Subject: Child Care Policies Cancellation Date n/a Supercedes No. n/a A Copies to: PURPOSE City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File I STATEMENT OF POLICY (Continued) 9. Leqislation The City of Carlsbad's State and Federal Legislative Program shall include support of legislation consistent with the intent of this policy and which assist the City in successfully pursuing the goals of this policy. In particular, the City of Carlsbad will continue to support State and/or Federal legislation which: seeks to reduce the present regulatory complexities relating to child care services; seeks to reduce the burden of insurance costs on other funding for child care programs, and funding for the construction, renovation and/or maintenance of child care facilities.; provides reasonable tax incentives for employers who offer child care services. 10. Policies The City of Carlsbad shall encourage all employers in Carlsbad to address the issue of child care. In particular, businesses will be encouraged to adopt a stated policy on child care. 11. Review To determine their effectiveness, the City of Carlsbad will annually review all activities, programs and servicers it has undertaken to promote and encourage the expansion of child care services.