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| Non-Traditional Child Care Hours Puyallup Tribe of Indians |
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Demographic
Information:
The
Puyallup Tribe of Indians reside on an urban reservation in the Tacoma, Washington
- Puget Sound area.
Type of Program:
The Puyallup Tribe operates an early care and education program for children
ages birth through school age.
Effective Program Strategy:
The
Puyallup Tribe provides high quality, culturally appropriate early care and
education plus out-of-school time care during non-standard (evening and weekend)
hours.
Collaboration between the Suquamish and Puyallup Tribes and funding from the state of Washington began the non-traditional child care program. Another "quality grant" was received from the State of Washington to continue evening and weekend care.
Resources:
The program receives both State CCDF funding and Tribal CCDF funds.
Results:
The child care center was built to serve 42 children. Sixty-five to seventy
children are being served in the center due to the non-standard hour care
program.
Lessons Learned:
The
non-traditional hours program is costly to operate. Recruiting and retaining
trained staff to work non-standard hours continues to be a challenge. Maintenance
of the building is also challenging, as children are always present. Additional
funding is needed to supplement current expenditures.
Contact Information:
Marcy Maki, Child Care Manager
Address:
Grand View Learning Center
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
2002 East 28th Street
Tacoma, WA 98404
Phone: 253/572-6061
Fax: 253/428-0863
Email: pelc@nwrain.com
| NOTE: If you have information about an Effective Program Strategy in your Tribal community that you would like to share, please contact the Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center (TriTAC) at TriTAC2@aol.com |
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