Little Knights
A Proposal for a daycare center at the University of Central Florida by the Women’s Studies class of Dr. Santana
Initiative
We are the nation’s 3rd largest university forging ahead with new academic and social initiatives. This is a very exciting time for the UCF community. Currently, our university does not provide support for students, faculty, or staff with children under the age of two.
Students with children are faced with re-examining and adjusting their expectations of which colleges and universities they will attend based on the ability to offer accommodations and services for parents in need of daycare.
Mission
Support the dialogue on the needs of parents with children on our campus.
Provide affordable, nurturing, and adequate child care for children under two years.
Grant social, behavioral, and cognitive growth through this facility amongst the future community of UCF.
Benefits
Students:
Faculty:
“Universities are using child care centers as their major initiative to address gender-equity issues”-Marc Goulden, research analyst in graduate division University of California at Berkeley
Children:
Univeristy:
I. Background. Florida Universities with Child Care b. Creative School i. Why it rocks ii. Where it falls short
The University of Florida Baby Gator Child Development Centers offer high quality care to children ages 6 weeks to five years. Baby Gator addresses the needs of all children and fosters growth and early literacy skills.
The UCF Creative School for Children
The University of Central Florida is already familiar with childcare, as evidenced by our exceptional Creative School for Children, established in 1976.
For the past thirty years, the Creative School for Children has provided a safe, secure and happy place for children while students and staff are attending class, studying or working.
The UCF Creative School for Children
The school employs "early childhood professionals with 12-25 years experience." Provides a setting for other research departments at UCF.
The Creative School at UCF is one of the 9% of childcare centers accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The UCF Creative School for Children only accepts children ages 2-5, and is open from 7:30am-5:30pm.
IV. Funding a. community partners (state the case for potential community partners/list of current ones) b. Grants c. Fee i. tuition fee for students ii. sliding scale fee breakdown
FEES
UCF fee increase of .25/100 for students, faculty .50-.75/100
Sliding scale fee of UCF graduate and undergraduate students, UCF staff and Faculty, and members of the community (full fee) $$/week. (Source: 2010 La Petite)
Present Action
V. Present Action a. Surveys- Presentation
Future Action
VI. Future Action a. SGA Resolution b. Faculty Senate Resolution c. Board of Trustees Presentation in March d. Presentation for Provost and President
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ReplyDeleteGrant research!
okay so ana is going to work her butt off on the power point and i am sending her some information right now for some of the slides...
ReplyDeleteAlso the survey is done :) the extra questions from the graduate students were very helpful and we definitely used some of their questions...
I am completing the powerpoint slides talking
about the survey now
After class we also discussed the outline for the research paper and maddy is typing up the information that we already have done and will be bringing that to class tomorrow..
Everyone needs to help with the research paper or don't be surprised if your name is not on the final product
<3 debbie and abby
Hey ana here is the slide for the survey :) see you tomorrow let me know if you need anything else
ReplyDeleteChildcare Needs at the University of Central Florida
Quantitative method questionnaire with 500 participants including students, faculty and staff
Hypothesis:
1. There is a need for a childcare facility on campus.
2. Participants believe that having a childcare center on campus will be beneficial to the UCF community.
3. Students and faculty believe that they will benefit academically from having a childcare facility on campus.
Here's my first piece of data for the paper/powerpoint - read/reword as you see fit! :)
ReplyDeleteWith the advent of a childcare service run through UCF, students and faculty would have the benefit of being able to send their children to a place that they can trust, as well as somewhere that is affordable. However, the obvious benefits of the daycare should not overshadow the additional benefits that the daycare would provide. Education majors are required to perform fifteen service learning hours, per a majority of Education classes. These hours are to be spent working in classrooms or working with children so that the Education students can have more hands-on experience in working with children before they graduate. A center that provides childcare would be a great place for Early Childhood Education majors to volunteer. UCF's College of Education is one of the largest colleges by enrollment, so there would be no shortage of volunteers to offer their services to the daycare. In 2009, UCF’s most conferred degree was an Elementary Education BS. In speaking with Dr. Scott Wise, from UCF's College of Education, he said that such a daycare would serve as an expansion of the already present Creative School at UCF. Early Childhood Education students are encouraged to do their service learning at the Creative School, being as this is the primary age group that they are going to school to work with. With an age range larger than the Creative School, this would allow for more Education students to volunteer and work with students on campus at UCF. With a growing population of Education students at UCF, the proposed daycare would never be short on volunteers, and would serve as a childcare option to students/faculty, as well as a resource for Education students.
Sources:
http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html (Statistics for Degrees conferred, college sizes)
The Chronicle of Higher Education- search "day care for graduate students" and you have around 7 articles all dealing with exactly what we need! YAY
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