NEW LOOK AT CHILD CARE OFFICIALS MULL GROWTH, CHANGES.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer SAUGUS - School-based child care started as an idea for the Saugus Union School District The Saugus Union School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Saugus, Valencia, and Canyon Country communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 25,2006, it has 15 elementary schools. more than 15 years ago and has since grown into a program that includes preschool and nets more than $5.4 million annually. Opened in 1990 with about 185 kids, today the tuition-based service accommodates nearly 2,110 with before- and after-school child care and preschool. Now district officials are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to develop the services as they continue to grow. ``We've got some great things going on at our sites, and now it seems the time to grow on it,'' said Superintendent Judy Fish. Fish and others from the district met Tuesday with the school board and child-care employees to discuss ways the programs will be groomed groom n. 1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable. 2. A bridegroom. 3. One of several officers in an English royal household. 4. Archaic a. A man. b. , from custodians
The Custodians is terminology in the Bahá'í Faith, which refers to nine Hands of the Cause assigned specifically to work at the Bahá'í World Centre in attendance to the Guardian of the Faith. to classrooms. Changes start with a new director who will soon be hired to oversee the programs and will serve in a principal-like role over preschool and child care at the schools. Programs are not available at all school sites. Tuition for the programs is expected to eventually increase, but district officials said they haven't reviewed the budget yet to know what the new fees will be. Before- and after-school care for a first-grader costs $76 a week at the district. The same type of service at a local private day-care center day-care center: see day nursery. costs more than $120. Rick Grove, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of personnel, said tuition had not been increased for the programs for this school year, but that there was a 15 percent hike for the 2004-05 school calendar. In addition, he said the new tuition rates will reflect costs from construction soon to happen at a few schools to accommodate the programs, from renovating a building to installing new bathrooms. ``It has to be self-sufficient,'' Fish said of the programs' operations and their costs. ``We can't use funds for K-6 to pay for child care.'' Many child-care directors from the schools attended the meeting and expressed relief at the changes under consideration. The women told the board about struggles they've had with the programs, from high staff turnover to finding enough space for their students, among Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during , book fairs and other after-school activities taking place on campuses. ``Those little things will make a big difference, because they'll see us as part of the school and not child care,'' said Mary Gilbert Mary Gilbert was the first European woman to live in the Port Phillip settlement of Melbourne, Australia. She was married to James Gilbert, blacksmith. The Gilberts were pioneer settlers who disembarked on the banks of the Yarra River and set up camp on 30 August, 1835. , child-care director at Mountain View School. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Children in the child-care program at Helmers Elementary School elementary school: see school. enjoy the playground equipment Wednesday. The Saugus Unified School District's preschool and child-care enrollment have grown and tuition increases are possible. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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