HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTER PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 32 90 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESStatement of Planning Objectives
2 July 1990
1. To�expand Stepping Stones Center from the current licensing requirements
of six children to a m;imum of twelve children present at any one time. Licensing
by Colorado Social Services labels this license "Large Day Care Home."
2. To hire a full-time assistant to be on site whenever the number of children
exceeds six. The staff, (full or part-time) are required to maintain all
licensing requirements of Social Servicea; current infant todd'_er CPR, American
Red Cross First Aid, current Physical exam, and continuing education in the
area of child development.
3. To maintain the residential character of the neighborhood. To maintain the
pleasing appearance of the property, and not allowing children to play outside the
fenced play area. To maintain a good neighbor policy.
4. To continue meeting the needs of children by taking advantage of educational
opportunities that are arailableso that the skill and knowledge of staff will be
current and appropriate. To complete the requirements for "Master Provider"
(National recognition) from NAFCC by 1991. To complete the requirements for
CDA (National accredidation) by August 1990. To attend conferences and workshops
yearly.
5. To minimize visual impact on the neighborhood by maintaining the privacy
fence with slats and by the fast growing plantings of bushes and shrubs on the
North and South Fence lines.
6. To minimize auditory impact on the neighborhood by closely supervising
the children's outdoor play while providing a variety of constructive play
activities and materials. While the noise impact is already minimal by the
buffer of Meadowlark Arenue and the 65 foot wooded canal area I will also
have plantings of shrubs and bushes, on the South and North fence lines.
7. To continue to provide a safe and healthy eravirorrnent for the growth and
develognent of the young child.
8. To meet the handicap accessibility laws by providing a door at the street
level with access to the first floor child care area.
9. To meet the continuing neighborhood need for quality child care. Our
convunity licenses approximately 600 providers yearly. The largest number being
in the Beattie school area or 80526 zip code. This area has a very heavy
concentration of young families with preschool children. Because we are all
unique in meeting these needs and attract different clientele we are meeting
different kinds of needs. Their has not been a problem with several facilities
in the same neighborhood,even when several on the same cul-de-sac. With more
than 50% of mothers of preschool children in the labor force more and more
families are relying on early childhood programs to meet their needs. Small
group settings are especially important for the young child and will continue
to be the primary choice of parents. Small settings now in T,arimer county are
meeting the needs of over 6000 preschool children and the need continues.
This license will allow me to continue to meet the needs of the community and
the needs of children working together with state and local government to proride
good beginnings for our nations greatest resource, it's children.
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2901 Meadowlark Are. Fort Collins,
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