Amador County – Amador Child Care Council last week reported its child care needs assessment for the Sutter Creek area, saying the area lacked necessary child care services by 71 percent. Joyce Stone, manager of Amador Child Care Council in a letter to Sutter Creek City Council last week said the assessment is done every five years, and this one is based on 2009 numbers. Stone said residents of Sutter Creek and surrounding areas have 276 children and 80 total licensed care facilities in the Jackson and Martell area, all family child care centers. The report said there is an “Extended Learning Program” at Sutter Creek Elementary School with a capacity of 100 children, but its current enrollment was 58 children, according to the 2009 study. Stone reported that “Trustline” providers numbered six in Sutter Creek, and there “is currently no licensed child care center in this area, nor is there State Preschool or Head Start.” She said Sutter Creek and the area has a “higher proportion of stay-at-home mothers, but there are also many who commute to work in surrounding counties.” In Amador County, the study said “based on estimates of children aged birth to 13 years with all parents in the workforce, we have a total of 3,898 children needing child care in all age groups.” The study estimated that 1,723 of those children in need of licensed child care. The study said “given that there are licensed spaces for 718 children, the unmet demand is 58 percent,” meaning that 1,005 children must go without licensed child care. The report said the “need for infant care continues to be the greatest concern,” with one child care center that specializes in infant care being inactive, although “two family child care homes in the city of Jackson do provide infant care, which helps to fill the need slightly.” Stone was scheduled to make a presentation to the Sutter Creek City Council Tuesday night. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 06:36
Amador Child Care needs assessment says needs unmet locally
Amador County – Amador Child Care Council last week reported its child care needs assessment for the Sutter Creek area, saying the area lacked necessary child care services by 71 percent. Joyce Stone, manager of Amador Child Care Council in a letter to Sutter Creek City Council last week said the assessment is done every five years, and this one is based on 2009 numbers. Stone said residents of Sutter Creek and surrounding areas have 276 children and 80 total licensed care facilities in the Jackson and Martell area, all family child care centers. The report said there is an “Extended Learning Program” at Sutter Creek Elementary School with a capacity of 100 children, but its current enrollment was 58 children, according to the 2009 study. Stone reported that “Trustline” providers numbered six in Sutter Creek, and there “is currently no licensed child care center in this area, nor is there State Preschool or Head Start.” She said Sutter Creek and the area has a “higher proportion of stay-at-home mothers, but there are also many who commute to work in surrounding counties.” In Amador County, the study said “based on estimates of children aged birth to 13 years with all parents in the workforce, we have a total of 3,898 children needing child care in all age groups.” The study estimated that 1,723 of those children in need of licensed child care. The study said “given that there are licensed spaces for 718 children, the unmet demand is 58 percent,” meaning that 1,005 children must go without licensed child care. The report said the “need for infant care continues to be the greatest concern,” with one child care center that specializes in infant care being inactive, although “two family child care homes in the city of Jackson do provide infant care, which helps to fill the need slightly.” Stone was scheduled to make a presentation to the Sutter Creek City Council Tuesday night. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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