The Governing Board wishes to provide a safe environment, with competent, caring supervision, for children whose parents/ guardians are working, in training, seeking jobs, incapacitated, or in need of respite. Besides attempting to help children develop intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically, district child care and development programs shall aim to strengthen families by enhancing parenting skills and reducing the strain on parents.
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that district child care and development programs comply with requirements of law and that subsidized child care is provided to eligible families.
(cf. 5146 - Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students)
(cf. 5148 - Child Care)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
8200-8498 Child Care and Development Services Act
56244 Staff development funding
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
18140-18174 School-Age Parenting and Infant Development Programs
18201-18208 State-funded Child Development Programs.
Management Resources:
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
6121.89 Educating Young Children: Next steps in implementing the school readiness task force
1107.89 Implementation of new procedures for noncompliance
Policy ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California