Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution accepts Dane County Parent Council, Inc. (DBA Reach Dane) as the selected vendor for the Community Development Division’s (CDD) Family Child Care Accreditation System and authorizes CDD to enter into a contract with Dane County Parent Council beginning January 1, 2018. Adopted RES-17-00789 (Legistar file 48642) authorized CDD to conduct request for proposals (RFP) to select a vendor and to bring recommendations to the Council. The contract for 2018 will be in the amount of $245,567 and CDD has included this amount in the 2018 Executive Operating Budget. It is anticipated that this contract would continue for three to five years, contingent upon funding availability and contractor performance.
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Accepting the Community Development Division’s (CDD) selection of Dane County Parent Council as the vendor for the Family Child Care Accreditation System beginning January 1, 2018 in the amount of $245,567 as a result of a competitive RFP process conducted by CDD in consultation with staff and members of the Early Care and Education Committee; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.
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WHEREAS, the Community Development Division, in consultation with the Early Childhood Care and Education Committee, is responsible for formulating recommendations to the Mayor and Common Council regarding the use of City administered resources budgeted for ensuring the quality and availability of child care, including accreditation of family child care programs; and
WHEREAS, MGO 3.12(10)(c)1.f. states that, for the purposes of accreditation, if a child care program is categorized as a family child care program, that program shall be affiliated with a larger umbrella organization which meets organizational prerequisites outlined in MGO 3.12(10)(c)1.a-e.; and
WHEREAS, the existing contract for family child care accreditation system services between...
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