House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1838

Mildly Ill Childcare Pilot Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

John Benz

Organization:

Memorial Healthcare System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Mildly Ill Childcare Pilot Project

Date Submitted:

01/27/2000 2:17:09 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Ron Greenstein

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

The Memorial Healthcare System

Contact:

Steven Sampier

 

3501 Johnson Street

Contact Phone:

(549) 872-0205 449

 

 

Hollywood 33021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Memorial Healthcare System serves as the tax assisted hospital district for residents in South Broward County and the surrounding area.  The Hospital District proposes to work with the Workforce Development Board, WAGES Coalition and Broward County Health Department in a pilot project to provide hospital-based childcare for mildly ill children.  Parents eligible for this service will be WAGES clients and parents receiving subsidized childcare who need the service in order to report to work.  This pilot project is designed to be replicable throughout the State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

It is estimated that young children are absent from childcare due to illness approximately 10 days per year.  This is especially significant in families with more than one child.  For single parents or parents in families where two incomes are needed to meet expenses, these sick days can put the parents at risk of losing their jobs because of excess absenteeism.  Parents will be able to report to work on days when the children are in the hospital based childcare center.  WAGES clients will be able to avoid sanctions and continue their progress toward self-sufficiency.  Children will be provided with age appropriate activities suitable for the stage of recovery from their illness, immunization review, and application assistance for State KidCare coverage.  Employers will benefit from reduction in employee absenteeism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduced loss days at work, increased job retention, updated immunizations, KidCare applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,116,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,132,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$16,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Number of WAGES clients and parents on subsidized childcare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Unknown