Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #631

Infant/Toddler Cottage - Family Center of NSU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Marilyn Segal, Ph.D.

Organization:

Family Center of Nova Southeastern University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Infant/Toddler Cottage - Family Center of NSU

Date Submitted:

01/25/2000 1:32:38 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Howard Forman

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Nova Southeastern University Family Center

Contact:

Dr. Marilyn Segal

 

3301 College Avenue

Contact Phone:

(954) 262-6925

 

 

Ft. Lauderdale 33314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To construct an Infant-Toddler Cottage (Cottage)as part of the Family Center at NSU.  The Cottage will accomodate fifty infants and toddlers including babies with special needs as well as typically developing children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Care for at-risk infants and toddlers will be provided with emphasis on accomodating their special needs.  The Cottage will also serve as a demonstration and training site for professionals, paraprofessionals and students working in the early education field.  Parents can also be advised how to deal with the needs of their children.  The State benefits in having a quality training program so that children are more able to achieve in school.  Also, by working with families, there should be less problems with these children in future years.  The research done at the Cottage will produce a Train the Trainer Course Outline for dissemination to professionals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

An increase in the quality of infant/toddler programs throughout the state, as well as a decrease in the need for special programs for those developmentally at-risk children who have gone through the Cottage experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$6,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Minutes of the Starting Points meeting of State and private partners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Broward Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/14/2000