DOCUMENT RESUME ED 295 730 PS 017 377 TITLE Meeting the Need for Child Care: Problems and Progress. Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session. INSTITU Congress of the U. S., Washington, D. C. House Committee on Government Operations. PUB DATE 11 Sep 87 NOTE 277p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printiag Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 552-070-036-74-1, $8.50). PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Blacks; *Day Care; *Educational Quality; Employer Supported Day Care; Employment Patterns; Federal Government; Government Role; Hearings; Information Services; Latchkey Children; Legal Problems; Local Government; *Local Issues; *Ne:tds; *Program Development; Program Implementation; *Program Improvement; Referral; Resources; State Government IDENTIFIERS California (San Mateo County) ABSTRACT A hearing was held to identify problems and assess progress in the provision of affordable, high quality child care. Testimony concerned: (1) problems working parents have had in providing care for their youn children;(2) day care initiatives and needs in California; (3) ways in which San Mateo County used its housing and community development funds;(4) social programs developed in San Mateo County which addressed major human service problems and provided child care for latchkey children; (5) private and public sector initiatives in providing day care services and recommendations for future efforts; (6) the San Mateo Central Labor Council child care policies; (7) the impact of inadequately funded day care aid child development programs on the public schools; (8) the year-1,ng quest for a center site by Apple Computer, Inc.; (9) ways of fostering federal and state cooperation in meeting child care and developmental needs of California's preschoolers; (10) problems and needs of family day care providers; (11) the implementation of a center in a federal workplace; (12) characteristics of California's child care resource and referral network; (13) problems facing day care providers and the implications for program quality; (14) legal issues child care providers face; (15) California's regulatory program for child care services; (16) employment trends and their relation to workers' child care needs; (17) child care issues affecting blacks; and (18) child care initiatives of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. (RH) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ********************************************************************** MEETING THE NEED FOR CHILD CARE: PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS U 5 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Otke of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) XT his document nab been reproducedas received from the person or organization originatinga C Minor changes have been made to Improre reproduction quamy Posts of view or opinions Stared .0 this doco cent do not neceisardy represent °dicta, HEARING OERI posita.,n or baby BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SEPTEMBER 11, 1987 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 19-228 WASHINGTON 1988 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Salm Office US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 "t COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman JOHN CONYERS,JR.,Michigan FRANK HORTON, New York CAPDISS COLLINS, Illinois ROBERT S WALKER, Pennsylvania GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma WILLIAM F CLINGER,JR ,Pennsylvania HENRY A WAXMAN, California AL McCANDLESS, California TED WEISS, New York LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI, New York DOUG BARNARD, JR., Georgia JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa BARNEY PRANK, Massachusetts BEAU BOULTER, Texas TOM LANTOS, California DONALD E. "BUZ" LUKENS, Ohio ROBERT E. WISE,JR.,West Virginia AMORY HOUGHTON,JR ,New York MAJOR R. JWENS, New York J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JON L. KYL, Arizona JOHN M SPRATT,JR.,South Carolina ERNEST L KONNYU, California JOE KOLTER, Pennsylvania JAMES M INHOFE, Oklahoma BEN ERDREICH, Alabama GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin ALBERT G. BUSTAMANTE, Texas MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California THOMAS C. SAWYER, Ohio LOUISE M SLAUGHTER, New York BILL GRANT, Florida NANCY PELOSI, California WILIJAMMJONES,General Counsel EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE TOM LANTOS, California, Chairman BILL GRANT, Florida JOSEPH J. DioGUARDI, New York TED WEISS, New York JON L. KYL, Arizona NANCY PELOSI, California ERNEST L. KONNYU, California Ex OFFICIO JACK BROOKS, Texas FRANK HORTON, New York STUARTE.WEISBERG,Staff Dir,-"tor and Counsel Jot, R.SIMONSON,Profession d Staff Member JUNE SAxTON,Clerk .3 ii8A.IiAVA Y903 h CONTENTS Page Hearing held on September II, 1987 1 Statement of Cervantes, Robert, director, child development division, California State Department of Education 118 Clark, John, parent 12 Cohen, Abby, managing attorney, Child Care Law Center 184 Coulson, Mary 'inn, Family Day Care Providers, Inc 140 Curry, Eleanor, chair, San Mateo County Advisory Council on Women 228 Dennis, Shirley M., Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor 45 Duffy, Mel, president, Governmental Research Foundation, affiliated with the San Mateo Development Association 218 Eddy, Edith, David, and Lucile Packard Foundation................................ 237 Eshoo, Anna G., supervisor, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors......... 30 Furaike, Setsuko Florence, child care ombudsperson, community care licensing, California Department of Social Services 198 Griffin, Mary, supervisor, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors...... 32 King, Anna, parent 138 Knight, Dr. Charlie M., superintendent, Ravenswood City School District 103 Lantos, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, and chairmar Employment and Housing Subcommittee: Open- ing statement 1 Long, Patricia, parent 136 Petsche, Mary, executive director, Child Care Coordinating Council 245 Proett, Paul, day care resources director, Apple Computer, Inc 111 Pulaski, Art, executive secretary, San Mateo County Central Labor Coun- cil 94 Redgrave, Lynn, parent 12 Siegel, Patricia, executive director, California Child Care Resource and Referral Network 105 Trimble, Deborah A., president, Menlo Survey Day Care Center..... 152 Whitebook, Marcy, executive director, Child Care Employee Project 176 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Cervantes, Robert, director, child development division, California State Department of Education: Prepared statement 122-128 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions 130-132 Cohen, Abby, managing attorney, Child Care Law Center. Prepared statement 189-197 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions 210-215 Coulson, Mary Ann, Family ray Care Providers, Inc.: Prepared state- ment ......... .........143-151 Curry, Eleanor, chair, San Mateo 0-.;Linty Advisory Council on Women: Prepared statement 230-236 Dennis, Shirley M,Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor: Prepared statement 50-72 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions 74-93 DioGuardi, Hon. Joseph J., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York: Opening statement 7-9 Duffy, Mel, president, Governmental Research Foundation, affiliated with the San Mateo Development Association: Prepared statement 220-222 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions...... ...... 225-227 (Iii) IV Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by--Continued Eddy, Edith, David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Prepared state- ment 241-244 Furuike, Setsuko Florence, child case ombudsperson, community care licensing, California Department of Social Services: Prepared state- ment 200-203 Griffin, Mary, supervisor, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: Pre- pared statement 36-39 Knight, Dr. Charlie M., superintendent, Ravenswood City School District: Prepared statement 106-109 McCarthy, Leo, Lieutenant Governor, State of California: Prepared state- ment 23-29 Proett, Paul, day care resources director, Apple Computer, Inc.: Prepared statement 114-117 Submissions to addif anal subcommittee questions 1n-135 Pulaski, Art, executive SE ;retary, San Mateo County Central Labor Coun- cil: Prepared statement 96-102 Siegel, Patricia, executive director, California Child Care Resource and Referral Network: Prepared statement 170-175 Trimble, Deborah A., president, Menlo Survey Day Care Center: Prepared statement 155-156 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions 163-164 Whitebook, Marcy, executive director, Child Care Employee Project: Prepared statement 179-183 Submissions to additional subcommittee questions ....... ..... ...... 216-217 APPENDIX Material submitted for the record 255 c) MEETING THE NEED FOR CHILD CARE: PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1987 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITIEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, San Carlos, CA. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:30 a.m., in San Carlos Council Chambers, City Hall, 666 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA, Hon. Tom Lantos (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Tom Lantos, Joseph