HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.council.worksession.20091027MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM : Don Pergande, Budget Officer
THRU: Don Taylor, Finance Director
DATE OF MEMO: October 23, 2009
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2009
RE: Updated Materials for Council Work Sessions on the 27`hof October
The materials that are included are:
1. Recreation's Response to Council's Questions
2. Updated Health Insurance Fund Summary
3. Updated Employee Housing Fund Long Range Plan
Place the above documents in Tab 9 of your 2010 budget development books. We will discuss
these on Tuesday.
ASPEN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MEETING NOTES
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 30T" & OCTOBER 5T", 2009
AGENDA TOPIC: 2010 RECREATION OPERATIONG AND AMP
BUDGETS
PRESENTED BY: TIM ANDERSON, RECREATION DIRECTOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: MICK IRELAND, STEVE SKADRON, TORRE,
DWAYNE ROMERO, DEREK JOHNSON
Summary of Discussion:
General Fund Operating Budget:
Staff met with Council on September 30th, 2009 regarding the 2010 Recreation Division Budget
and direction as we move into 2010 and the impacts upon the General Fund. A Long Range
Plan was provided to Council identifying subsidy levels for the past two years and the projected
subsidy for 2010 (see attachment "A"). The projected subsidy level in 2010 is $1,444,246 (down
$423,224 or 23%from the 2008 subsidy).
A Long Range Plan was discussed to identify future Recreation Budgetary goals. More
information will be developed for a Council Work Session in 2010 to include: Current cost
recovery, possible scenarios for the future (increased fees, recreation semi-enterprise fund),
and comparisons to other similar communities in regards to fees charged and costs to operate.
(Please refer to attachment "A "for current recovery percentages and out years of operations
and impacts to the general fund)
General Fund AMP:
On the 5th of October staff met with Council to review General Fund AMP and items being
requested by the Recreation Division.
Council had questions regarding the compressor replacement for $110,000 at the Aspen Ice
Garden. Please find attached a memo and spreadsheet (attachments "B" and "C") with further
explanation of the need for these funds in 2010.
The Gymnastics Pits also came up for discussion. Staff was asked to identify what amount of
surcharge on the gymnastics programs might lead to generation of $100,000 for example,
which would be directed towards the construction of the gymnastics pits. There are about 250
gymnasts; most of them being of the beginner level, at a $10.00/month surcharge fora 9
month period (the numbers drop significantly during the summer months), $22,500 +/- would
be generated. The $10.00/month surcharge represents a 15% to 20% increase in fees for most
of the participants.
Action Items:
1. Recovery 9b for other Recreation Centers:
• Aspen
• Breckenridge
Carbondale
• Durango
• Glenwood Springs
• Silverthorne
• Snowmass Village
68%
74%
63% (W/O pool)
63% (with pool added)
76%
47%
66%
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2. Make up of Recreation Users by Location:
Due Date:
October 23rd
October 23rd
Staff has completed an inventory of program and facility users by locations and found the
following breakdown for Council information and consideration in future direction:
• Aspen 60.81%
• Snowmass Village, Woody Creek, Surrounding PitCo 13.14%
• Basalt 5.41%
• Carbondale 4.19%
• Valley beyond Carbondale/I-70 corridor 3.63%
• Guest Visits 12.82°~
This information was recovered from our program registration software by participant's zip
code. This does not include the participants who use the ice (junior hockey, skating club,
men's leagues) or programs who use the fields (Aspen Youth Soccer, Lacrosse, Aspen Youth
Football).
3. Increased Proarammina/Cost Reductions in Recreation: October 23'd
Overall, recreation is holding its own in this economy. We have seen slight declines in
guest visits, and visits from valley residents beyond Basalt, but locals seem to relish their
recreation and we have even seen some growth in programming. Listed below are
identifiable changes in operations that identify growing uses in recreation and ways we
continue delivering services in a challenging economy.
Recreation Programs:
• Adult Softball Teams grew by 3 in the summer of 2009
• Adult Soccer increased by 2 teams in 2009
• Youth Outdoor Climbing Club grew by 15 participants
• Youth baseball increased by 18 participants
• Youth Basketball increased by 10 participants
• Youth Flag Football increased by 26 participants
• Fitness programs have gone from 10 classes per week to 43 per week currently.
• All administration of the gymnastics program was turned over to the contractor
ARC:
• The ARC is experiencing a moderate increase in the use of fitness
facilities.
• The ARC hosted Hockey Mountain High, a men's hockey tournament which
maxed out with 30 teams (one from Sweden) after beginning in 2005 with I
teams.
• The Aspen High Country Triathlon registration was maxed out in 2009
• Turnstiles were installed so that labor costs would be kept to one person at the
front desk at all times. Pass holders are able to check themselves in and the
guest services employees assist with information, pass renewal, and payment of
programs.
• ARC hours of operation were reduced by 9 hours on weekends
Aspen Ice Garden:
• The addition of 2 men's recreation hockey league teams in 2009
• Staffing for the summer was kept to a bare minimum with the Ice Facilities
Manager covering many shifts.
• The Aspen Ice Garden was leased out to an Antique Fair which generated
$20,000 in additional revenue. This practice is going to be pursued to a further
extent in 2010.
4. Recreation Division Subsidy Reduction:
October 23`a
In order to achieve the $423,224 reduction in subsidy level from 2008 to the 2010
budget, the following reductions, reallocation of resources, and changes in the delivery
of services were implemented during the 2009 fiscal year.
• Reduction of hours (9 on weekends) at ARC: $37,440
• Reduced Operations during summer at AIG $90,380
• Reduced Part Time Labor in programs
Youth Day Camp $25,000
Youth Baseball $10,000
Youth Basketball $ 5,000
Youth Climbing $ 1,060
ARC Guest Services $10,400
Aquatics $20,800
Lewis Ice Arena $10,400
• Change in Delivery of Gymnastics program
• Reduction in Contracted Services
• Elimination of 1 FTE in pool
• Reductions in Materials, Supplies & Training
• Utility Reductions at ARC
• Net Additional Revenue (i.e. ice garden rental, recovery
$50,330
$34,315
$52,000
$33,370
$40,000
of credit card fees, increased programming) 2 729
Total: ($423,224)
Please keep in mind when viewing the 2010 budget allocations that due to the cost
recovery model that has been developed, cost centers have been moved, changed, and
reallocated within the division such that they reflect a completely different accounting
of operations.
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Further detail of Cost Recovery Model/
Set budaetary pools for Recreation:
2010 Work Session
Staff will further develop the cost recovery model for Recreation based upon the
approved 2010 budget, and come back to Council in 2010 to discuss future direction and
recovery goals for the division. There has been talk of Recreation becoming asemi-
enterprise fund and this maybe explored as well.
Ice Garden Compressor Replacement:
October 23`d
Please refer to the attached memo and spreadsheet (attachment "B" & "C"
respectively).
Potential5urcharae for Gymnastics:
October 23`d
As mentioned previously in this memo, there are about 250 gymnasts; most of them
being of the beginner level, at a $10.00/month surcharge fora 9 month period (the
numbers drop significantly during the summer months), $22,500 +/- would be
generated. The $10.00/month surcharge represents a 15% to 20% increase in fees for
most of the participants.
Attachments:
"A" Recreation Division LRP
"B" Compressor Replacement Memo
"C" Compressor Replacement Spreadsheet
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TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
FROM: TIM ANDERSON, RECREATION DIRECTOR
THRU: FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2009
RE: PURCHASE OF NEW COMPRESSORS IN 2009 FOR THE ASPEN
ICE GARDEN
Summary:.
The Aspen Ice Garden was constructed in about 1960 as an outdoor facility, through the years a
roof and walls have been added along with other improvements by the City of Aspen.
Components remaining in the Garden which are original equipment are the two compressors
for the refrigeration system. Through regular maintenance and rebuilds the City has been able
to keep these original two compressors operating through the years.
The issues arising these days in keeping the two original compressors are:
Parts are getting hard to find, expensive, and at time they have to be manufactured.
• New Compressors operate 12% more efficiently
• The Old Compressors cost $52,000 to rebuild every 5 to 6 years while new compressors
cost half as much for rebuilds.
• Oil changes and PM on new compressors are over $10,000 less expensive than the
original compressors
Efficiencies:
Council will find attached a spreadsheet which identifies the long term savings by going with
the new compressors. There is a net savings of $42,000 over 10 years, and a reduction of 12%
in energy consumption.
Staff is accomplishing the installation of new compressors by carrying forward remaining 2009
funds of $67,000 with an additional request of $43,000 in 2010 to purchase and install new
compressors. Staff felt this was the best direction to take so we have performed minimal
maintenance on the old compressors in 2009 so that funding could be utilized towards the
purchase of the new compressors. if Council chooses not to go this direction, staff would ask
that the $67,000 in the2009 AMP be carried forward for a major overhaul in 2010.
Issues:
With the original compressors at the Aspen Ice Garden we are taking a chance in parts no
longer being available in the near future, increased cost to maintain, and a lower efficiency in
operations:
Recommendation:
Staff is recommending the replacement of the original compressors at the Aspen Ice Garden as
they have become costly to maintain, parts are becoming difficult to obtain, new compressors
are more energy efficient, and over a 10 year span staff has shown how the City will reduce
costs by purchasing new compressors.
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501-EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND .
Audited Audited Audited Forecast Budget 2009.2010
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 % Chg
Beginning Fund Balance $1,250,917 $1,165,446 $1,839,880 $1,001,642 $741,142 (26%)
Revenues
Insurance Contributions $2,900,737 $23,697 $0 $0 $0 N/A
Reliance Premiums $0 $18,894 $19,177 $35,000 $35,000 0%
Employee Premiums $0 $538,660 $567,898 $655,000 $739,200 13%
Employer Premiums $0 $2,577,871 $2,633,843 $2,926,000 $2,983,270 2%
Retired Employee Premiums $60,007 $56,114 $4,727 $3,500 $3,950 13%
COBRA Revenues $1,664 $0 $0 $19,000 $0 N/A
Refund of Expenditure $183,037 $451,391 $349,109 $1,200,000 $400,000 (67%)
Investment Interest $0 $117,253 $150,156 $52,000 $25,000 (62%)
Transfers $52,058 $0 $0 $0 $0 N/A
Total Revenues $$197,504 $3,783,879 $$724,909 $4,890,500 $4,186,420 (14%J
Expenditures
Preventative Consulting $25,584 $25,725 $49,720 $35,000 $62,080 77%
Consulting-Lockton $22,000 $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 0%
Premiums-VSP $21,036 $0 $0 $0 $0 N/A
Premiums-ING Basic $83,999 $87,444 $86,352 $109,000 $110,000 1%
Premiums ING Supplemental $22,921 $21,910 $20,196 $35,000 $40,000 14%
Administration-RCI $0 $293,733 $354,043 $380,000 $400,000 5%
Claims Paid - MSA &RCI $3,107,434 $2,638,635 $2,970,944 $4,550,000 $4,000,000 (12%)
Contr. To Health Savings $0 $0 $0 $0 $81,000 N/A
Transfers $0 $0 $1,039,890 $0 $0 N/A
Total Expenditures $3,282,975 $3,109,446 $4,563,145 $5,151,000 $4,735,080 (8%J
Change to Fund Balance ($85,471) $674,433 ($838,237) ($260,500) ($548,660) (111%)
Ending Fund Balance $1,165,446 $1,839,880 $1,001,642 $741,142 $192,482 (74%)
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MEMORANDUM
To:
FROM:
THRU:
DATE:
MEETING DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Steve Barwick, City Manager
Shirley Ritter, Director Kids First
Barry Crook, Assistant City Manager
October 23, 2009
October 27, 2009
Kids First 2010 Budget
THE CITY OF ASPEN
Attached are materials for the Tuesday budget worksession and the Kids First budget:
1. Kids First budget document pages (also in your budget books)
2. Kids First budget presentation
3. Memo on the progress of the Childcaze Capacity Planning Committee (CCPC)
4. CCPC presentation
5. CCPC Survey executive summary
6. CCPC survey report
~,~?,C~~'~1,~~!~S ~E~[~ ~~C=~~r~CC
o Childcare financial aid
to families
o Infant /toddler
operating funding
o Quality improvement
grants
o Technical assistance-
social ft emotional
development, board
training, and childcare
administration
o Resource teachers and
on-site coaching staff
o Professional
development
scholarships
o Qualister ratings
o Incentives to
childcare staff for
retention and
education attained
o Trainings and classes
o Raising a Reader
o New home childcare
start-up grants
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o Contributions to
financial aid for
families = $321,000
o Contributions
childcare programs,
grants, incentives and
scholarships =
$655,500
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o Yellow Brick
Playground
improvements ;
budgeted at $136,000,
finished for $128,104.
o Yellow Brick Building
roof, happening right
now, budgeted at
$280,000; under
contract for $224,808,
with a secured grant
for $25,000 from the
Boettcher foundation
to assist with the cost.
After
Before
2010 Revenues
o The primary
source of
funding for Kids
First is the .45%
sales tax. 55%
of the proceeds
are allocated
to Kids First.
Remaining
revenues are
derived from
grants,
investment
earning3, and
earned income.
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13n Interest
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2010 Expenditures
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64 304
o Kids First provides
childcare financial ai
to families, resource
teachers, grants ,
incentives, and
scholarships to
childcare programs
and staff. Kids First
subsidizes childcare
services to
approximately 400
local children.
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oContributions to
financial aid for
families = .
$321,000
o Contributions
childcare
programs, grants,
incentives and
scholarships =
$529,000
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Kids First Fund
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o In 2010 Kids First will use
$170,000 of our reserve t ,
fund in order to preserve
a reduced level of funding
and staffing during this
"rainy day" economic
period. In future years
Kids First Advisory Board
and staff will reduce
spending in order to ~'
maintain the capital
reserve balance and
appropriate reserve funds.
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Providing community
collaboration, help for
families, and support
for childcare programs
and staff that all
partner to make this
the best place be a
young child!
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2010 Revenues $1,425,006
2010 Expendkures $1,576,233
2010 Estimated Ending Fund Balance $3,592,061
Desuiption
The Kids First Program ensures the availability of affordable, quality childcare in the City of Aspen and Pitkin County by providing
funding, training and advocacy for private and non-profit child care providers.
Summary
The primary source of funding for Kids First is the 0.45%Sales tax. This revenue stream is shared with the Housing Development
Fund. In 2007, City Council approved a reallocation of proceeds between the two Funds. Going forward, 56% of the proceeds will
be allocated to the Kids Frst Fund. Remaining revenues are derived from grants, investment earnings and repayment of an
interfund loan used to finance street Improvements in 1998.
The Kids First Fund will provide tuition assistance and grants to childcare providers, educational services and advocacy forchildcare
services offering subsidized daycare to approximately 4DO local children.
There are no capital appropriations in 2010.
2010 Revenues
Other Sc
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Sales Tax
76%
2010 Expenditures
Contributi
64%
other
3%
Overh
7%
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13% Investment Interest
Professional Services Payroll
6% 30%
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Audited Audited Audited Forecast Budget 200940101,
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 % Chg
Beginning Fund Balance $2,924,362 $3,246,117 $3,741,079 $4,157,943 $3,745,286 (10%)
Revenues
Kids Flnt
Sales Tax $976,800 $1,238,638 $1,295,358 $1,061,653 $1,077,578 2%
Other Sources $37,596 $60,302 $48,516 $51,270 $51,610 1%
Investment interest $144,303 $231,453 $285,502 $180,160 $104,668 (42%)
Transfers $181,690 $181,690 $191,690 $181,690 $0 N/A
Yellow Brick
Rent and Utilkies $159,501 $147,576 $157,853 $186,410 $190,952 2%
Total Revenues $1,499,890 $1,859,6s9 $1,978,919 $1,661,183 $1,425,008 (14%)
Expendkures
Kids First
Payroll $248,665. $304,354 $414,840 $407,300 $400,704 (29'0)
Travel and Training $13,726 $10,773 $8,812 $10,000 $10,000 0%
Professional Services $19,673 $22,994 $27,276 $21,000 $21,610 3%
Materials and Supplies $11,797 $16,781 $10,597 $7,500 $7,500 0%
Contributions $675,217 $808,305 $854,132 $899,210 $850,710 (5%)
Savings $2,387 $680 $4,550 $58,330 $0 N/A
Overhead $59,828 $63,440 $66,675 $66,760, $118,494 77%
Capital $3,625 $0 $0 $156,000 $0 N/A -
Transfers $0 ~ $0 $30,940 $31,130 $16,284 (48%)
Yellow Brick
Payroll $43;901 $44,734 $57,720 $56,610 $72,681 28%
ProfessionalServices~ $61,904 $53,036 $54,998 $70,000 $70,250 -09'0
Materials and Supplies - $7,212 $7,800 $31,515 $10,000 $10,000 09'0
Other ~ $30,000 $31,800 ~ $0 $0 $0 N/A
Capital $0 ~ $0 $0 $280,000 $D N/A
Total Expenditures $1,178,135 $1,364,697 $1,562,086 $2,073,840 $1,578,233 (24%)
Change to Fund Balance $321,755 $494,962 $416,864 ($412,657) ($153,225) 63%
EndingFundBatance $3,246,117 $3,741,079 $4,157,943 $3,745,286 53,592,061-~~- (4%)
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ubroml Current PercnueoM innsJns $!0]4,713 $1,234.056 5L2]3069 $1,312,)39 $1,356,025 $LIDD,342 $1418,138 $1,49),333 $3.548,700 $;603A53 51,858,319
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Tplal COtnnt RrvenneFazWTrenclazs $1661083 $1,8$,008 $IA6935p $i3135W $13W,683 $;615,260 $1,669,SN $1713040 $1.]83,547 $1.641.445 $1,907,669
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82000-Pr0larlpnal5ervires $2;ODD $31610 $20.000 $20A00 $20908 $11,]24 $21,619 $32.082 522,573 $32,9)4 $13,433
83000-MrtMals and Supplies $],500 $73DD $7,300 $],500 $13Dp $]SOD $)300 $7,650 $],803 5],859 $6,318
88900-Carty hxwaM SaWngs $56,330 $0 $0 $0 $0 50 'S0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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84000-Oliltl Care Gnnb $SSO,OOD $500,000 $550,000 $500A00 5550,000 $535,000 $5]SpW $598000 $621920 $646,M] $fi72,669
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RRCOUndI $89,739 $3,970 $39,360 $40,000 $40,000 0%
State Grants $0 $79,762 $154,409 $268,550 $181,050 (33%)
Other Revenues $24,306 $49,685 $110,997 $145,094 $136,590 (6%)
Total Revenues $259,954 $309,310 $453,968 $571,186 $459,470 (20%)
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Travel and Training $3,932 $14,606 $21,095 $27,090 $27,090 D%
Professional Fees $32,504 $100,204 $93,351 $215,080 $135,080 (37%)
Materials and Supplies $6,581 $8,494 $34,544 $12,900 $12,900 0%
Contributions $17,867 $28,242 $91,106 $63,900 $56,400 (12%)
Total Expenditures $191,105 $259,530 $342,767 $519,740 $435,832 (16%)
Change to fund Balance $68,749 $49,780 $111,201 $51,446 $23,638 (54%)
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
THRU:
DATE:
MEETING DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Steve Barwick, City Manager
Shirley,Ritter, Director Kids First
Barry Crook, Assistant City Manager
October 21, 2009
October 27, 2009
Early Childcare Capacity Planning Committee Report
SUMMARY: The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the city council and city
manager about the on-going work of the childcare capacity planning committee. It is also to seek
council's reaction to this work and direction for the long range plan for childcare capacity.
BACKGROUND: In 2009 the City of Aspen, using the Kids First department, approved funding to
develop a long range plan that addresses childcare capacity using community representation and
fostering partnerships among several emp-oyers/businesses to address the childcare capacity needs.
Kids First staff contacted representatives from approximately 30 local entities; the members that have
committed to this work include:
Name Affiliation
Sue Way Aspeo Skiing Company, Childcare Program
George Newman Pitkin County BOCC
Mick Ireland Mayor, City of Aspen
Heather Compton ACRA, Parent
Amy Guthrie Parent, Planning
Nan Sundeen Pitkin County DHS
Alicia Miller Aspen Valley Hospital
Tim Anderson City of Aspen Recreation Director
Diana Sirko Aspen School District, Superintendant
Rabbi Mendel Mintz Jewish Community Center
Julie Markalunas Hall Kids First Advisory Board member, Aspen School District Speech Therapist
Sara Burrows Childcare Program -Early Learning Center
Kim Hilderbrand Pitkin County DHS
Beth Cashdan Kids first Advisory Board
Denise Tomaskovic Town of Basalt, Planning department
Julie Kieffer Parent, City of Aspen Housing Department
This group is supported by city staff: Barry Crook, Sally Spaulding, and Shirley Ritter. Since
beginning to meet in May 2009, this group has identified its vision, mission and goals; it has created a
survey, contacted employers to distribute the survey, and formed 3sub-committees to focus on specific
work.
vtsloN: Increase the availability of quality and sustainable childcare capacity for kids with pazents who
live/work in Pitkin County
MISSION: Increase the capacity of childcaze, primarily infant and toddler spaces
MEASURABLE GOALS FOR OUR 10 YEAR PLAN:
• Increase infant and toddler caze by -spaces per -year
• Increase support for existing childcare centers to expand
• Increase seasonal childcare and time when it is needed
• Attract additional funding to increase capacity
• Increase our understanding of our community's needs for seasonal and after hours care
• Increase number of partnerships to support childcare
The childcare capacity survey was distributed in August and September, primarily through employers,
with both online and hard copies available in English and Spanish. Over 350 completed surveys were
returned! These surveys have been used by the subcommittees; will be analyzed with a report and press
to the community on the findings.
Subcommittees have been asked to develop and prioritize strategies, activities and tasks that support
the goals in their area. The subcommittees are planning and land use (as it pertains to childcare
programs), business participation, and cooperative efforts among existing childcare programs.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Planning and land use -role, priorities, and next steps:
"Increase infant and toddler space by understanding what child caze providers need in terms of their
facility space requirements, compaze those requirements to available spaces (zoning, etc.), space that
could be made available if incentives were introduced, potential space associated with affordable
housing development, and provide some recommendations about where new childcare capacity could
be located."
Our group met and decided to take on the following strategies/tasks:
1. Take inventory of space/land to build upon.
2. Incentives to developers for community benefits within their land use plans - go to
town county commissioners to get their buy-in on how their codes benefits impact issue of
childcare.
3. Investigate the idea of including childcaze in affordable housing developments, planned and
existing.
Business Participation:
"Increase infant and toddler space by educating employers, both large and small, on the need to
support the expansion of existing centers and or the need to build new ones; develop partnerships
whereby businesses work together to develop opportunities to contribute either financially, through in-
kind services or other."
The following aze the strategies on which the group has determined it should focus its efforts:
• Develop public relations plan and hold valley wide symposium(s) on childcare issues/needs to
serve as education tool for residents and businesses
• Educate business people on the impact of childcare needs on their workplace
• Investigate tax incentives for businesses to contribute to licensed childcare and work to develop
partnerships whereby businesses can "buy" space in a new or existing facility
• Investigate whether large employers with cun•ent childcare centers have the ability to, or would
be willing to, expand their capacity to serve locals if incentives are provided
Cooperative efforts among existing childcare programs.•
"Increase infant and toddler space by increasing support for existing childcare centers to expand, and
to generally increase infant and toddler spaces." Strategies identified to begin to meet these goals
include:
• Develop a list of criteria to be used when assessing inventory for childcaze space, both in
existing buildings and potential new space.
• Survey existing providers regarding space available, willingness to open additional days/hours,
or space to take additional children, especially infants and toddlers. Inventory existing physical
space to see if we can add to that space. Gauge willingness of existing providers to work
cooperatively to provide childcare for alternative days/hours or by rotating responsibilities for
other identified community needs.
• Gather licensing information on ground level egress and other licensing confines on assessing
the space and what quality needs in terms of space.
DISCUSSION:
The childcare capacity planning committee wants to bring the Aspen City Council up to date on the
progress that has happened so far with this group. The group felt this would be a good time to check
and make sure that goals and strategies we have begun to work toward are in line with council
expectations.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The budget approved for 2009 to do this work was $20,000. To
date we have spent $9,590. There will be more expenses; however I expect to complete this work
under budget.
ALTERNATIVES: NA
RECOMMENDATION: None, report only at this time. Discussion above will help to guide the
completion of this work, with a final report to be approved at that time by council.
Attachment 1: Power Point Presentation
Attachment 1: Executive Summary of the Community survey
Attachment 1: Press Release of survey results
Attachment 1: Survey results report
CHILDCARE CAPACITY
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Vision:
Increase the availability of quality and
sustainable childcare capacity for the kids with
parents who live ~ work in Pitkin County
Childcare Capacity Planning Committee
^ Mission: Increase the capacity of childcare,
primarily infant and toddler spaces
^ Goals: Increase infant and toddler care by
-spaces per -year
^ Increase support for existing childcare centers to
expand
^ Increase seasonal childcare and time when it is
needed
^ Attract additional funding to increase capacity
^ Increase our understanding of our community's
needs for seasonal and after hours care
^ Increase number of partnerships to support
childcare
Childcare Capacity Planning Committee
^ In 2009 the City of Aspen, using
the Kids First department,
approved funding to develop a
long range plan that
addresses childcare
capacity using community
representation and
fostering partnerships
among several employers
and businesses to address the
childcare capacity needs.
Childcare Capacity Planning Committee
^ Subcommittees have been
asked to develop and
prioritize strategies, activities,
and tasks that support the
goals in their area. The
subcommiTTees are: planning
and land use (as it pertains to
childcare programs), business
participation, and
cooperative efforts among
existing childcare programs.
Planning and land use
^ Take inventory of space/land
to build upon.
^ Incentives to developers for
community benefits within their
land use plans - go to
Town/county commissioners to
get their buy-in on how Their
codes benefits impact issue of
childcare.
^ Investigate The idea of
including childcare in
affordable housing
developments, planned and
existing.
Business Participation
^ Develop public relations plan and hold valley wide
symposium(s) on childcare issues/needs to serve as
education tool for residents and businesses
^ Educate business people on The impact of childcare needs
on their workplace
^ Investigate tax incentives for businesses to contribute to
licensed childcare and work To develop partnerships
whereby businesses can "buy" space in a new or existing
facility
^ Investigate whether large employers with current childcare
centers have the ability to, or would be willing to, expand
Their capacity to serve locals if incentives are provided
Cooperative efforts among
existing childcare programs:
^ Develop a list of criteria to be used when assessing inventory
for childcare space, both in existing buildings and potential
new space.
^ Survey existing providers regarding space available,
willingness to open additional days/hours, or space to take
additional children, especially infants and toddlers. Inventory
existing physical space to see if we can add to that space.
Gauge willingness of existing providers to work cooperatively
to provide childcare for alternative days/hours or by rotating
responsibilities for other identified community needs.
^ Gather licensing information on ground level egress and other
licensing confines on assessing the space and what quality
needs in terms of space.
Survey Executive Report
^ Over 350 completed surveys were
returned! These surveys are being
used by the subcommittees to
prioritize strategies and define
activities that will inform the
final childcare long range plan.
A long range plan for
childcare capacity will act as a
map for consideration when
opportunities arise that could be
considered for additional childcare
programs and spaces.
Survey Executive Report
^ Childcare capacity is a community problem and it
will take a community solution.
^ 70% of survey respondents told us they felt their
employers were family friendly.
^ What do you mean when you say "family friendly"?
^ We have a growing population that is expecting to
have babies.
^ There is a public good to be had by providing the
infrastructure that childcare provides.
QUESTIONS?
Childcare Capacity Planning Committee
Survey Executive Summary
The Childcare Capacity Planning Committee was formed to develop a long range plan to address childcare
capacity using community representation and fostering partnerships among several employers/businesses to
address the serious shortage of childcare spaces specifically for the infant and toddler ages.
In September 2009 there were only 24 licensed spaces for infants in all of Pitkin County. Data showed that
parents often could not find childcare, and that the birthrate at Aspen Valley Hospital in 2008 was nearly 300
children per year. Based on very conservative demographic data, assuming that only 60% of families with
children under five need childcare, Pitkin County showed an unmet need of 239 children across all age groups
from birth to age five.
Along range plan for childcare capacity will act as a map for consideration when opportunities arise
that could be considered for additional childcare programs and spaces. The first step toward this plan
was the completion of a community survey. The childcare capacity survey was distributed in August
and September, primarily through employers, with both online and hard copies available in English
and Spanish. Over 350 completed surveys were returned. These surveys are being used to prioritize
strategies and define activities that will inform the final childcare long range plan. The Childcare
Capacity Planning Committee will further analyze the results and will continue to work on further
community involvement in this process.
Key findings
• Childcare capacity is a community problem and it will take a community solution. It is critical
that businesses, government and private citizens work in partnership to address an issue that
is so important to young working families, their children, our schools and employers. Survey
respondents saw a role for all these community groups to play a role.
• 70% of survey respondents told us they felt their employers were family friendly. Comments
in this section told us over and over that employer flexibility was a significant factor in this
response. Flexibility was described in a number of ways, from needing time off for a sick child
or to attend a school event, bringing a child to work occasionally, early or late hours to
accommodate the famil~/s needs or childcare hours, offering flexible spending accounts to
help pay for childcare, working part-time or telecommuting, to on-site childcare. It was also
reported that some supervisors were more understanding and flexible than others, or that the
employer was flexible because a majority of employees pressed the issue.
• What do you mean when you say "family friendly"? When asked specifically what would
make the work/life/childcare situation better people identified the ability to adjust work
hours and financial assistance as the top choices; followed closely by "a guaranteed space for
my child in childcare" and "on-site childcare provided at my work place:' S4%favored having
childcare close to work or on-site; 30%favored childcare closer to home; less than 3%favored
childcare close to a bus stop or park & ride.
• We have a growing population that is expecting to have babies. When asked about the
number of people currently in the household, compared with their estimate of the number of
people they expect to be in their household in the next five years, the number of people who
reported one dropped from 27 to 19. At the same time the number who reported two people
in their household dropped from 92 to 46. The number who reported three people also
decreased slightly from 106 to 101, while the number reporting four increased from 106 to
156. Overall these changes indicate an anticipated growth in household number indicative of
more children being born. This is note-worthy also compared to the type of housing people
reported living in - 223 people owned or rented afree-market unit, while 115 owned or
rented adeed-restricted unit.
• There is a public good to be had by providing the infrastructure that childcare provides.
People responded both to questions and by their comments about the ability to stay in the
community, to work and to enjoy family life with a high importance of the value of quality
childcare. 69% stated that the lack of childcare could affect their ability to work and stay in the
valley. When asked which factors would most influence their decision to leave the valley, 53%
cited the ability to buy a home; 65% cited the availability of childcare or the cost of childcare.
(Other factors received fewer answers. Respondents could choose up to three answers to this
question.) Childcare has become an expectation for families in much the same way that public
schools and other publicly funded infrastructure is. Childcare is seen as a child development
issue, but also as a workforce and economic issue in the community.
This is the first step in the process of the development of the Childcare Capacity Planning Committee. The end
result will be a long range plan presented to Aspen City Council, other government and businesses for
adoption. Committee members are dedicated to making this a meaningful and active document that will serve
the community by serving our families and children.
October 27, 2009
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How long have you been in the Roaring Fork Valley?
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How would you classify your employment status?
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Does your partner/spouse work in Pitkin County?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
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Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What is the size of your primary employer?
Responses
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1-25 employees
26-SD employees
51-100 employees
100 or more employees
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Do you work from home?
Responses
yes
no
sometimes
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Where do you live?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Where is your primary job?
Responses
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What type of housing do you live in?
Responses
oun - tleetl-restricts
wtm -free marke
rem - tleetl-restricts
rent -free marke
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How many people are in your household?
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How many people do you estimate will be in your household in the next five
years?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How many dependents in your household are under the age of 5?
Responses
3 orm
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What is your total household annual income?
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less than $30,00
between $31,000 and $50,00
between $51,000 and $75,00
between $76,000 and $100,00
between $101,000 and $150,00
between $151,000 and $200,00
more than $200,00
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Do you have a need for licensed childcare?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Does the lack of childcare affect, or will it affect, your ability to work or to stay
in the valley?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What factors would most influence your decision to leave the valley? (Choose
up to 3.)
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What type of childcare do you have? (Check all that apply.)
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What type of childcare would you most prefer?
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
If you do have childcare and receive any sort of financial assistance to help pay
for it, where does it come from? (Check all that apply.)
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Do you have a need for childcare providers who serve special needs children?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
If yes, explain.
• Son is borderline special needs -possible ADH d
• I have a special child.
• My child has developmental delays and autism.
• alot of patients
• Son with spina bifida ~ we had problems finding infant care for him before and
immediately after his spinal surgery and I lost my job I had for 8 years.
• Severe peanut allergy
• behavioral issues
• I have no children, nor will I ever have any children. But I still have a need for
childcare as WE all, as a society, have a need for childreare. Since we all have a
need we also have a need for special needs childcare as there're those w/ those
needs.
• Severe food allergies nad nut free facility
• occupational thereapy and speech therapy for children
• Our son has' been diagnosed with a speech disorder
• My son has Type 1 Diabetes
• Our 9 year old has special needs
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Do you have a need for after-hours or non-traditional hours childcare, now or
in the near future?
Responses
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
If yes, I have a need, pick all that apply:
Responses
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pam-time (less than
weekend days ye
was keno days s
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Would you pay more fora "premium childcare package" that would include
extended hours to accommodate your work schedule?
Responses
n 20 90 60 60 100 120 140
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How far is your childcare from your home (one way travel)?
Responses
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610 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
2110 30
31-40
more than 40
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How far away is it from your work?
Responses
1-5
6-10
11-16
16-20
21-30
31-40
more than 40
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Even if you don't have childcare, what is your ideal place for childcare?
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Explain:
• In case of emergency; means I can spend the most time
I would love to have childcare options that are for 1-2 year olds that are moving
only & are affordable. They are very common in cities but there is nothing like that
here.Because even if you're a stay at home mom you need a way to get a
affordable break
• I spend more time at home than at work
• In case I need to be accessible during the day.
• Do not want to travel highway with kids in car!
• To enable flexibility for family members
• If I am at home I would not need childcare and if it was closer to work if I needed
to rush over for any reason it would be closer.
• CLOSE TO WORJ ENCASE I NEED TO GO AND P/UP EARLY FOR ANY PROBMLEMS
LIKE ILLNESS
It would be nice to travel with my child and to be close in case I am needed.
• I prefer close proximity to my child
• SO I can see my child on my lunch break from work. Also, if anything happened to
my child while he/she was at childcare, so I can respond quickest to the need, I
would want my child to be as close to me as possible.
• Sometimes I don't need to be in the office, so I can work from home. Having
daycare close to home allows more flexibility with what I do with my day.
• If something goes wrong I want to be there.
Close to work, at work, or provided by employer would be ideal!
Its easier to pick up my child if they are sick when they are near my work
• They are taken care of onsite which makes it easy to see them if needed; plus this
saves on extra time commuting if the childcare location is elsewhere.
• Would rather not drive my kid upvalley in the winter -rather be safe in a mid-
valley location.
• If you are sick, you can still get the kids to day care without the drive to work
• I don't like to travel in the winters with my child care commuter kid.
• Convienence
• If there is an issue such as illness, I can quickly reach my child
• I'm nearby if needed
• All these are needed.
• That is tough chose because close to home means less time driving my child in
care especially during the winter and inclimate wheather; however, since I live
30+ minutes from work and home I have to leave work early to get to childcare on
time.
If something comes up in the middle of the day, it would be easy to address it
RFTA into town, drop off kid, go to work, pick up kid, RFTA home
• children are a privelege, a choice and a responsibility. Where one chooses to live is
as well. While children are small, pre K, they should be at home with their parents
• I prefer my childcare to be close to my work in case of an emergency
• I live and work at home, so childcare close by is ideal.
• So I can get there faster if needed
in case of emergency, or to participate in program
• able to pick up right away
• Our childcare is currently near a bus stop and between where my husband and I
work so it is very convienent if one or the other needs to take her.
• If issues arise for children, their working parents want to be near.
• you could commute to work with your kids
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Do you think of your employer as family friendly?
Responses
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
How does your employer support, or not support, families with childcare
needs?
• Flexible if I need to take care of my children
• some onsite care
• flexible schedule
• My employer allows me to bring my children to work with me (I work in childcare)
for free. This is very supportive.
• are flexible with my family needs
• No support
• Flex spending
• flexible schedule
• No childcare provided
• once upn a time SkiCo had child care
• The Aspen School District is working on daycare but..,it is $120 a day for two
children or $2400 amonth--My take home pay is $3200. It is a challenge.
• My main employer is the Ski Company so they have activity options for children
but they do not have ANY company provided childcare options. Being the largest
employer in the valley I would think that shouldn't be the case.
• Lessons in ski school, passes, lesson times simular to school times
• Some flexiability in hours if needed on holidays and when my son is sick.
• We are a childcare facility
• Provides small discount at on-site care
• do not support
• Some flexibility to handle odd hours. with family; flex spending account for
dependent care expenses.
• Flexible, operates a daycare
• no care benefit, no babies at work
• There is child care on site
• When I worked, my employer was not child friendly
• elem age kids hang around our daycare when they have no other place to be
• I am self employed and had my son with me at work until he was 6 months old
• The city manager and dept. head w/ no kids do not understand how difficult it is to
arrange care, not flexible with hours, reprimand for coming in at 8:30 instead of 8
am.
• They work with me when i need it.
• n/a
• We can bring kids to work if it is a emergency!!its a godsend!!!!!!!
• flexible work hours built around school schedule, kids are ok in the office
occasionally
• very flexible in allowing children to come to work if necessary.
• Self-employed, I create a space for her at work.
• Flexible hours
• Flexible to work from home if children are sick
• They allow part-time employees and provide on campus childcare
allows flexible schedule
• flexible w/ schedule
• time off, rearrange schedules
• My employer works with employees very well on all types of issues including
childcare.
• Weekend and evening shifts would present problems.
• By offering part time employment
• new on-site facility for infant/toddlers which is fantastic although teachers did not
receive much of a discount for childcare while working for the Aspen School
District
• VERY limited spaces at the Cottage
• They give three months maternity leave but I am not sure how they support in
other ways but assume that there are many since there are som many parents
with small kids that work here.
• I work for the Aspen School District. They cottage is on campus which is great. I
know that it is expensive and perhaps they could give their employees a good
discount on tuition.
• on-site daycare
five dollars a day off daycare costs
• UNDERSTAND NEED TO TAKE OFF IF NO CHLIDCARE AVAILABLE
I work for the Aspen School District and we provide the Cottage Preschool.
• on site care...leave policies
• They are very supportive and have a child care facility on campus.
• not that i know of
• the cottage is on campus and both my children attended the cottage for 2 years i
work at the aspen school dist
• day care on site, flexible time for new moms, but no pay for time off (no FM LA
pay) is poor at best
• Has a childcare facility
That last answer should really be, "sort of". They support childcare needs because
they have to, but the general ton eis less supportive
• Flexible hours
• provides daycare
• It provides discounts for children's activities
• Family comes first, no question
• She is flexible with scheduling (ie new baby arrival maternal/paternal leave)
• City of Aspen does a good job with flexibility for child care and offering child care
flex spending
Allows telecommuting, will allow sick leave or leaving during work hours to
address family needs
• YES
Having children is frowned upon in my workplace as employees who do not work
additional hours on a regular basis are not valued as highly
My employeer seems to be supportive (generally) of my desires to have a family
and my need to support them. Unfortunately, availability and costs are not
addressed by my employeer.
• seem to provide flexible work schedules
dependant care cafeteria plan. flexible schedule opportunity.
In a pinch I could bring a child to work and not get in trouble (3-4 times a year)
• not sure
• allows some time off for sick children
support
• My employer does not support families with children. There is no childcare offered
or assistance provided. Long hours are required with no regard for families.
Maternity leave only
not sure
• Can Not book care until day of, and that is only offered during the winter
• can be flexible with hours /days off
• They are flexible which schedules.
• they don't
• No insurance option for my kids
• N/A as no one has kids, but don't think would be able to support financially.
• offered available spots to employees first
• flexible schedules
they dont....
• we can use money that we put away from our pay towards childcare
• yes
• I would like to work 30 hrs a wk
I have been able to work from home. And bring him to the office for a couple of
hours when he was a small infant (until he was about 10 months old)
• FMLA
• If needed lets me bring child to work
• Very flexible with sick time to take care of kids
• flex time, general support
• allows me to work 32 hrs/wk; accommodates drop-off/pick-up times in scheduling
meetings; flexibility
• My boss is extremely flexible with me when I need to be with my son.
• Allows part time hours and is considerate of sick child situation
• Allows people to stay home to care for sick children
• sick leave, FMLA, for family members
• the do flex spending forms
We can leave or take off for children at anytime, basically.
Sick time includes all family members.
Discounted ski lessons/ski school
None
my employer allows for dependent care tax free savings of our own money only.
allows me to adjust schedule somewhat to accomodate needs
Works around my schedule and donates to the preschool fund raiser.
They only care that you are there when you need to be. Wether you have kids or
not.
Does not provide childcare on site
penalizes those who require set schedules due to childcare needs -labelled as
inflexible
no special benefits
whenever my famly is sick or needs to go to the doctor my employer lets me take
care of them
let me go down to part-time and bring my baby to work initially
no support
flexible hours, getting out of work at set time to make it to pick up child from
daycare in time
Employer always flexible and supportive of my family and our childcare needs,
including sick days for self or kiddos, and personal days.
I am able to work one day a week from home.
They refer you to assistance, but do not provide assistance, financial or otherwise.
Perhaps my employer can have "preference" somewhere. Oftentimes employees
bring their child(ren) to work.
Need to provide telecommuting for days when school is closed or 1/2 days
flexible schedules
Allows me to arrange my schedule to work with school day schedules
various programs
flexable w/ work hours
City of Aspen allows for flexible hours and telecommuting when possible &
appropriate
This survey is a great start.
If necessary children have been allowed to be at work with their parent for a short
time when there is no easy alternative
Flexibility
Yes
Flexible scheduling
allows employees to work from home when kids can't go to school/daycare
flexible hours
Flexible with sick time
Kids First Program
I am fortunate in that I have some flexibility so that I can work around closures,
etc
Somewhat
Communication of our needs is touched on regularly.
gives me time off as needed (without pay)
self employed
• flexible schedule and dependant childcare plan
• working from home option
• flexible schedule
• Flexible hours, lots of part time options
• I bring my child to work with me once a week. I would prefer to be able to work
from home once a week or go to a flex schedule.
Based on my observation, it does not appear the City supports flexible (i.e.,
telecommuting) and/or part time schedules for individuals w/ children.
• Ability to adjust my work hours
• I am my employer.
• Employer allows flexibility with work schedule.
• Na
• My employer allows flexibility to accomodate my family schedule for not only
childcare needs, but school functions, etc.
• flexible, cooperative schedules to ensure our children are always with one parent
or the other
• lets me work from home and bring baby to the office
• flexible schedule
• She is very flexible when I have to leave work to pick her up by 4:OOpm.
flexible schedule
• Flexible hours for my position. Other employees can use flex-time for
appointments, sporting events, etc. Supervisors understand needs for time-off.
• Very flexible work hours for my position. For other employees there is a flex-time
option where parents can leave for appointments, sports events, etc. and make up
the time later. Supervisors very cooperative with requests for time off.
• Very flexable when child care issues arise
• wellness program
• NA- Neutral on both
• flexible with my hours
• Really neither way
• I'm self-employed, so obviously that's helpful; my husband's job does not do much
to support childcare needs. His hours are very rigid.
• They understand if I have a sick child and cover my shift
• Flexible hours to accommodate appointments, school activities, sickness and
school closures.
• allows felxible schedule
• Flex spending account available for full time employees (but part time needs it
too), family picnic yearly
• flex time, working from home
• personal days, on site childcare
flexible schedule
• flexible schedule
• flexibility
• supports
• Some what flexible- but that is due to three of us with children making it a
requirement.
They do nothing to support employees needs
• flexibity for family issues
• no
they allow me to work part-time (and used to job share), including one day from
home, and give me full benefits
Flexible hours
Do not have enough vacation to take time off when daycare is closed.
allows flex time
• Some schedule flexibility
Flex schedule
Does not other than offering a Cafeteria Program?
Allows me to work from home when I need to stay home with the baby.
allows sick time to take care of family
Seems like few employees have kids ... no help with childcare options or
preference with childcare in the city. Not many part-time opportunities.
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What would help you the most as an employee to make your childcare situation
better, even if you don't have childcare now? (Choose your top two.)
Responses
nothing, i am satisfied with th
in-site childcare provided at m'
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ability to adjust my uwrk hours
ability to wnrkpart-time orjo
ability to work from he
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financial assistance for childc
of
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
On average, how much time do you spend during your work day on managing
childcare (making arrangements, calling to checkup, talking to childcare
providers, etc.)? '
Responses
15 minutes or
half nn hour i
about an
more than an
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
What would it take for you to ride the bus to work and transport your children
to childcare? (Check all that apply.)
Respormet
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Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Explain:
i live in Burlingame and the bus schedule only suits a handful of ppl since it only
runs during rush hour. too risky, you can't count on it when you need it. its a
shame since we pay $60/mo for a bus almost no one can use.
• Bike
• The buses are too crowded for strollers much of the time
• The nature of my job where I need to visit several clients on one day and the fact
that the bus only goes near one of the locations. And the bus takes far too long to
get to my child should there be an emergency.
• kids require "stuff"--especially multiple kids or kids in sports--needing to be in
multiple places at specific times-it's not realistic to expect families to always use
the bus system--it can be done, but it is time consuming.
• Other: If dogs were allowed on the bus.
• The closest bus stop is so far from my house as to be impractical to use.
• EAST ASPEN/YELLOWBRICK AM/PM BUS ROUTE!!!!!!!!
My kid loves the bus!
• her dad is able for the most part to walk her to daycar.
• Bus is usually too full and too much hassle to get our child to and from the bus
stop
• the bus takes longer than my car, and I'm not taking any more time out of my day
away from my kids
If I had a child I would never use the bus as a means of transportation as it just
seems like a huge hassel especially when you have things to carry.
• If you didn't have to wait for late busses in extreme weather
• coordinating child care drop with public transport would add 30-45 minutes per
direction
Easiest to get child home
• Families can't rely on the bus for transportation -what if there is an emergency at
school - I have to catch the bus to get there?
• Currently, I always drive because I don't live on a bus route nor is my childcare
anywhere near a bus route.
• I work 10-12 hours a day. I do not want to add more hours to my already long
day and long commute.
The bus system is inefficient, and a waste of tax payer dollars, I will NEVER use
RFTA
• If childcare facilities are situated at or near my home, work, or related bus stops,
then it makes it more convenient to take RFTA.
• I need my car for work.
the bus does not work with my schedule
• I would happily ride the bus to work, but would more than likely drop my child at
childcare and then go to a Park and Ride to park the car.
• rafta should not accomodate districts that do not pay for the service and
concentrate on the districts that do pay. More express busses direct from
Carbondale.
• buses dont run after 3 am
With a newborn baby too much stuff to carry around.
We live so close that we often walk.
• There is no bus service to my job.
I need my personal car for work and thus cannot take the bus to work
• Driving is part of my needs at work.
My spouse takes her.
• only if the upper valley (old snowmass and up) bus was FREE, like snowmass's
and the ABC.
if the bus was more convenient for my work instead of having to walk more than
1/2 mile r/t conntcting bus not at same times and makes me late .... faster to
walk than wait for the next bus...I have tried it prior to having a child and it was
not doable
• have a job that requires the flexibility of a car, take call for the hospital
• Don't like riding the bus late at night
• Bus service is not near my place of employment
• i need a car at all times with a child these busses are never consistant and I for
sure am not going to wait for a buss that is late in winter with my child
• Door-to-door on bus takes 1 hour/15 minutes; door-to-door with car takes 30-35
minutes
• I ride the bus while my husband drives to daycare and leaves the car at the park n
ride
• there is a bus stop near our current daycare but it is hard to get off the bus to do
the drop-off and then connect with another bus to continue on to work/home.
Also, incase of an emergency, it is nice to just get in the car and go.
• Am able to take my child in the burley for my bike
• I walk to work but if I have kids (which we're trying currently) then I'd walk home,
pick up my car and drive to day care?
• I do not have children but I do believe it would be advantageous to have child care
close to work for those with children.
• unless gas becomes 3 times what it is now it is not worth the time it takes to get
my kid sin the car out of the car on the bus of the bus take them to school- ( 3
differnt places) back on bus to go to work- walk 30 minutes to work and I would
be able tob
• No year-round bus service in Woody Creek!
• There isn't a bus to Ruedi
• Will probably have to drive due to the many locations that I might be working.
• The walk from a bus stop to childcare is several blocks. Allowing a Chariot on the
bus would help save time. If there was an emergency at Wildwood, I'd have to bus
home to pick up my car, then drive up to Wildwood to pick up my son. Free taxi is
good.
• Even though I live close to work and close to day care, I have to take two buses
each way or walk and take one bus, which would be really hard since I cannot fit
the stroller up the stairs in some of the shuttles
• safety at bus stops near the highway is questionable
• need vehicle for work
• There is also no bus stop close to my home.
• I do errands on my way to work and on the way home so driving is more
convenient. I do take the bus if I don't have any errands to run.
• My home, childcare and work are w/in 2 blocks
• My husband is a Aspen teaher and all our kids are on that campus, he needs to
drive due to being a coach
• I bike
• We walk.
• If I use the bus now I have to leave my house two hours before I start work and
take three buses!
• more frequent busses (every 15 rather than 1/2 hour)
• no bus stops near my home
• no bus where we live
I don't currently have child care, but when I did, taking the bus with child was not
an option. There is no way to transport a sick child home at a different time, or to
deal with an injury.
The bus is way too inconvenient when lugging around all the things a baby needs
at daycare. And, the bus can be unreliable. Also, I need to get to my baby
immediately in an emergency, can't wait for a bus.
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
Please share with us any other thoughts you have regarding childcare.
I might be a grandparent soon and may be helping with childcare.
We desperately need more infant care facilities in Aspen. It seems like the City of
Aspen has the money but there is not enough appropriate space.
I think the lack of childcare in this valley is actually a good thing. It means that
parents are being forced to be home with their children. That is the best place for
the children. If we can provide parents with support to stay home and be with
their children, we will find the true meaning of putting the children FIRST!!
Overall, there is not enough. too many ppl waitlisted and struggling to pay for
nannies while they wait for a facility to open up. overall, i am satisfied with
childcare, but i have it so its easy for me to say.
flexibility i..e one day a week opportunity. B e t t e r assistance
I make 45k/year and can barely (my checking account balance is $25) pay for
rent and childcare. Don't give incentives for putting your kid in day care 50 hours
a week. Introduce another factor into the calculation not just a straight line:
income /outlay. Maybe a ratio or factor in costs. Raise the poverty level
calculation basis.
Change the poverty level-I need assistance but do not qualify. Encourage
assistance offered by employers, family days off paid & stop offering the most
assistance to those in day care 5 days-I feel I am punished because I try to be
with my child during the week and not overwhelm him. Get more Nationally
Accredited Educational Care-not babysitters!
we need things for younger kids 1-2 yrs that are available to give stay at home
moms a break for 3-4 hrs at a time. Everything in the valley is all day and a
minimum of 2 day commitment which many moms don't want or need.It would be
nice if we could qualify for financial aid even though I'm a stay at home mom.
Most childcare providers in the valley stuggle financially and with staff. How can
business better support childcare in this valley? If there's not sufficient, quality
childcare ,we'll lose parents who make up the employee workforce.
I have sent my child to daycare since she was six months old. My husband and I
both need to work to live here and we would of had to leave had I not been able to
get childcare as we had no family in the valley.
I am currently pregnant with our first child and am having a difficult time finding
daycare. I'm even eight months away from needing it and it's hard. I find it very
dissapointing to live in a resort community, working in the hospitality industry and
have no extended hours or weekend daycare options besides having to hire a
nanny or babysitter which are both very expensive. The price for daycare is high
as well and is making the thought of staying here in the valley seemingly hard to
accomplish. We are currently renting and not sure if we'll be able to purchase
because of the cost of living in this valley. It would be ideal for my company to
offer daycare services and would make sense since they are the largest employer
in the area.
As a soon to be married woman, I am thinking of starting my own family. Between
how hard it is to own my own home in the valley and how hard it is to manage and
coordinate childcare, I am considering moving to another location-which is very
frustrating for me since I am an Aspen Native and this is where my immediate
family lives.
I am director qualified and if there is really a need, I do have some ideas for a
possible new business venture.
• SO expensive.
I have a nanny who takes care of my infant son and 2 year old daughter 40 hours
per week, which gets me only 4 days of care because I live in Basalt and need 10
hours of care to put in 8 hours of work up in Aspen. I also pay for preschool for my
daughter two days per week. As my infant son enters preschool, what I will really
need is a person or place to take care of my kids in the gap -- the gap between
school hours and my work hours. I have a nanny because I like having one-on-one
or one-on-two care, which is something I cannot find with infant day care centers.
I'd use a facility that had a 2:1 caregiver to child ratio and would expect to pay
more for it (but less than what I pay my nanny). Thank you for conducting this
survey.
• Though I don't require childcare anymore I did a few years ago. I think the cost of
childcare in this area is out of control and facilities take advantage of the limited
availablity of childcare by charging outrageous prices. The idea of a premium
childcare package insinuates one child would receive better care than another.
Childcare is not a cable package. I think that would also tend to make childcare
facilities choose who they will take based on who is willing to pay top dollar, thus
excluding low-income families from obtaining childcare. We all know the mighty
dollar rules in this valley.
The cost of child care in Asen is way beyond what working parents can afford if
they have two or more children. They might as wll stay home than their whole
salaries go to paying for child care and we all know there are may situations where
both parents need to work. Though I do not have children who need child care I
work at the Aspen schol district and know many parents who are stressing
because child care is so expensive. Child care should be subsidized by the city's
.04% of the sales tax like it was supposed to be so it can be affordable for working
parents. I hope there will a action to make it affordable. Thank yu for aking the
tim to survey public opion on daycar.
• Preschool avaiable does little to accomodate parents who work in tourist industry.
They close at 5pm and open at Sam take holidays off and shut down during
"school" vacations. For example, during our communities busiest season,
Christmas, our resturants, retail, and hospitality industry workers are left high and
dry...leaving to scramble to make arrangements during an already stressful time!
This is rediculous - it doesn't help our community workers stay happy and
insequently productive industries.
• Simply not enough providers in teh valley. We need to accomadate caregivers with
affordable housing.
• I chose to leave my career to stay at home with our kids, but it would be nice at
times to be able to participate in a drop-in child care service (that was good) or
have a pool of certified babysitters. Thank you
• I work in day care and totally support all the efforts to make it more
available/affordable for working families.
• I wish i could get financial assistance. To pay for child care and living expenses is
almost impossible her in the valley.
• I am a grandparent who still works and on days off watch my grandkids. This
valley needs to think more of the family unit in general. It is so difficult to manage
a job here and have reasonable daycare costs. It is a killer when you have more
then one child.
• As a realtor, I know that there is a huge need for affordable childcare. As a PTA
parent, I know there is an enormous need to get Spanish-speaking children into
english-speaking learning environments ASAP- these latino kids are coming to
public school kindergarten with 3-4 year old language skills (Spanish vocabulary
skills are very low and many of them do not speak a word of English and they are
immediatley behind in school from Day 1)- it's an incredibly sad situation, they are
failing in kindergarten and that lowers the standards for education for every child
in the school as a result.
I feel Aspen is doing the best of all jurisdictions on childcare.
• our son is now 16. When he was young, we loved having choices of childcare at
the Yellow brick school. Seems like infant care was scarce in those early years.
It needs to be less expensive
• this is an incredibley expensive valley for childcare! Ouch!
• The early childhood years are critical so it is important that our communitiy does
everything possible to provide quality care for our infants and toddlers.
• I do not know how families manage childcare here in Aspen. I did not move here
until my daughter was three, so it was relatively easy, but I only had one option
that was open early enough for me.
WHEN I WAS USING CHILDCARE I DID NOT LIKE HAVING TO TAKE SOME DAYS
OFF BECAUSE THE CHILDCARE PLACE WAS CLOSED FOR VACATION OR A DAY OR
TWO BEFORE A HOLIDAY.
I have a degree in Human Development and Family Studies and have worked in
various child care centers through out thee valley so I understand the need for
more child care in the Valley.
This is something I (hopefully) will need in the future and the outlook is fairly
bleak. The cottage at the school district is hopeful, but there are only so many kids
they can take. The cost is incredible, so it seems like parents that both work
almost break even after their take home wages pay the child care bills.
Child care is an important issue in the Roaring Fork Valley. I hope more child care
facilities can be made available to parents of small children and that they can be
funded at least in part by other sources than the parents.
• Financial assistance from Kids First is a joke. To qualify as a family you have to be
so poor that you wouldn't be able to live here in the first place. Financial
assistance should go straight to the centers to help with operational costs so daily
fees can come down. Teachers need to be paid more competitive wages to
encourage longer tenure and consistency. It's hard enough to put your child in the
hands of others, let alone a facility with high teacher turnover because they can't
afford the job. It's the kids who end up suffering.
• Important for employers to have good childcare in the upper valley
• My boss is not family friendly. I stress to get my child to day care in Aspen and
make it to work before Sam. he is not forgiving and understanding of the morning
schedule of a parent. I love my job and this may cause me to leave it. It makes
me very upset.
• Kids first is a fabulous program and I have always enjoyed working with them
• Good luck with all the hard work. I use the day camps in the summers for grand
kid visits so not much other need for child care.
• Thank you for considering child care needs.
• In a company as large as the one i work for, i think in-house childcare would be
the ultimate employee benefit
• The hours are the biggest challenge. My wife and work 8-5 Monday -Friday, and
yet the daycare we are entering is from 8-4, this make it very difficult for us from
a schedule standpoint. How do we drop our son and be on time? How do we pick
up our son if we work until 5? Also - it is a massive expense to pay for childcare
here -very diffuclt place to raise a family.
• We will have 2 children in daycare starting in April or May. Not only is there no
availability for infants (under 1 year), costs are high and thinking of spending
upwards of $25K on daycare per year (for 4 days a week) and still struggling to
get an 8 hour day of work between drop off and pick up is almost unrealisitic given
our household income (which would put us just outside of any eligibility for
financial assistance). It seems the most feasilbe route to take with 2 children is to
get an AuPair. Any suggestions you have as alternatives to the high cost and
inconvenience when commuting is a reality would be appreciated!
• Anything that can be done to help families in this valley -like childcare will have a
positive impact on the backbone of this community.
• This survey would have been great 15 years ago when I had 3 small children
because I was desperate for help with childcare. Because of the expense of and/or
lack of childcare I had to work my schedule around my husbands schedule so that
the two of us were able to care for our children which meant never seeing
eachother. A very difficult way to maintain a marriage. I'm glad that you are at
least looking at this issue.
• Childcare is a huge issue here! I was put on all the waiting lists for every day care
in the valley when I was 3 months pregnant. Now my child is 7 months old and I
will finally have the day care schedule that works for me beginning next week! I
have juggled my schedule, spent entirely too much money on babysitters, and
have had family come out to help with childcare. It has really been a stuggle. It's
difficult enough to survive in this valley when you consider the cost of living and
the average wages, add to that high day care prices and you really start to wonder
whether you can make it here. Also, this is a resort town and many people work in
the hospitality industry -however there are no day care options available on
weekends, evenings, or holidays. This is a family friendly place as long as you
work 9-5 Monday though Friday.
• If the City of Aspen and Pitkin County are committed to build the local community,
then their efforts surrounding zoning for free market/affordable housing, schools
and childcare should coincide. Children ARE the future!
• I have twins so it makes it difficut.
• My son is now in grade school but my husband and I struggled to juggle schedules
in order for our son to not have to be in daycare (I work at night, my husband
works during the day). We found preschool through Kid's First and were very
happy with both places he attended over 3 years from age 2-5.
I am interested in learning more about becoming a licensed childcare provider
mid-valley. I think there is a huge demand and feel that the gap in the market is
big enough to warrant further investigation. My biggest concern as a current small
business owner is whether there is sufficient support from the government
authorities to assist in the business.
Shift work and changing shifts every month is not compatable with child care in
thsi valley
I would like to have more options regarding: facility on its own times (half day in
the morning or in the afternoon) cost
I am surprised that AVH did not build daycare center with its new renovation
project. Too many people who live DV place their kids in Aspen daycares there is
no room for the Aspen kids.
One of the problems with daycare now is that if your kids are sick and miss a day,
you pay anyway. I understand the reasons for that, but it would help to have
financial assistance for those "wasted" days. That might help keep sick kids from
showing up.
I believe in this valley and the employee housing Kids First should re-evaluate who
can get help. Employee housing is not cheap anymore
We were very lucky to obtain a space at the ELC when we needed it and have
been very happy with our experience. But I know it is not always so easy, and
many do not have the flexibility that I am afforded in my job.
This is a completely ridiculous idea. There is no way we could bring our child to
daycare and then make it to work riding a bus. Anyone that thinks this is an easy
task clearly does not have kids. The timing of on a sunny day, much less in the
snow, would be a magical accomplishment. Then after dropping our child off we
would need to walk into work and do all for this on time. When you have a child
you can never predict how each day will go much less each moment. Then if
anything happens that requires that we pick our child up early we would have to
arrange an emergency car...not happening. Our child has had health issues and we
are not going to take the time to arrange a car to pick us up to make sure he is
ok. We already pay over a $100 a month (with our city council clearly not thinking
of people with kids) to park our car so that we can get to our child at any moment.
I am so sick of this town being so unfriendly to people with kids. A dog, sure have
whatever you need, but a kid, no way.
Childcare near place of work or at work is most convenient so that I could stop by
during my lunch break to watch them. I am so glad that you are doing this survey
so that the services will improve by the time I have children.
Childcare is a important thing to a growing child. There is not enough room in
Aspen/Snowmass for all the children at these daycares. Also we have to volunteer
20 hours a month to the school, not counting all of our required fundraisers,
auctions, bbgs, etc. These schools seem to not appreciate the fact that parents
work, and the board (of this school) has mostly stay at home mom's on it that
take their children to school anyway. My wife and I both work, and kill ourselves
sometimes to meet the needs of our volunteer work, because if we dont meet
those requirements than we have to pay MORE money. Its rediculous, but we dont
have a choice
Its very difficult for locals to have limited options. The current rate for childcare is
$52.00 a day thats $260.00 a month, and thats for only one child. I think that
families tend to last in a job setting longer than singles, they have more at stack.
But this county makes it very difficult to afford childcare much less even get on
the waiting list to get into childcare.
• IT WOULD BE GREAT IF GRANDPARENTS COULD HELP THEIR FAMILIES BY USING
A CHILDCARE AT THEIR OWN WORK PLACE. IT WOULD HELP OUT GREATLY TO
TAKE SOME OF THE BURDEN FROM WORKING PARENTS.
• it was a tragity Pitkin County and Aspen Medical foundation allowed the little feats
in the com health building to close. 1/2 days, both early and late would be my only
interest.
• my child 'is very persistant and with what I do I am scared of shaken baby, and
other abuses that may happen. Also it is very expensive and not enough avlability
and flexablilty. I also am concerned on what my child is learning and exploring or
not. So my husband and I have made sacrafices to be home with our child to give
him the best we can. Financially...it is hard to live here on a normal bases and
think about a future (college or retirement), example the catagory housing and the
return on investment not being there and the caps on income and assets
sometimes I think Aspen only wants an upper and a lower class and none in
between(or you can live way down valley and drive further taking more family
time away)...and yes I agree we don't live here for the reasonable cost of living it
is for everything else; but it would be nice to get a little ahead, however there is
no cost of living. or expendature adjustments (example rising cost of food,
healthcre, etc. at my work and we finally got performance raises only there is no
cost of living adjustment even if we did not get performance raise.
• A huge issue I'm noticing (as being an aunt, and my sister has been facing the
child care issue) is affordable, in-home, childcare.
• infant childcare seems to be the most difficutls for parents to find. I am a
pediatrician and constantly see parents struggle with that my kids are school age
and having a place they can go until 6:30 or 7:00 would alleviate my need for a
nanny.
• affordable, have work to pay for it. Am very impressed with the quaility of Blue
Lake Preschool. Wish the teachers could get better benefits like affordable health
care.
• I think the prices are a little steep. Having to pay $700 a month for only 12 days is
ridiculous.
• Very expensive and very hard to find high quality daycare in the valley. Feel very
fortunate to have found a great place for my kids - eventhough it is so far away
from my workplace.,
• I think it is amazing in this valley.
• I am currently 10 weeks pregnant and I am on all of the waiting lists in Aspen for
childcare and have been told by them all my chances of getting in are slim to
none.
• The waiting lists and fees are prohibitive no matter where you look in the valley.
• the price of day care in extremely high in this valley compared to denver.
• There are already too many liberties given to employees with children where
employees without children have to take up the slack for those who do. Time off,
work scheduals, and special considerations are already in favor of the employee(s)
with children. Single status employees have to work late, work on holidays, and
always get called in when an employee with children is unable to, and with out any
sort of penalty. A very unfortunate balance where the favor is for employees with
children.
• I have a 4 year old in childcare and it has been great but I am about to have a
baby and I am very concerned that I will not be able to find child care so I will not
be able to keep my job. I lived in Summit County before and my employer
provided child care for only $29 a day - it was perfect.
• if i were to use childcare i would like onsite care so that i would know who was
caring for my child and i could also stop by throughout the day
• With no family to help, it is incredibly difficult to work with daycare when you work
in a 7 day week job. The cost is incredible, and keeps increasing. Combine this
with other costs, and not recieving any pay raises it is very difficult ti even look at
having more than one child.
• The need for additional child care is recognized, but it seems that the problem
persists. Groups and committees form and public input is taken, but what is
produced? Inevitably, it is left up to the family who will likely survive the
headache. Also, the cost is astronomical even compared to valley wages. The give
and take seems like all take -especially when younger generations are trying to
build a family where they have resided for 7+ years. Employers attempt to assist
with housing and perhaps daycare but somehow it doesn't seem to hit the target
with the need. Address this matter immediately before shelling out more money to
market tourists to visit. Take care of those who make this valley their livelihood
and their home.
After school programs downvalley do not exist. Difficult to work in Aspen, have
kids in Basalt and no options for aftershool care. We live in CDale. Most parents
have their children ride RFfA to get home. I feel my kids are too young. School
shuttle bus would be a great idea and green initiative. I know many families who
live outside of the district and would pay for this service.
Being a single mother I had to change my profession to be able to care for my
child. Childcare was limited, expensive and I had no immediate family in the area
to help. The valley definitely needs to address the issue of childcare. It is very
stressful situation for any parent.
• I think the childcare that is provided in the valley for toddlers is high quality but
would be worried if I had to find care for an infant -too few spots and not ideal
settings. If I had another child, would probably need to get a nanny.
• I have no children, however I took this survey because I respect the value of
statistics and feel childcare is an important issue in the valley. Thank you for the
opportunity to share my opinion.
• There is obviously a lack of childcare facilities in the Valley, and the cost of
childcare almost doesn't make it worth while to go back to work because your
paycheck goes straight to childcare. It seems one has to get on a waiting list
before they're even pregnant. Childcare in the Valley has been the largest
deterrent for my husband and I to start a family because we cannot afford it, nor
can we afford to have one of us stay at home full-time until the child is in school.
• The quality of childcare seems good...I think we just need more availability, ways
to make it more affordable for working families, and ways to attract and retain
quality providers. The Yellow Brick building also is in need of renovation to make it
nicer for kids.
• I have heard about companies that provide on-site childcare/facility. I think that
would be a great idea if not only for the closeness to the child.
• I have relatives who do have child care needs and hope that your survey will help
to see that the need is great.
• We all need to be responsible for providing childcare. I support federal legislation
to require employers to provide on site childcare or pay into a system to get out of
requirement. I support raises property and sales taxes locally to provide more
childcare. We all benefit from the existence of children and we all benefit from
having parents work so therefore we should all pay for childcare.
• The Au Pair program offered through US Visa programs is ideal and would like to
see more families use it. It is a reasonable price,(about $150 per week for 35
hours or childcare/week, plus provide a bedroom and make welcome into the
family) adds a "family" member to the community, an international one at that,
establishes life long relations with young people from other countries, builds
language skills and tolerance for difference. Great for young children, a boon to
busy parents (talk about flexible!). If more used Au pairs you might have enough
center capacity.
• Childcare is very difficult in this Valley because there is such a high demand with
very few viable options that I often feel like the establishment is interviewing me
and not the other way around, additionally the childcare centers greatly lack in the
quality that they provide in regards to directors, teachers, facilities, and overall
child experience. Like everything in this Valley prices have become so inflated that
the price of in-home care for infants and childcare centers barley justify working.
• There does appear to be a shortage of good childcare in the valley, particulary for
infants. And the affordablity is also an issue. I work with low income at risk
mothers and have a daughter who is a single parent. All of them will remain low
income as long as they must pay such a premium for childcare. My daughter has
managed to provide a trade by teaching ballet a couple of hours a week to her
daycare in exchange for days of care, but cannot afford additional days. This is
where I have helped out but that limits my ability to work as well. I don't believe
the problem is specific for just this area but is a problem all over the country.
Because I have been involved with providing these services in the past I also
understand the issues of paying for good teachers and the expense of caring for
children. I don't feel it is the responsibiltiy of the government to assist but it
should be the responsibility of the community to help families. That is if the
community wants to encourage families to live and work in their community. It is
also amazing how professionals in this community struggle as well and if they
leave it could make the difference between having a thriving community or not.
• We've been fortunate to have good in-home care for over three years, and we
easily found spots at Solara now that my twins are ready for preschool. However,
with twins, it's just ridiculously expensive -almost $20,000 a year for only three
days a week. We can afford it, but I know there are a lot of people out there who
can't.
• It is unbelievable that the only child care facility in Snowmass is the LRSH. There
are so many families with young children and a no day care for the kids... It
makes life really hard for young families. I had no day care for my son's first year
and I could not work until he turned 1!!!!!
• Kids First has helped us out tremendously over the few years our kids have
needed childcare. Without them, we would not have been able to send them and
would probably not have been able to keep our current jobs. So a "BIG THANKS"
to them.
• I feel strongly that our government and private businesses are not responsible for
the care of young children. Parents take this responsibility on when they choose to
have children. Employers who are family friendly get the best employees and the
most productivity. This doesn't come from government mandates.
• I'm having a baby on October 28th this year and i will need a day care/childcare.
We don't have many options around here and if i don't find some place and that i
can pay it, i will need to move to another city.
• It is very difficult as a single mom to make sure that you can pick up and drop off
your child at a safe Pre-School. I am very lucky that I got into to the place where
we currently go to school and have a close relationship with the owner. It is also
very difficult to work full time and afford to send your child to school full time. At
this time my mother is staying with my daughter 3 days a week in order for us to
afford the two days that she does attend school.
• My Wife and I have made sacrifices to keep our children at home. even though, we
at times, both had to work. To us the Host important thing that you can give to
your children is family support and a stable home life. We personally do not
believe in daycare for your children. We are teaching our children the same
concepts concerning childcare.
• prices are very high and hours are not flexible.
• I don't know if availability of childcare is as much as issue as the quality of
childcare available. Wildwood is the model for childcare where respect and love is
a priority. When I visited the infant rooms in the Red Brick, I found them to be
sterile environments where policies and procedures were valued more than a
caring environment. I think the overall childcare philosophy in the valley needs to
be examined.
• Childcare is an important issue. I only found child care by the skin of my teeth
when my children were smaller. There was a time when there wasn't enough care
although the economy may have changed that.
• It is not about location as it is about quality: Reasonable and flexible hours are
more important as is consistency
• I'm currently looking for apart-time job and have one child in childcare one day a
week. I will need to add 1 to 2 more days of childcare a week for him and then
also enroll my 9 month old in childcare for the same amount of days. My current
childcare situation (Solara) is a wonderful place, although the most expensive in
the mid-valley, and my older son is happy there, but they do not take children
under 2. So, I will likely have to move my older son to a new center to
accomodate my younger one. I will have to make at least $200 a day, after taxes,
to make it worth having kids in childcare. Not sure if that's possible with apart-
time job! Fitting all the pieces of the puzzzle together is a tricky thing to do in this
valley when you don't have any family nearby. The RFV is the most incredible
place to raise children and my husband and I don't want to leave. We appreciate
the efforts that you are making, beginning with this survey. It's a great discussion
to have and I'd be happy to answer any more questions. Thanks!!
• The most frustrating part of childcare to me was the initial search. The various
facilities take your calls to get put on "waitlists" and then you never hear back.
Roaring Fork Kids was HORRIBLE about this. ELC much, much better. I had to turn
down 2 different jobs after my child was born because I couldn't get space in
childcare in time, and couldn't afford to hire a nanny or babysitter instead. I
actually had accepted a job, been told I had a spot in Roaring Fork Kids, and then
had to go back to the employer to say it wasn't going to work. Given that this all
happened after being on the waitlist for months, that it happened as the economy
was tanking, and that I STILL have never heard back from Roaring Fork Kids, it's
pretty annoying. We are now very happily enrolled at the ELC. Our next child (to
be born in the fall) is on the waitlist for a spot there, and we're very, very content
with our childcare situation. The only challenge currently is the cost and the make-
up policy which is so, so difficult. Sickness spreads like wildfire at those daycare
facilities, and it's pretty hard to keep a job when you lose the work hours (because
your child is sick) and it's made difficult to get make-up time at daycare.
• I am so thankful to receive financial aid through Kids First. We could not afford
child care if it was not for the assistance.
• More on the bus issue: Let's start with bus drivers: they never offer to help to fold
up the seats to make room for a stroller, nor do they wait until all kids (and
parent) are safely sitting before driving off. The drivers that do request strollers be
collapsed never offer to hold the infants while mom collapses the stroller. And the
same holds true when it's time to get off and you're holding up the whole bus!
Riders are not considerate toward parents riding with strollers, either. Nothing like
getting dirty looks from a rider because they have to walk around your stroller
because the front seats are in use and can't be folded up. Any of you tried getting
on a bus full of music students? Until the kids are old enough to carry their own
gear, I'll need an extra set of hands to help with the stroller, bus seats, the lunch
box, diaper bag, my own lunch, work and purse before I can use the bus to get to
day care!!
• I have one child in part time care and he loves it and thrives there. However, it's
open 8 - 4 and then closed on all school holidays right when I'm working the most
with my tourism related jobs. I then have to pay a LOT for babysitters to fill the
gaps. It's a mess and a lot of money for us and sometimes I end up not working
when I really need to. Now we have another baby on the way and we are so
unsure of what we are going to do -how can I work??? It's frustrating and
frightening as we love it here and want to make our business and professions work
here WITH having a family.
• i would love more info on in home nanny share. We'll have a newborn that needs
care from 3 months - 1 year and I need to get it in an affordable way. Thanks
• Childcare is so expensive!! I'm a mom who works in Aspen, but not very wealthy
like many of our Aspen locals. It is hard to come up with that gross amount of $$
for childcare, I'd be working just to pay for my childcare, and in that case I'd
rather not work at all (not that I can). I'll have to apply for financial aid to see if
they can help with my two kids. It's ridiculous how expensive it is, yet I know at
the yellow brick center they have great care, and activities for children, Which is
what it Want for mine, yet it seems impossible to have them BOTH at the
daycare...
There is always room for good daycare, just need to find it and be able to work
and pay for daycare. Thus making enough to pay bills and live in the area
The biggest challenge is getting there by 5.30pm to pick up 2 kids in Basalt when I
work in Aspen until at least 5/5.30pm. I have to rely on others to pick up my kids.
It is very expensive x 2!
I love our program but spend more for it. Small, dependable, consistent and
nurturing. The child isn't moved up to a new room and new people, instead they
all stay together as a group with same teacher and the room progressing as they
do. What I see with the other facilities is that the child is moved up whether ready
or not to make room for a new baby to come in. There isn't enough childcare
around for infants or toddlers that accommodate seasonal or tourist industry
trades, nor for normal working hours.
to expensive and hours are not long enought. Pj
I support efforts to increase available and affordable child care in Aspen for both
persons who live in town, and for those who travel to Aspen and work here. It is
an important community asset for local business, as well as for parents.
We do need more options and they need to be of high quality. Small classes and
good ratios of children to care providers. The facilities should be a combination of
some close to work and some close to residential areas.
Total Number of Responses for this Item: 355
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THE CITY OF ASPEN
PRESS RELEASE
Results of Childcare Survey Announced
Most Employers Considered `Family Friendly'
Contact: Shirley Ritter, Kids First director, 970-920-5370, or via a-mail at
Shirley Ritter<a~ci.aspen.co.us
ASPEN, COLO. (Oct. 26, 2009) - A group of businesses, parents, governmental
organizations and others is working to increase the availability of quality and
sustainable childcare for kids with parents that live/work in Pitkin County. The
Childcare Capacity Planning Committee recently completed a childcare survey as
part of their efforts to further understand the issue and received more than 350
responses from around the Roaring Fork Valley.
"Perhaps what was most positive, in terms of survey results, is that a whopping 70
percent of survey respondents told us they felt their employers were family friendly,"
said Shirley Ritter, Kids First director. "The Number One reason that was given was
that their employers were `flexible,' and that's a fairly low-cost and easy way to help
the issues around childcare for working parents."
Respondents also desired financial assistance for childcare and guaranteed spots in
childcare as other top ways to help them as employees.
In September of 2009, there were only 241icensed spaces for infants in Pitkin
County, and yet in 2008, Aspen Valley Hospital recorded roughly 300 births. And
survey respondents, most of which lived and worked in Aspen, estimated their
households would be growing in the next five years.
Of the respondents, 60 percent indicated that a lack of childcare would affect their
ability to work or stay in the valley.
"Not surprisingly, when asked which factors would most influence their decision to
leave the valley, 53 percent cited the ability to buy a home, but 55 pdreent cited the
availability or cost of childcare as a main reason to leave," Ritter said. "Childcare is
very much a workforce and an economic issue in this community."
Childcare, particularly infant childcare, is not amoney-making business in Aspen,
with viability proving an impossibility without some sort of subsidization. The
Childcare Capacity Planning Group is working on ways to develop along-range plan
to address childcare capacity using community representation and fostering
partnerships among several employers/businesses to address the serious shortage of
childcare spaces, specifically for the infant and toddler ages.
The Childcare Capacity Planning Committee was convened by Kids First and the
City of Aspen. The group plans to continue it work and will be reaching out to the
community through other mechanisms as it moves forward.
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