1. C SUB C hildren’s C enter

2. IntroductionIntroduction

3. Introduction CSUB Children’s Center –On-site childcare center –Serving the needs of campus students and staff Current Enrollment of Children’s Center –150 children –52 on waiting list (28 2-year olds) Priority Enrollment –Low income students CSUB Enrollment - 6633

4. Introduction (con’t) Children’s Center –Started by students who had a need for on-site campus childcare –For 20 years CSUB Children’s Center has enabled students to complete their education while providing quality childcare –Received its 4 th accreditation in 2000

5. Introduction (con’t) Intended Project –Create and implement survey to students and staff –Assess needs of future childcare –Continue providing a quality childcare environment

6. Introduction (con’t) Mattel’s Children Foundation –Project fits or matches requirements –501(c)(3) public charity that serves children in need –Grant of $5000 meets goal to complete survey –Children’s Center operating budget less than $1 million –After survey Children Center will be able to design program that best fits the needs of CSUB community

7. Needs Statement

8. Goals and Objectives

9. Goal 1 Encourage current CSUB students to stay in school by improving the current on campus child care center “CSUB Children’s Center”.

10. Objectives 1.1 –Increase the number of CSUB students with children utilizing the on campus child care center;

11. Goal 2 Expand the services provided to current CSUB students by broadening services provided by the child care center “CSUB Children’s Center”.

12. Objectives Develop an infant care program to accommodate 9 infants and toddlers under the age of 2 within 1 year; Increase hours of operation to include evening and weekends totaling 20 additional hours per week; Add two more classrooms within the next two years

13. MethodsMethods

14. Evaluation Plan

15. BudgetBudget

16. Proposed Budget

17. Mattel’s Children’s Foundation Grant’s range from $5000 to $25,000 Accepts unsolicited applications for funds Foundations mission focuses on direct service to children up to 12 years old Application organizations must have operating budget of less than $1 million Considers 2 types of grants –Program specific –Administrative and operating costs