1. English 212: Technical Writing Shayla Scott

2.  Introduction  Criteria  Methods  Research Results  Conclusions  Recommendations

3.  Researched to find out if Alaska would benefit from a low-income childcare center  To see if it is feasible to build a building or have the state fund a building for the childcare center  Researched the costs of childcare  Surveyed peoples opinions on whether they think a childcare center would be beneficial

4.  Can Alaska fund a building for a childcare center?  Do families in Alaska need a low-income childcare center?  Do people agree that the cost of childcare worldwide is to expensive?  Where would the best location be in Alaska to have a childcare center?

5.  I have completed research on how much childcare costs  I have completed research on what the state has to offer in assistance to childcare  I have completed research on what the state has to offer people who get licensed in childcare  I have completed research on the cost of a minimum wage workers salary  I have completed research on a proposed plan the state of Alaska has to offer in regards to temporary assistance for needy families  I have completed research for the need of good quality daycare in Alaska  I have surveyed students on whether they think a low-income childcare facility in Alaska would be feasible

6.  Majority of people that I surveyed agreed Anchorage needs a low-income childcare facility  The majority of people said that the cost of childcare depends on the number of children  Majority thought midtown would be the best location in Anchorage to have a facility  There are resources available for parents who cannot afford childcare such as childcare assistance  Some families pay as much as 1,000 dollars a month to take their children to childcare  Many parents cannot afford to take their children to childcare so they stay home and in turn some have to go on welfare

7.  Alaska would benefit from a low-income childcare  Parents could go to work with a low- income childcare facility available  Majority of people agree that childcare costs are too high or is increasingly expensive as the number of children who attend childcare grows  8 million dollars a year is spent on temporary assistance- for needy families for their childcare costs

8.  Raise money to support a childcare facility  Find out how much childcare centers charge for a month of full-time/part-time childcare  Look more into the details of Alaska’s budget to see if funding a childcare center is an option for multiple locations  See if there are resources for the volunteers or professionals to get paid (who will be working at the low-income childcare center)  Hire trained professionals to oversee and train the volunteers in helping run a daycare facility  Ask the state for funds to build numerous low- income childcare facilities