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ALLOCATING PUBLIC REVENUES HIGHER EDUCATION CHILDREN’S CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IN BOULDER (COLORADO) DESCRIPTION The Children’s Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder is operated by the University’s Housing Department and is located in the Family Housing Complex. Both direct and in–kind subsidy for the center is provided by the Housing Department. WHEN ESTABLISHED The program began in 1975. ANNUAL AMOUNT In 1998, the Housing Department provided the Children’s Center with a direct subsidy of approximately $100,000. Additional in–kind subsidy also was provided. SERVICES FUNDED Housing Department funds support the ongoing operations of the center as well as one–time capital and equipment costs. Children’s Center staff are employees of the University Housing Department. OTHER SITES WITH SIMILAR STRATEGIES A number of other campuses follow this model—although with some variation—including Colorado State University at Denver and the University of Michigan. Erie County Community College in Buffalo, New York, uses the college’s Auxiliary Services Corporation to manage the child care centers. This allows the college to apply revenues from food sales and other student activities to help offset the cost of campus–based child care. For more information on the auxiliary services approach, contact Jerry Voskerichian at (716) 851 1260. CONTACT Jo Copeland Director The Children’s Center 2202 Araphahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80302 Phone (303) 492 6185 Fax (303) 492 1080 E–mail jcopeland@housing.colorado.edu HOW FUNDS DISTRIBUTED The basic operating subsidy is transferred by the Housing Department to the Children’s Center budget monthly. Additional services such as food, maintenance and supplies are charged back to the Housing Department. Services such as janitorial and occupancy costs are free of charge. POPULATION SERVED The Children’s Center gives priority, and charges the lowest rate, to children of families who live in student housing. The families of off-campus students receive second priority, and pay a higher, but still subsidized, rate. Staff and faculty are third priority and pay the full price. The center is located at two sites, has four programs and serves approximately 210 children, 12 months to 5 years of age. Approximately 75 percent of the children in the center are from student families, and 50 percent live in student housing. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS • The strategy allows the college to apply revenues from housing to help offset the cost of campus–based child care in a planned, intentional manner. It also provides the Children’s Center with some financial stability. The center is viewed as an integral part of the Housing Department. • Because staff at the child care center are employees of the university, they receive full employee benefits comparable to other university employees. 97
FINANCIAL AID, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ (CALIFORNIA) DESCRIPTION Financial aid policy allows student parents who incur child care costs to become eligible for a higher level of financial aid. WHEN ESTABLISHED The precise year this policy was established is unknown. It has been in place on the campus for at least 10 years. ANNUAL AMOUNT It is estimated that only 1 or 2 percent of all students who receive financial aid at the University of California at Santa Cruz are student parents who report child care expenses. Funds to support the child care portion of a financial aid package at the university are drawn from a combination of state and federal funds as well as student educational fees. SERVICES FUNDED Up to $550 per month for infants and up to $450 per month for each child 1 through 6 years old is added to the standard monthly budget when determining need for financial aid. Students must provide documentation of the actual child care costs they incur. Students may claim expenses for any form of legal child care. HOW FUNDS DISTRIBUTED expects to incur for dependent care are included in the handbook as allowable costs that can be included when determining the student’s financial need. • The child care deduction will not always result in an increased financial aid award. In many cases there is a cap on the total amount of financial aid a student may receive, and low–income students often reach this cap prior to adding child care costs to the list of allowable expenses. • Although a child care expense deduction can help to increase a financial aid award, the deduction does not result in a dollar–for–dollar repayment of child care expenses. OTHER SITES WITH SIMILAR STRATEGIES Since the federal government sanctions this practice in its official financial aid handbook, it is likely that many colleges and universities include child care costs when determining need for financial aid. CONTACT Ann Draper University of California Santa Cruz 201 Hahn Student Services Building Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone (831) 459 4358 Fax (831) 459 4631 E–mail ann@cats.ucsc.edu Eligible student parents receive a larger financial aid package. If the child is less than 6 years old, 50 percent of the additional aid (i.e. the portion of the aid package that is attributable to child care costs) is provided as scholarship and 50 percent is provided as a loan. If the child is 6 or older, 100 percent of the additional aid is provided as a loan. POPULATION SERVED Student parents who attend the University of California at Santa Cruz are the beneficiaries of this program. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS • Each year the federal Department of Education publishes The Student Financial Aid Handbook, which is designed to help financial aid administrators determine whether a particular student is eligible for financial aid from the department’s student financial assistance programs. The guidance provided by this book typically governs policy for a wide range of federal sources of financial aid. Although colleges and universities decide how to spend their own financial aid funds, they typically follow federal regulations in awarding these funds, as well. Costs that the student 98
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