MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHILD

CARE CENTER

Overview◦New Non-profit

◦Merging Child Care Lab and Child Development Center

◦ Board of Directors◦ Executive Director

◦ Expansion of Fairview Building◦ Or purchase of 525 N. University Dr. Building

◦ Expansion of Experiential Learning Program for Early Childhood Education Majors

Where?Expansion of Fairview Building Purchase of new building near

campus

EXL ProgramCourse Number

EXL Course Name  

CDFS 3390CDFS 4340CDFS 4391CDFS 4720CDFS 5391ECE 4100ECE 4100ECE 4110ECE 4300ECE 4375ECE 4375ECE 4375ECE 4380ECE 4380FOED 2110FOED 7060READ 3340READ 4015READ 4130SPED 3010YOED 2500

Child Dev. & Family Studies Prof. Sem.Contemporary FamilyAging Health and DevelopmentFamily Centered CommunityAging Health and DevelopmentResidency I: Early Childhood EducationResidency I: Early Childhood EducationDirected Teaching, Grades K-3Preschool PracticumLiteracy in Early ChildhoodLiteracy in Early ChildhoodLiteracy in Early ChildhoodInfant and Toddler PracticumInfant and Toddler PracticumEducational PsychologySeminar in EducationTchg. Reading in Secondary SchoolsLanguage and LiteracyCorrective ReadingCharacteristics & Teaching of Diverse LearnerPlanning and Assessment

  ◦ This proposal relies on the expansion of the EXL program in order to have enough “staff” at the child care center to care for more children.

◦ These are the classes already offered – we suggest marketing these classes more, and eventually expanding classes offered

◦When marketing – attracts more students with children and more ECE majors

Funding◦ Renovation of the Fairview Building

requires a great sum of money…◦ Christy Houston Foundation ◦ Other Grants

◦ Staffing, Utilities, Etc. funded through ◦ Perpetuity◦ Tuition

PlaceCost –

Charge to Student

Cost – Charge to Faculty/St

aff

Cost – Charge to

other (communi

ty members)

Details

Number of

Children Served

Child Developm

ent Center

$325 $325  

Cost for 2 ½ hour

time slots for 2 days a week per

12 week semester

20 toddlers+ 24 pre-

school44

students per time

slot

Child Care Lab

MWF - $81 TR - $54

M-F - $135 

MWF - $87TR -$58

M-F - $145

 MWF - $93TR - $62

M-F - $155

Cost for 1 week of

child care from

7:00am – 5:00pm

24 children per day

(TR schedule =

24)(MWF

schedule =24)

(M-F = 24) (Total of 24

per day)

Middle Tennessee Child Care

Center

MWF – $75TR – $50

M-F - $100 

Evening Care - $45 per night

or $175 for 5 nights

MWF – $80TR – $55

M-F - $110 

Evening Care - $50 per night

or $200 for 5 nights

MWF – $85 TR – $60

M-F- $125 

Evening Care - $60 per night

or $225 for 5 nights

Cost per week for 7:00am -4:00pm

 Evening

Care – M-F - 4:00 –

9:15

200 total – number in each age

group to be determined

Benefits◦ Increased enrollment of Nontraditional students

◦Growth of Early Childhood Education Majors

◦ Rise in notoriety of Experiential Learning Scholar program

◦ Improvement of Retention Rates

◦ Expansion to 200 children served through Middle Tennessee Child Care Center

Closing Remarks◦ Logical

◦ First Steps 1. Marketing EXL

2. Grants/Money for Expansion or new building