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To: Michael Rumpf,
We are requesting a minor modification for our daycare center.
We would like to add an additional restroom that the children
would be able to use when on the playground. We feel this would
be beneficial because teachers would not need to leave the
playground to supervise a child that needs the restroom. We
appreciate your consideration on this minor modification.
Sincerely,
Scott and Catherine Freeland
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Mr. Michael Rumpf
City of Boynton Beach
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RE: FREELAND CHILD CARE CENTER
TRAFnCPERFORMANCESTANDARDSRE~EW
Mr. Rumpf:
The Palm Beach County Traffic Division has reviewed the traffic impacts for the project
enutled Freeland Child Care Center pursuant to the Traffic Perfonnance Standards in
Article 15 of the Palm Beach County Land Development Code. The project is
summarized as follows:
Location:
Municipality:
Proposed Use:
New Trips:
Build-out:
north of Woolbright Road and east of~rest Boulevard
Boynton Beach
Day Care 3,300 sq. ft.
235 per day
2000
Approval of this project has been delayed pending approval of a "di minimus" impact
provision in Article IS of the Palm Beach County Land Development Code. This
provision was adopted on March 21,2000.
Based on our review the Traffic Division has dctcnnined that the project meetS the Traffic
Perfonnance Standards of Pahn Beach County. Please contact me if you have any
questions regarding this review.
Sincerely.
OFFICE OF TIm COUNTY ENG~r;ER
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Assistal'lt Director - Traffic Division
File: General - TPS - MUll - Traffic Study Review
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HER CHOICE: Vilma Campanale, of Wellington,
picked the Kids Club Private, a day-care center in
Boca Raton, for her daughter, Victoria, 16 months
old. Staff photo/Mark Randall
For parents,
crucial choices
in child care
Officials worry as some
pick un certified sites
8y SHANA GRUSKIN
STAFF WRITER
Zachariah is Celia and Keith Tatman's fertility
miracle.
After one miscarriage and five years of waiting,
the baby was born two months premature. So when
Celia Tatman went back to work as a teacher, the
Sunrise couple were especially picky about child
care.
First, they took the official route and checked out
numerous licensed centers before choosing the
cleanest one.
H was a disaster. The center charged about $135 a
week for infant care, the place was freezing and Za-'
chariah constantly was sick. Celia Tatman missed so
much work, she eventually quit to stay home with
him.
"We did it for as long as we could until we were
completely broke and I had to go back," she said. .
Once working again, Tatman could have chosen
another one of the 1,150-plus licensed providers in'
Broward and Palm Beach counties for her 2-year-old
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Parents face difficult choices in care
II DAY CARE
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son, After all, child-care experts in
both counties tout their resource
and referral services, their strict
child-care laws, their constant in-
spections of in-home care provid-
ers and day-care centers,
But instead, she chose Lizette
Dejesus - a neighborhood mom,
unlicensed in child care, who
charged $80 a week.
Last week, a premature baby
died while at Dejesus' home in
Sunrise. Police, who await a medi-
cal examiner's report, are investi-
gating. Officials think, however,
that Evan Dermer, 10 months old,
probably died from medical com-
plications.
The death, the second one at an
unlicensed provider in South Flori-
da in less than a year, has again
highlighted the day-care dilemma
of working parents. It also has
prompted county and child-care of-
ficials to warn parents against plac-
ing their children in unlicensed and
crowded day-care situations. Deje-
sus was caring for eight children at
the time of Evan's death, many
younger than 3.
Tatman, however, isn't con-
vinced she made the wrong deci-
sion in opting for unlicensed care.
Neither isWende Cuddy of Pompa-
no Beach or Diane Weber of Sun-
rise.
"I really feel that having some-
one certified means nothing," said
Weber, whose son, Nicholas, 7
months old, also was under Deje-
sus' care. "Yeah, they have a fire
extinguisher. [But] it's all about
how you care. Do they have the
knowledge to be a good caregiver?"
Child-care officials wince when
they hear parents shrug off the li-
censing issue. There's more tq
child care, they say, than a warm
heart and the appearance of com-
petence.
"If there are rules out there or
laws out there that govern a type of
care, and the person is aware of
them and chooses not to follow
them, what does that say about that
person?" said K. Lee Tirpak, execu-
tive director of Palm Beach Coun-
ty's Child Care Resource and Re-
ferral, which links parents with
licensed day-care providers.
Licensed providers are limited in
the number of children they can
LICENSE SAFEGUARDS
In Broward and Palm Beach
counties, about 1,150 child-care
providers are licensed. That means:
. They get paid to care for children
from at least two families.
. They are limited in the number of
children they can watch, depending
on the age of the children and the
number of staff available to care for
them.
. Employees' backgrounds have
been checked by federal, state and
local law enforcement.
. Employees take 30 hours of classes,
which include first aid and child
development courses.
. Home care and centers are
monitored regularly by inspectors,
For more child-care information, call:
.In Palm Beach County, Child Care
Resource and Referral at
561-265-2423.
.In Broward County, Family Central's
Resource and Referral at
954-742-4609.
care for at one time. Their criminal
backgrounds are checked by feder-
al and local law enforcement. They
must go through 30 hours of train-
ing, which includes first aid and
child development classes. Their
place of business, whether a home
or a center, must be structurally
sound. '
But many parents rely on their
instincts, finding friends of friends
to be more trustworthy than the
most accredited of day-care provid-
ers.
Dejesus, whom the children
called "Titi" (auntie in Spanish),
was loving, both Tatman and We-
ber say. She was structured. She
organized holiday parties for the
children, sang them songs and
bought them books. Cuddy said the
licensed day-care center where she
used to leave her son, Logan, was a
petri dish for infections. She
yanked him out after only two
weeks, after he came down with
bronchitis. Now he stays with a
baby sitter who watches one other
child.
"I don't really mind if some-
body's not licensed as long as they
don't have a million kids and they
abide by my rules," she said,
"Somebody who's licensed can
turn around and make the same
mistakes."
But while bad things certainly
can happen anywhere, chances are
higher in an unregulated setting,
officials say. '
"Someone can make you feel
good when you're there, but there's
no guarantee they're good," said
Lony Herdeen, executive director
of the Florence Fuller Child Devel-'
opment Centers in Boca Raton;
where about 500 Palm Beach
County children go for child care.
"Why take a chance?"
Vilma Campanale, 34, of Wel-
lington, wasn't willing to take that
chance. She visited one center after
another before choosing Kids Club
Private in Boca Raton for her
daughter, Victoria, who started day
care as a 6-week-old, Some places
weren't clean enough, Campanale
said. Others had waiting lists. Kids'
Club, which charges $1l0 to $132 a
week, put her at ease.
Still, Campanale visited her
daughter, now 16 months old, ev-
ery day at lunchtime during her
first year in day care. ,
"The only drawback I think is
when they're in the day-care cen-
ters, they tend to get sick more of-
ten than usual," she said, "But I pre-
fer the structure, the monitoring," .
But finding the right care isn't al"
ways possible, or affordable.
Parents often have to settle for
their second or third choice be-'
cause of waiting lists. Infant care is
such a hot commodity in growing
pockets of Palm Beach and Brow-'
ard counties that Kids Club Direc-
tor Cindi Kennedy advises parents
to sign their babies up six months
in advance.
Welfare reform, meanwhile, has
only added to the demand for care
- as parents who used to stay
home with their young children'
now stream into the work force.
That's put a huge strain on the ar-
ea's subsidized child-care system. ,
In Palm Beach County, more
than 1,400 children are waiting for
subsidized child care. In Broward,
it's closer to 3,000. "
So until good, loving, affordable
care in a licensed setting is easier to
come by, parents will continue to
seek alternatives.
"My mom raised seven children
and she wasn't licensed," Tatman
said. "She didn't need a license to
do that."
Shana Gruskin can be reached at
sgrlls/<in(u slm-sentinel.com or
561-243-6537.
12A WEDNESDAY, FEBIWARY 'J, 2000 . NWS
NATION
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Good child care
still a problem
By JANELLE CARTER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Affordable,
quality child care remains a critical
problem for millions of families, a
study concluded Tuesday. The re-
sults came a day after President
Clinton submitted a proposal for $2
billion in child care aid.
Lawmakers cited the report by
the National Council of Jewish
Women in urging expansion of
child-care efforts.
; "We need to do better by our
; children and families," said Sen.
'. Mary Landrieu, D-La.
, The report by the
: 90,000-member organization
': looked at obstacles families face in
. finding child care. The study,
: which compiled recent child-care
' research, urges both the public and
~. private sectors to work toward bet-
; ter access and affordable, quality
~ care.
The survey came a day after the
: release of President Clinton's fiscal
~. 2001 budget, which seeks $2 billion
: for child-care and development
' block grants to states, an increase
~. of $573 million. The grants are the
~. primary SOurce of child-care subsi-
dies for poor families.
Clinton also wants new tax cred-
its for businesses building or ex-
.., panding child-care programs for
~ workers, an investment of $42 mil-
lion next year and $1.4 hi1linn f~_
"For most working
parents, searching for
child care is like running
an Olympic track race _
every hurdle they leap is
followed by another."
JAN SCHNEIDERMAN
PRESIDENT OF THE NA T10NAl COUNCIL OF
JEWISH WOMEN, WHO ISSUED THE REPORT
the decade.
The report found that in 15
states, the average cost of day care
for 4-year-olds can be nearly twice
the' annual cost of college tuition.
"For most working parents,
searching for child care is like run-
ning an Olympic track race _ ev-
ery hurdle they leap is follOwed by
another," said Jan SChneiderman,
president of the organization.
The struggle is just as evident for
child-care workers, accordingto
the report. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics says the average annual
salaries of janitors and bartenders
are higher than those of child-care
Workers. I
Almost one-third of child-care
workers leave their jabs each year
because of money, said Rep. Con-
nie Morella, R-Md. "They get paid
less than they Would at a fast-food I
place slinging hambun!pr~ "
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM NO.OO-79
FROM:
Mike Haag, Building Division
Ken Hall, Engineering Division
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Michael W. Rumpf
Director of Planning & Zoning
TO:
DATE:
March 23, 2000
SUBJECT:
Rectified Plans for Learning Depot Daycare
Attached are rectified plans for the Learning Depot Daycare-99-007 for your file.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
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December 1, 1999
Scott and Catherine Freeland
4470 Gleneagles Drive
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
Re:
File No.:
Location:
Day Care Center in R-l-AA Residential Zoning District
Code Review (CDRV 99-002)
N/A
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Freeland:
Enclosed is the City of Boynton Beach Development Order for code review granted on August 3,
1999.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact this office at
(561)742-6260.
Sincerely,
~:-tJ2-
Michael W. Rumpf
Director of Planning & Zoning
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America's Gateway to tire Gulfstream
100 East Boynton Beach Blvd., P.O. Box 310 Boynton Beach, Florida 33425-0310 Phone: (561) 375-6260 FAX: (561) 375-6259
PROJECT NAME: Learning Depot (aka Freeland Childcare Center)
LOCATION: 8518 Lawrence Road
COMPUTER ID: 01-85000033
PERMIT #:
I FILE NO.: MMSPOI-033 II TYPE OF APPLICATION: I
AGENT/CONTACT PERSON: Cathy OWNER/APPLICANT: Cathy Freeland
Freeland PHONE: (561) 742-3707
PHONE: 561-742-3707 FAX: n/a
FAX: n/a ADDRESS: 4470 Gleneagles Drive, Boynton
ADDRESS: see right column Beach, FL 33436
Date of submittal/Projected meetin~ dates:
SUBMITT AL / RESUBMITT AL 5-4-01
1ST REVIEW COMMENTS DUE: N/A
PUBLIC NOTICE: N/A
TRC MEETING: N/A
PROJECTED RESUBMITTAL DATE: N/A
ACTUAL RESUBMITTAL DATE: N/A
2ND REVIEW COMMENTS DUE: N/A
LAND DEVELOPMENT SIGNS POSTED N/A
(SITE PLANS):
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD N/A
MEETING:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY BOARD
CITY COMMISSION MEETING: N/A
COMMENTS: Minimum ~ acre for daycare; Daycare regs. (pg.59) 2000 ft distance
requirement between Tucks & Miner Rd. Conditional use required. Site plan application.
The proposed bathroom addition requires one (1) extra parking space. The applicant
withdrew the request on May 16, 2001.
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