HomeMy WebLinkAboutEarly Learning Minutes 09.04.2025 ASHLAND GENERAL
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING
MINUTES
September 4, 2,0215
Siskiyou Room - 51 'Winburn 'Way - 10:30 AM�
1. Call to Order
Me,etinigiwas calle,d to,o�rder at 1 0:31,am
Preseintwere: Paula Hyatt,Jessica,Therkelsen,Joanie Keller-Kan,d,Annie,Selbanc,John Love,and Lisa Verner
1. C'onfirm quorurn present
Cmfirme,d
2. Approval of&aft minutes-of 8.7.25 meeting (see agenda, packet)
Verner moved to,approve the minutes.,The motion was se nded Iby ban .A11 ayes.,Moti on pas,sed.
3. Suggested additions totoday If s,,agenda,
There were n,o addifions
4. Brief annoluncernients
11. Public Forum
None
III., Continuation of'Busin�ess,'from, Previous,Meeting
1. Status of t1he$135,,000 in Affordability grants awarded—Kerrick
,a., Ashland Family YMCA,-$15,0,,000
b., Avery Street,Rres,cho,6l -$30,000
c., Mountain Star Rres,cho6l -$201,000
d., Ella's Classroom AKA ABC Montessoiri-$35,POOO
GRio,oden 1providled an update to,th,e committee that the four Affordable Childcare Grant Program awardll checks Ihave
been issluedl
2. "Mind t1he Giap""': Strategiesfor fillinggap iii chi ldcwe slots due to closing of Chil&en's World
Montessori.—Paulaand John
Love spoke with lea,d4rsof the Presbyterian Church who would like to,finid renters for thie space previously
occupi,edl by Cif Wren's World.Thu ecomrni-tte,e discuss,,ed the inee,d for 1preschool slots in th,ecommunity and
will connect interes:te,d Ipairties.
The committee discusse,d th,e Unitarian Church is exp!orinigi its opti,ons for itentingout lits space to,a
childcare pry um.
The committee discusse,d iteaching out to any loca,lentities that have receivedla grant from th,e state 3's Ghildl
Care Infrastructure Fund to better and erstand their plans and goals.
Love iteache,d out to Rogue Community College fir,data onchildcare providergra,duation rates and
placement strategi,es to lear'n impore about the potentialslupply of clua III ifie,d staff He liis waitingi for information.
The committee discusse,d iteaching out to Tom Cole with Kids Unlimited -Love will ite,ach out and update
the commi-ttee.
The Southeirn 01regm Universi-ty boardll is expectedl to d idll IIater t iii imonth regarding the IpIla,nne,d Seni,or
Ceinter that imay co-locate ea,rly le,arni ire g opportunJI[es
3. Update chart,about progress on'thie committee 1),sgoals (seeagenda packet)
The committee reviewedanid discuss,,ed th,ese goaJIs—memberswill sen,d Love updates/notes
Goal�#1 -Ashlandl Family YMCA r celiivedll' 1preschoill promis,e slots at Talent site which are available to
Ashla,nid Families
Goal 3-Ongoing with Min,d th,e Gap mnversafionand efforts to connect 1proWders with 1pairtn,ers andll
resources
Recent zoningichang,es now allow for impore si-thing options
The committee reflectedl that im 1previous Ill ong-termgoalsare inow beingaddressfedl by the committee's
wo�rk
4. B,uisiiness ,e rug,giag,eirrm�,ein��t,work plan--f"inalize,(?)questJon ins aire and plan (see agenda packet)
,a., Quesfibns asked
b., Businessesto be approached
c., Key inbrmation 'that can be disseminatedafter analysis of'responses
d., Plan for completing interviews
The committee discussed Illearning about Ibusinless collaborati,on in Grants Pass for guaranteed dhildcare spots that
Deputy City Manag,er IRodklyn may now about. Gooden will follow up,with Rodklyn for more information.
5. C ui I ti vati n g futu re'fui n iiii n g
The committee revisited fdrm inn inonprofft o,rgian�i��z,a,ti��o�n, ,separ,a,te from the committee,tha-twolulld be able to receive
grants and work with the Oregon Communi-ty Foundafion if an endowment fun � uiilll Ibe established thelre.The
Parks Foundation was considered as a model to,consider anid discussed itea churn g out to Mike Gardiner t: IIearn
more.
I'V. New Business,
1. T&D
aonle
V. Adjournmen�t to,October 2 Meeting 1-1 Yom Kippur
1. Committee members' suggestilons of'a,ddiiiit'iional 'topilii"cs
2. Adjournment
Thy imeeting was adjourned at 11.37AM