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~ A <br /> <br /> SCHOOL-AGE CARE GRANT PROPOSAL <br />Need Statement: <br /> <br /> Cabarrus County is experiencing tremendous growth. The 1990 census <br />listed the county population as 98,935, the estimated population on January 1, <br />1998 has increased to 125,000. Growth is occurring as such a rate that a new <br />elementary school is needed each year. <br /> <br /> We have a particularly high rate of mothers in the work force. Many of our <br />families commute to Charlotte to seek employment. Day care continues to be a <br />critical need in Cabarrus County. Afterschool day care, and summer day care for <br />elementary school students is offered by the thirteen Cabarrus County Elementary <br />School sites. Various private and for p~ofit day cares also offer care in Cabarrus <br />County. <br /> <br /> The need for quality in the afterschool program in Cabarrus County is of <br />great concern and need by the community. Parents are looking for a program with <br />high quality standards in a safe nurturing environment. Afterschool sites in <br />Cabarrus County would like to be the best they can be and offer a program that <br />addresses those needs of the children as well as the family's needs. There's a <br />great need to provide choices for children in afterschool. By taking part in the ASQ <br />program, I feel this need can be met with the sites that participate. <br /> <br /> This grant would allow us to build on our successful 4-H afterschool program <br />by expanding into the very much needed area of Assessing School Age Quality. <br />Cabarrus County 4-H afterschool and the Cooperative Extension Service would like <br />to stay on "top" for quality child care. Being involved in the accreditation process <br />will keep us at the forefront of quality child care. <br /> <br /> <br />