SPECTRUMInfant and Toddler Montessories

“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

Introduction and Exploration

Table of Contents

PageWhy 4

Mission & Vision 5

History 6

Spectrum Infant and Toddler Montessories 8

Our Plan 9

Community Awareness & Support 10

Key Components 11

There is a gross shortage of capacity in child care centers to service the needs of infants and toddlers, limiting child care options for working families with children ages 6 weeks to preschool

• There is a shortfall of 17,592 licensed infant spaces in Orange County

• Only 5% of child care center capacity is for this age group nationwide

WHY“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

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“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

Spectrum Infant and Toddler Montessories mission is to provide safe, highquality care that is developmentally focused for working families servingtheir children's needs from 6 weeks through preschool

Vision• 4 child care centers in the next 10 years

• Each center will serve 160 children

• 50% of enrollment will be for infants and toddlers

• Each center will operate sustainably

Mission

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“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

History

Founded in July 2009 our passion for the advocacy of quality child carestemmed from the physical abuse of one of the children in a licensedfamily child care home.

The provider who admitted she tied a 2- year-old to a highchair and lefther for hours in a dark closet was sentenced to four years' probation, paythousands of dollars in fines, serve 1,200 hours of community service andordered to give up her child care license.

Our founder, Miss Kelly along with Assemblyman Todd Spitzer fought forlegislation requiring licensed child care providers to carry liabilityinsurance. Under current law, providers do not need to have liabilityinsurance for the children in their care, a loophole Assemblyman ToddSpitzer found unconscionable.

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History cont.

Four years later, at the suggestion of Patricia Miller, Director of Childtime ChildCare Center, Irvine; Miss Kelly interviewed with the Irvine Child Care Co-ordinationCommittee for a parent position on their committee.

Although The Irvine Child Care Co-ordination Committee were working hard toimprove the quality of child care. They had to work with the providers already inthe market and there was not much they could do as the for profit companieshave dominated the childcare industry catering to the most profitable age groupsand serving the more affluent families.

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“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

After visiting numerous centers to learn about their finances and operations, our founder came up with the business model which demonstrates the core values of our programs for Spectrum Infant and Toddler Montessories :

• Will provide a quality program

• Will be one that parents would feel safe leaving their children with

• Will be one that businesses would feel great supporting

• Will be one that board members and volunteers would be proud to be a part of...

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Our Plan

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Spectrum Infant and Toddler Montessories501(C)3 Capital Campaign for the facilities: Individual

Donations, Corporate Donations & sponsorships$10 million

Real Estate Investor LLC

LLC Purchases Land on Condition

our CUP is approved

$10 million

City Planners

Prioritize our Conditional Use Permit

“Early Childhood Education Centers of Excellence”

Community Awareness & Support

Community Awareness:

• Educating the community on the severe shortage of capacity for infants and toddlers in child care centers• Educating the community on why this problem exists• Educating the community on our plan & show how we will build a sustainable operation

Community Support:

Our capital campaign relies on bringing together government, businesses, and individuals to purchase land, finance the building of our facilities and equip our classrooms with age appropriate furniture, teaching tools & supplies

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Early Experiences Matter

Emotional health and social competence provide a solid foundation for emerging cognitive abilities, and together they are the “bricks and mortar that comprise the foundation of human development”

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We Need Your Support Today In Order To Build A Better Tomorrow!

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