Kid Ease Child Care Center, Inc
Kid Ease Child Care Center, Inc. (Kid Ease) is a non-profit corporation founded by employees of CalEPA.
Kid Ease's responsibilities:
Kid Ease is responsible for the selection and oversight of the child care provider at the CalEPA building. Kid Ease contracts with the provider, Mindful Miracle, and is responsible for seeing that the center's operation conforms to the agreement between Kid Ease and Mindful Miracle.
Kid Ease leases the child care center site from the California Department of General Services and pays monthly expenses directly to DGS (via collection of a "facility fee" from the childcare provider).
Kid Ease is financially responsible for permanent improvements made to the center that are necessary for the operation of a child development facility. This includes appliances and much of the furniture, play structures, and other equipment in the center. These needs are partially funded through fundraising efforts.
Kid Ease is not involved in the day-to-day operation of the center. The provider, Mindful Miracle, is responsible for creating and administering the program and also for hiring and directing the teaching and support staff.
Kid Ease is governed by a Board of Directors. The officers and directors of Kid Ease are all volunteer; no one receives any salary or compensation. The board meets the second Tuesday of each month to identify facility needs and conduct fundraising activities to support the operation of the child care center. The Board is elected by the membership annually for one-year terms.
Kid Ease Inc. is always in need of additional help. If you would like more information on the group, or would like to be involved, please contact the Kid Ease board at: kideaseboard @ gmail.com.
CalEPA Child Care Center
The CalEPA child care center is located on the ground floor of the CalEPA building, and can accommodate 60 infants/toddlers/children. The center has 4,200 sq. ft. of indoor space and 4,800 sq. ft. of outdoor space, 1,420 sq. ft. area for infants and 3,380 sq. ft. area for preschool children. The outdoor play area is designed to utilize nature and recycled and natural materials as much as possible. Yard layout and materials include sandboxes; hard paving and soft flooring for wheeled vehicles; play structures; toddler planting garden boxes; drinking fountains, etc. There is a white curbed passenger loading zone on the I Street side of the building to facilitate child development center pick-up/drop off. All meters on the I Street side are restricted during morning and afternoon drop off/pick up times for use by parents. For security purposes, access to the child development center occurs only from a private entry for parents and child care center employees on the I Street side of the building.
The CalEPA Child Care Center is sponsored by CalEPA and its Boards, Departments, and Offices. The child care center is provided as a benefit for employees of CalEPA, who get priority for enrolling their children and reduced tuition costs. The child care center is overseen by a non-profit, self-supporting Board of Directors called Kid Ease Child Care Center, Inc.
