Middle Tennessee Child Care Center

1. Middle Tennessee Child Care Center

2. Overview • New Non-profit • Merging Child Care Lab and Child Development Center • Board of Directors • Executive Director • Expansion of Fairview Building • Or purchase of 525 N. University Dr. Building • Expansion of Experiential Learning Program for Early Childhood Education Majors

3. Where? Expansion of Fairview Building Purchase of new building near campus

4. EXL Program • This proposal relies on the expansion of the EXL program in order to have enough “staff” at the child care center to care for more children. • These are the classes already offered – we suggest marketing these classes more, and eventually expanding classes offered • When marketing – attracts more students with children and more ECE majors

5. Funding • Renovation of the Fairview Building requires a great sum of money… • Christy Houston Foundation • Other Grants • Staffing, Utilities, Etc. funded through • Perpetuity • Tuition

6. Benefits • Increased enrollment of Nontraditional students • Growth of Early Childhood Education Majors • Rise in notoriety of Experiential Learning Scholar program • Improvement of Retention Rates • Expansion to 200 children served through Middle Tennessee Child Care Center

7. Closing Remarks • Logical • First Steps • Marketing EXL • Grants/Money for Expansion or new building