Rural Child Care Project

              Our Goal, Ten Projects Information and Statistics
Our original goal was for ten projects,
but when we discovered how modest
some of the requests were we found that
we had funds to cover 19 ( nineteen) 3.
Seven of these were for the Fall Season,
July to December 1991. Twelve were
Spring projects, January to June 1992.
Fall projects included 19 families and 43
children. Spring projects served 44
families and 106 children. This totals 63
families and 149 children. There is
some minor overlap because 2 of the
Fall projects reorganized, added
participants and qualified for Spring.
The project size varied but an average
unit involved 3 to 5 families and 9 to 12
children. Fourteen of the nineteen
projects continue to function without
our financial assistance.
Participants' Responsibility
Participants' responsibility was to keep
accurate records of hours and wages
and, at the close of their project, to
present signed time sheets and a written
evaluation. No subsidy was paid until
this requirement was met. Successful
luncheons and workshops were held
after each project period thus offering
the participants a chance to exchange
ideas and concerns.
Information and statistics from the
evaluations.
19 Projects
63 Families
149 Children
Participants were from many types of
farms. There were mixed farms
( livestock and grain), mixed grain,
commercial cattle, purebred cattle, hogs,
poultry, vegetables, hay, dairy,
hydroponic vegetables, sheep and cow/
calf operations.
Twelve projects came i n substantially
under budget. Six projects were on
budget or very slightly below. One
project did not materialize and received
no funding. N o project asked for, or
received, more than originally allotted.
Community Support
Many organizations were verbally
supportive but offered no deeper
commitment. In this category were,
Agricultural Societies, Recreation
Boards, Women's Groups, Health Units,
Town Offices, Local Day Care Centres,
Hire- A- Student and School Divisions.
There were exceptions in one or two
FCSS ( Family and Community Support
Services) organizations, and some of the
District Home Economists.
3. See Appendix 3
Alberta Rural Child Care Pilot Project
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