24 Hours Program Proposal

24 Hour Child Care Center Program Proposal
By: Shaina Cowan, Kylie Lightner & Lydia Dalton
Missouri State University
Dr. Denise Cunningham

Program Purpose and Objective Section
The purpose of our program is to provide a loving and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow in that will be open 24 hours day, seven days a week. Around 1/3 of employees that have young children do not work a “normal” work schedule (McClure). Whether these parents work nights, weekends, every other day, etc.; these families need child-care. We want to give these families a place to take their children when they have to work these various shifts.
Research shows that only 12-35 percent of child care centers offer hours outside of the normal 6:30
While every center has to do this, we will have to have more employees due to our hours of operation. We will also have to include one cook for the day shifts, as well as one for the evenings. Along with hiring enough teachers for each room, we will also have to hire floaters and substitutes. Our staff members will each have to complete CPR and first aid training before beginning work. They will also have a background check ran, a tuberculosis test done, and a physical completed. In order to meet all of our standards and goals, we will also have to put some rules and regulations into place for our center. Our handbook will include a detailed version on all of our policies. However, for our overnight center we will have to make sure that the children do not stay at our center for over 12 hours each day. After completing these steps, our child care center will be able to meet our goals and objectives of providing a 24 hours, seven day a week program. While providing this care, we hope that our families are less stressed out and feel safe and secure with their children in our
Each person working together is what will make this program run. It is important to stay in communication with each individual to make sure they are fulfilling their jobs, as well as getting what they need. Staff will be encouraged to approach the director with any concerns. They director will be seen and not just in the office, therefore, they will be aware what is going on in their center.

Program Evaluation
We hope that our program is beneficial to families that need childcare for hours that are not covered by most childcare facilities. There are some programs in Springfield that offer care until midnight, however there are no facilities that offer 24-hour care; aside from home based daycares. We want our families that feel less stressed out about childcare, while also knowing that their children are safe in our care.
We will know we have met our goals based on the growth of our center over time. If we are successful, we will know that we have obtained what we set out to do. We will also know that we are pleasing families based on their comments made to us.
Our program goals will be assessed from staff reviews and parental reviews; which will be done every six months. These reviews will 20-30 questions about our center. Parents and staff will rate each question, as well as include any comments/concerns. We will also know that we have met our goals based upon our State