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Ohio Hist.Society Libr
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The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
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VOLUME 69
NUMBER 44
OCTOBER 24,1991
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COMMUNITY FEATURE
Foundation awards grant for
JCC Infant/Toddler Childcare Program
By Ina Horwitz
In a very warm and loving
environment, 13 happy, contented, well cared for children, ages 2 to 18 months, are
enjoying the benefits of a new
infant/toddler childcare program at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Community Center.
The facility, which opened
Sept. 4, was assisted by a
grant from thb Columbus Jewish Foundation. The funds
were primarily used for renovation of the facility and purchase of necessary equipment.
The idea for the program
began a few years ago with
the formation of a broad based
ad-hoc committee, chaired by
local psychologist Dr. Naomi
Kayne. After completing a
needs, assessment, the committee found that an infant/toddler childcare program would fulfill a much-requested need for Jewish families and would enable them to
link and identify with Jewish
agencies.
A survey administered to
current Jewish Center Preschool families revealed that:
(1) 86% work out of the home;
(2) 82% use childcare for children under two years; (3)67%
prefer on-site care at the Jewish Community Center as opposed to JCC supervised home
care; and (4) 60% would consider or definitely use the service, if made available by the
JCC.
From this information, the
community concluded that social and economic changes
have caused women to work
outside their homes in increasing numbers; the need
for childcare under two is sig-
- nificant, and when Jewish
families cannot find infant/toddler service within
Jewish agencies, they are
forced to obtain it elsewhere.
Barbara Weinberg, director
of Family Services, said the
Center is very grateful to the
Foundation for lending support when such a clear need
was present in the community. And the families of chil
dren enrolled in the state licensed program are very satisfied, said Weinberg.
"I particularly like the excellent care and family atmosphere, including: the multi-
generational approach of having foster grandparents volunteer,'.' said Brett Avner, whose
five-month-old son, Jory, attends the facility. "The staff
focuses on good communications with the parents and
makes a great effort to totally
understand the child's world,"
he added. "By getting a very
good idea from the staff of
how our son's day progressed,
it helps my wife and me make
a good transition when we
bring him home."
Avner's Wife, Wendy, noted
that the child/caregiver ratio
was 3:1. Most programs that
she had reviewed were 6:1,
she said. Galia Kane, who has
a 10-month-old daughter in the
program, also liked the warm
attention and low child/caregiver ratio.
"I'm very happy with the
program," she said. "I feel
comfortable that she's in
good hands and particularly
like to see that she is always
being held."
Lura Sussman, director of
Recreation and Wellness at
the Center, said it's much easier having her daughter,
Leah, four months, cared for
at the facility. When her child
was born, Sussman initially
had some concerns about
treatment at day care centers
because of a negative report
she had seen on the television
show, "20-20."
"This is the best possible experience my child could have
without my being there with
her," she said. "It's even bet-
tern than I imagined. Whenever I visit Leah, it's wonderful to see all the children so
nurtured."
Debbie Schwartz, education
director of Tifereth Israel, has
a five-month-old son, Ari, at
the Center's facility. She could
not agree more with the other
parents that the staff is "simply outstanding." .
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