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1st appeared 12 May 1999

Mayor Cuts Ribbon for Laurel Heights Child Center

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown officially opened the new University Child Care Center at Laurel Heights at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 6. San Francisco Supervisor Michael Yaki, as well as officials from UCSF and the University of San Francisco, which is a partner in the child care center, attended the ceremony.

The center, which represents a unique partnership between UCSF, USF and Marin Day Schools -- a nonprofit organization that provides high quality early childhood education and child care -- serves children of faculty and staff of both universities, as well as the community at large.

The Laurel Heights center, which unofficially opened on March 1, marks the first time the University has offered infant care services. The center is licensed for 75 children, from three months to five years old. However, the center already has a waiting list, says Tracey Gearlds, manager of UCSF child care and conference services.

Of the children currently cared for at the new center, 56% are the sons and daughters of UCSF faculty, staff and students, 22% are from the community, 13% are the children of USF faculty and staff, and 9% are the kids of UCSF Stanford Health Care employees, Gearlds says.

UCSF, UCSF Stanford Health Care and USF faculty, staff and students receive a discount on child care services at the Laurel Heights center, paying $690 per month for full-time care for pre-school children and $920 per month for full-time infant care.

The state-of-the-art child care facility has ample outdoor play area space and a provider to child ratio of 1:4 for infants and 1:8 for older children. "We've had really positive feedback," Gearlds says. "The quality of care, the facility, and the teaching staff have all had rave reviews."

Although the Laurel Heights center has a waiting list, Gearlds says the Mission Center Building still has space available for kids 2-5 years old. "It's a beautiful space and it's got great teaching staff," she says.

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Exciting Time for UCSF Child Care

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