Quality Home Child Care Business Feasibility
| Project Team |
|---|
| Lin Von Dreele, CURL |
| David Van Zytveld, CURL |
| Lawrence Pe Benito, Graduate Fellow, School of Social Work |
| Sonya Gool, Graduate Fellow, School of Social Work |
| Barbara Havlik, Graduate Fellow, Psychology |
| Edyta Tomisiak, Graduate Fellow, School of Business |
| Judith Walker, Ahkenaton Community Development Corporation |
| Keith Harvey, Ahkenaton Community Development Corporation |
| Valerie Terrell, Centers for New Horizons |
| Sandy O' Donnell, Centers for New Horizons |
| Ahkenaton Community Development Corporation |
| Centers for New Horizons |
| Lesly Ringler, Undergraduate Student |
| Elisabeth Mistretta, Undergraduate Student |
| Will Woodley, Undergraduate Student |
| Deiter Detling, Undergraduate Student |
Overview:
In the face of present and future demand for child care with the implementation of welfare reform, the research team evaluated the barriers to viable, quality home child care businesses in Bronzeville on Chicago's MidSouth Side. The team sought to find an economic model that increases the profitability of home child care providers.
Outcome:
The outcome was a report that developed and analyzed economic models of home child care businesses.