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The Amazon ( imperative Chili! Care Crnlrr allow s /larents to reduce their child care hill by
teat him;, i leaning, assisting with planning or performing other tasks at the center.
Co-op saves money for parents;
gives them more time with kids
By Alice Thornton
I mt '.ilcl Reporter
In the middle of Amazon
housing complex on Patterson
Street. .1 budding hustles with
the patter ol little feet and the
i hatter ol happ\ voii es
The Amazon (Cooperative
(Child l Care (Center may appear
to he a i liaotii haven for < lid
dreii between the ages of two
and six but lor laiiversiU stu
dents who .ire also parents, the
co-op provides a low cost alter
native to other i liilei care pro
grams
H\ working .it the co-op. par
ents mas reduce their child's
tuition by $J‘> per month for
every hour of work during a
week Parents mav cook, clean,
serve on the board of directors,
help plan the curriculum or
teat h at the < o-op
Not Only does lilts help re
dote administrative costs, hut
it also benefits both ( hild and
parent, said Su/.\ Hlant hard,
direi tor of the co-op
t •
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* Minimum 5 contestants. Pays 5 places $400.00 CASH
* Starts 9pm Sharp Every Tuesday Beginning MAY 8th
* Must Register in Advance CALL: 342-2723 or 344-6897
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JIGGLES TAVERM
2165 West 11th
’specific rules
obtained at door
"financially, it's tilt? best
bet." said Blanchard, who has
worked at the i o op for seven
years "But it also offers so
mm h for parents and children.
Parents get to fie part of the
center's everyday life ''
t he i o op <it Amazon began
in lt)7t) when a group of I'di
versity students from a kibbutz
in Israel started a nursery
si bool Ten children initially
enrolled in the school, which
bet nine a co-op in 1UH 1
(uirrently. there are 32 chil
dren enrolled and three full
time teachers Additional help
is provided by work studs and
parental involvement
Teac her salaries are paid by
i bildren s tuition and mi idem
tal fees, but the costs may la
lower than othei i hild care al
ternatives. Blanchard said A
lot ol positions that i osi other
day care centers mone\ are
held by parents at the Amazon
co-op.
"Parents are proud of the
work they do here." Blanc hard
said "If the- co-op is i lean, it's
bet ause they made- it clean If
the food tastes good, it's be
cause the\ cooked it A co-op
I.ekes a lot of energy, and it
needs a c ore group of parents
Turn to AMAZON. Page 5
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