DRAFT REVISED POLICY
SYS 180, Campus Early Education and Care Centers
These policy revisions will be effective upon signature by the president.
Summary of Policy and Policy Revisions
- This policy affirms and/or addresses the following issues related to Campus Early Education and Care Centers: access to childcare for students, faculty, and staff and the role(s) Campus Early Education and Care Centers (Campus Centers) can have within a university; accreditation requirements; use of funding sources; and accountability measures.
- The following revisions have been made to the policy:
- Policy has been updated to reflect current formatting standards for SYS Administrative policies. This includes the renumbering oof several subsections and the addition of the following sections:
- Section 1: Policy Purpose
- Section 2: Responsible UW System Officer
- Section 5: Definitions
- Section 6: Policy Statement
- Section 7: Related Documents
- Section 8: Policy History
- Section 9: Scheduled Review Date
- The title of the policy has been changed from “Child Care Centers” to “Campus Early Education and Care Centers.”
- Throughout the policy, the term “child care center” has been replaced with “early education and care center” or the abbreviated version “Campus Center,” the term “institution” has been replaced with “university,” and, when appropriate, the term “UW System” has been replaced with “Universities of Wisconsin.”
- In Section 4 (formerly Section I), Background, added reference to RPD 14-3, Equal Opportunities in Education: Eliminating Discrimination Based on Gender. Removed former Section II, Board of Regents Policy as duplicative of the RPD content.
- Renumbered former Section I.A to Section 6.A, and updated information about accreditation requirements. Expanded upon this section to reflect current standards for obligations for quality at the universities.
- Removed former Section II.A and moved listed references to Section 7, Related Documents.
- Renumbered former Section III to Section 6.B and replaced the term “guidelines” with “framework.” Removed header III.1, updated language to remove obsolete references, and added additional recommended partners and considerations to the needs assessment process.
- Renumbered former Section IV to Section 6.C.
- Renumbered former Section V to Section 6.D. Added considerations to be reflected in fee policy and reference to IRS Publication 5137 that allows for a discount on child care services to benefit-eligible permanent employees. Added language recommending a set General Purpose Revenue (GPR) allocation for Campus Centers and clarifying the utilization of grants and private funds. Added requirement that UW campuses that use vendor/contracted care or who create student subsidy programs shall ensure that support dollars allocated fund only state licensed, city and/or nationally accredited early education and care center options.
- Renumbered former Section V.1 to Section 6.E and removed specific language regarding internal audit requirements. Added considerations to be included in the Campus Centers’ survey of families.
- Renumbered former Section V.2 to Section 6.F.
- See the Summary Document for a list of proposed revisions to the appendices.
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