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Parents, provider urge Mount Diablo Unified to approve Diana Dare expansion at Bancroft
Summary
Parents and Diana Dare leaders urged the Mount Diablo Unified board to prioritize an expansion of Diana Dare childcare at Bancroft Elementary, saying campus enrollment has grown about 30% and the program has an empty modular building ready and claims it would expand at no cost to the district.
Parents and the site director of Diana Dare told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board on Jan. 14 that Bancroft Elementary urgently needs expanded childcare capacity. Dave Bellman, a Bancroft parent and longtime educator, said Bancroft has added "more than a 160 students, roughly a 30% increase" over the past decade and that the Diana Dare childcare program’s current capacity cannot meet families’ needs.
"The wait list is enormous," Bellman said, urging district staff to expedite a facilities review already underway and to…
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