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Applicant outlines hours, capacity and licensing limits for Burton Street childcare
Summary
Applicant Tasha Cross said the facility will focus on before-and-after-school care for kindergarten and up, initially licensed for 40 children based on two toilets and state rules; she plans to add preschool later and coordinate with school transportation.
Applicant and operator Tasha Cross told the commission her program will initially operate as an after-school and before-school program for kindergarten and older students, with an eventual goal to offer preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds. "I'm a after school and before school program to Wyoming, servicing Godfrey Lee and Wyoming Public Schools," Cross said when introducing her service model.
Cross explained how current restroom fixtures affect licensing and capacity: with two toilets and children in the facility five hours or less, the ratio being applied is 20 children per toilet, allowing an initial licensed capacity of 40. She said if children remain longer than five hours existing ratios would drop to 15 children per toilet and the program would need additional toilets or different licensing to expand full-day services. Cross also described coordination with district transportation staff and plans to meet with the Godfrey Lee superintendent about potential bus pickups.
Commissioners asked specific operational questions (hours, holiday coverage and bus routes); Cross said intended daily hours are 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., that snow days or emergencies may prompt closure though she aims to offer limited care during breaks, and that transportation discussions with district staff were encouraging. Those operational answers inform what the applicant can seek in state licensing and what conditions staff may require during permitting.
