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<br />Th~ rity of Plf~~snnton hns hecom~ mnr~ elhnicnlly rlive.rse dllrine Ih~ p~st yenrs For p.x~mplp , <br />""conIine to liS r..nslIs d"I", from 1990 to 7000 Ih.. City's whil.. pop"I"lion drnpp,'d from 907 <br />percenl 10 RO 4 percent of tot~1 poplllnlion whil~ th~ A<:.inn poplll~tinn cr~w from'; R perc.ent In <br />1\ 7 per""nl "nd Ihe r "tino pop"lHtion (of "ny m"..) el'l'w from 7 I p"r"..nl 10 79 p..r...."t Olh..r <br />mc.inl Crollp" o;:t~ypd ~hollt thp ":line percentHce of tllP. tntn} pnpllblinn nllrine: this time <br />Plpno;;;:nnlnn'" senior pnplllntinn er~w hy mnn~ th:m 70 p~rC':ent <br /> <br />Thp Tri_Vnlley ~rpn is thp.: fm~tp.:st frowine rCfion in Alnmconn rounty, nnn ic;;, hccomine more <br />m..ially and "thni"ally div..rs.. 111.. Tri-Vall,'y's non-Fnglish sp..akine pop"lHtion (primarily <br />Sp:mis.h with H "IImner of ^"in"/Pm~ifiC': Islnndcrs) hn" incrcn"pn hy over ')00 pt'rce.nt The. c.::chool_ <br />ac..d pop"lation has crown hy 4~ p..r"..nl whir.. th.. nllmh,'r of p,'opl.. livine hdow ,h.. f..d..ml <br />pove.rty thrf'sholn inC"rpnspd hy :"tholl' ')7 pf'rl"e-nt In nndition nhollt one-fifth of the pnpnlntion <br />rf'portconlone-tf'nn rlio;;;:nhilitif's. Thllo;;;:. thf" Tri_Vnlley nren is hecomine more diverse <br /> <br />Child Care <br /> <br />Tlw~ npp.d for hieh-qllnlity dny-C':nrp. pre_sr:honl find finer_school child care i" erowine in Plf"n<:.nnton <br />Within Iht, rity, f":"tch ofthf' nine- PI~n<:.nnton IlnifiNt Schnol nistrirt pleme.ntflry schools hns fit Ipnst <br />one flner_schonl child-cnre proernm, nltholleh mnny of thps~ proernms are fit C':apflcity nnrl cannot <br />service the entire after-school chilrl-cnre need The rity fllso hns I Rother lir:p.nsed ('hilcl-cnr~ <br />centers (indndinr pre-s.chooh:.) in commprcinl, indw:.trinI ~nd institlltion;:)1 nr~ns <br /> <br />In :.lnrlition tn cp.ntp.rs chilrl ('nrE" i" nl"o provided within licensed rt'sidpncps Ihnt the Stnte nf <br />('nlifomin CHlls Fflmily (,hild ('HrE" Homes A }:;'flmily (,hild ('nrl' Home mll"t he in Ihl' licen"t'f"s <br />own horn.. Family rhild rar.. Hom..s provid.. ..hild ..art' (non-m..di"al) for p..riods of I.." Ihan 74 <br />hOllrs. In 100'; the rity hnn ')1 InrCP. (lip tn 14 chilrlrE"n) Fnmily (,hild ('fire "nmes. :md I11lmerOIls. <br />.mall (lip 10 ..iCht ..hildr..n) Family rhilcl rar.. Hom..s <br /> <br />As of MnrC':h ')00(\ liC':ensed child-c.:lre c.E"nters. find l:lrcp. Fnmily ('fire Homes h:ul the C':np:lcity tn <br />cnre for ahnllt 1510 childrl'n in Plt':l!'::lntnn Theo;:e two types. of f:ldlitie~ hnd H vncnnc.y rnte of <br />pieht percent In Plp:.lo;;::nnlon in ')004, tht~ unmet chilcl_C'nre delllflnd for Ihe~p. typpo;;:: of fncilities. was. <br />nhnllt ?')';O spnce" for pHrents. of workine fmnilie" flcC':online tn thE" H(,hilcl ('nre , ink" Annllnl <br />R"port 7004 " <br /> <br />rhilcl ('fire I inks. is. nn ae,p.nr:y thnt fOC':IIs,l"s on monitorinr, tht' nVflilnhility nf r:hilci C':nrt' inc.rens,ine <br />the nvnilnhility of fnmily_cnrf' home" find imprnvine thl' nvpmll fplnlity of nil child cnrp. Nntf" Ih:1t <br />Ihl' mnJority of nil C':hilci cnre is. provided hy the children's rl'lfltivE"s Othp.:r s.mall p.xp.mpt chilrl-C'nre <br />providl'rs. :.lnd in_hnme care nlso serve lip tn nhollt 10 percent ofthl" children 23 <br /> <br />RF.I,A T10NSHIP TO OTHF.R F.I,F.MF.NTS <br /> <br />Policips nncl prnemms E"stnhlis.hE"rl throllehol1t thE" (;em~T:lI Plan aflp.C't Pllhlic. fflc.ilities. in PIp':ls:mton <br /> <br />23 R;]y Are;] Fc.onnmir. fnr the: I nc.;1!lnve:"tmt"nl in rhilti r;1re: Prnjt"d (I INrro I inking npvp!n,nmpnl ami rhil" rnrp <br />n Tnnllril fnr npvplnnprf and I oral (;nvprnmpn/\' 700'i <br />~ . <br /> <br />VI-31 <br />