Oregon State University Child Care Records

Oregon State University Child Care Records, 1969-2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon State University. Office of the Dean of Students.
Title: Oregon State University Child Care Records
Dates: 1969-2006 (inclusive)
19692006

1980-2000 (bulk)
19802000
Quantity: 3.30 cubic feet, including 10 photographic negatives and 2 photographic prints, (4 boxes)
Collection Number: RG 280
Summary: The Oregon State University Child Care Records (RG 280) are comprised of correspondence, reports, financial records, contracts, manuals, and ephemera documenting child care associated with Oregon State University from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The collection includes records from the OSU Child Care Advisory Committee and other related committees and task forces; needs assessment surveys and reports; fundraising documentation; and administrative records from the Campus Child Care Center, the Growing Oaks Child Development Center, and the OSU Child Care Center.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In 1972, the Associated Students of Oregon State University (ASOSU) Senate voted to fund a cooperative child care center for use by OSU students and staff. The Center began full time operation with a dedicated staff in 1974 and incorporated in 1975 as a private, nonprofit entity. The Center was supported using funds from OSU incidental fees, community funds, and income from child care tuition fees. The Center occupied several locations including on West Hills Road, NW Orchard Street, and Park Terrace Place and underwent several reorganizations as a result of funding changes including the complete, temporary defunding of the Center by Oregon State University in 1983.

In the early 1990s, Oregon State University partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States General Services Administration to build a day care center in the new EPA building on the OSU campus. The Growing Oaks Child Development Center (GOCDC) opened on SW 35th Street in 1991. The center was ultimately moved from the EPA site due to underattendance and is currently operated by the Corvallis Community Children's Centers.

The OSU Child Care Center was constructed in 1990-1991 as a permanent solution to the University's child care needs. The Center, located at the intersection of SW 11th Street and SW Adams Avenue, continues to operate today as Beaver Beginnings.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Oregon State University Child Care Records (RG 280) are comprised of materials documenting child care associated with Oregon State University from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The collection records the activities of committees and other organizations charged with overseeing child care services; surveys and needs assessments; funding challenges and efforts; and press and promotion. The collection also includes documentation of the genesis and operation of the Campus Day Care Center, the Growing Oaks Child Development Center, and the OSU Child Care Center. Administrative materials include facilities development and maintenance records, financial records, and documentation of partnerships with various agencies and contractors including the Corvallis Community Children's Centers, Joyful Noise Child Care, Kinder-Care Learning Centers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. General Services Administration.

Much of the records present in this collection were generated through the operations of the Office of the Dean of Students and the activities of several committees including the OSU Child Care Advisory Board and the Growing Oaks Board of Directors. Of particular note is the extensive body of correspondence and documentation generated by Dr. Nancy Vanderpool, Assistant Dean of Students, in her role as a liaison to the OSU Child Care Advisory Committee and other organizations associated with child care at Oregon State University.

The collection addresses numerous issues surrounding child care including the impact of access to affordable child care on women as students and employees; the financial and logistical burden of child care on parents and guardians; the low salaries and difficult working conditions of child care providers; and the availability of public funds for support of child care facilities and programs. It is comprised of correspondence and memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, financial records, contracts, manuals, photographs, and ephemera.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Oregon State University Child Care Records (RG 280), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Oregon State University Child Care Records (RG 280) are arranged into four series: Series 1. Child Care Administration and Advocacy, 1969-2006; Series 2. Campus Day Care Center, 1980-1986; Series 3. Growing Oaks Child Development Center, 1990-2001; Series 4. OSU Child Care Center, 1988-2000.

Custodial History

Materials in the Oregon State Univeristy Child Care Records (RG 280) were originally accessioned by the Oregon State University Archives as part of the Memorial Union Records (RG 099) and the Student Affairs Records (RG 102). They now reside independently in the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Related Materials

Other collections with materials relating to child care on the Oregon State University campus include the Associated Students of Oregon State University (ASOSU) Records (RG 011); Women's Center Records (RG 243); President's Commission on the Status of Women Records (RG 159); Finance and Administration Records (RG 131); and the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC).

Other child development and education materials can be found in the Human Development and Family Sciences Department Records (RG 085); College of Home Economics and Education Records (RG 141); Sharon E. Rosenkoetter Papers (MSS Rosenkoetter); Roberta Fraiser Anderson Papers (MSS AndersonR); Othniel R. Chambers Papers (MSS Chambers); Buena Maris Mockmore Papers (MSS Mockmore); and the Home Management House Photograph Collection (P 266).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Child Care Administration and Advocacy, 1969-2006Return to Top

Series 1 is comprised of records documenting administration of and advocacy for child care on the Oregon State University campus. This series includes records from the Coordinated Child Care Services Comittee, the OSU Child Care Advisory Committee, and the OSU President's Commission on the Status of Women. It also includes numerous needs assessment reports and project files documenting the demand for child care facilities, services, and funding on the campus; records of fundraising efforts including the activities of the OSU Child Care Friend Raisers; and press and promotional materials.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Committees and Task Forces	1980-2006
Box/Folder
1.1	Coordinated Child Care Services Committee	1980-1993
1.2	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee	1986-1990
1.3	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee	1990-1998
1.4	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee	1991-2003
1.5	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee	2003-2006
1.6	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee - Meeting Minutes	1986-1989
1.7	OSU Child Care Advisory Committee - Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU) Correspondence	1986-1988
1.8	OSU President's Commission on the Status of Women - Child Care Task Force	1985
	Child Care Needs Assessments	1969-1998
Box/Folder
1.9	OSU Child Care Needs Assessments	1969-1985
1.10	OSU Child Care Needs Assessments	1984-1990
1.11	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1970-1971
1.12	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1973-1974
1.13	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project - ASOSU	1980
1.14	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1985-1986
1.15	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1986-1987
1.16	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1990-1991
1.17	OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Project	1998
1.18	Child Care Needs Assessment - Oregon	1985-1991
1.19	Child Care Needs Assessment - United States	circa 1978-1993
1.20	"An Analysis of the Need for Day Care Programs at Oregon State University," Juanita Peterson and Elaine Mayfield	1974
1.21	"Child Care for Parent Students at the University of Oregon: A Report of the ASUO Child Care Task Force"	1987
1.22	"Child Care: A Report to the ASOSU President"	1988
1.23	"Corvallis Housing and Childcare Feasibility Study Focus Group Report," Moore Iacofano Goitsman, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and the City of Corvallis	1989
	Grants and Funding	1985-2006
Box/Folder
1.24	ASOSU Child Care Subsidy	1989-1998
1.25	Benton County Child and Youth Commission Child Care and Development Block Grant	1991-1992
1.26	Brunch in the Country Charitable Event	2001
1.27	Hewlett Packard Community Grants Program	1994-1996
1.28	Oregon State Scholarship Commission Proposal - "Pilot Program: Student Financial Aid for Child Care"	1990
1.29	OSU Child Care Friend Raisers	1987-1998
1.30	OSU Child Care Friend Raisers	1993-2002
1.31	OSU Child Care Friend Raisers	1994-1995
2.1	OSU Child Care Friend Raisers	1999-2001
2.2	OSU Child Care Friend Raisers News	1995-2006
2.3	OSU Child Care Grant Proposals	circa 1985-1990
	Press and Promotional Materials	1977-2001
Box/Folder
2.4	News Clippings	1977-2001
2.5	Press Releases and Promotional Materials	circa 1988-2000
2.6	OSU Child Care Services and Programs Informational Packet	1997-1998

Series 2: Campus Day Care Center, 1980-1986Return to Top

Series 2 contains records of the Campus Day Care Center from 1980 to 1986. Much of the series is comprised of correspondence and memoranda detailing the Center's funding challenges. The series also includes articles of incorporation, promotional materials, records relating to the operation of the Park Terrace center, and materials on accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2.7	Campus Day Care Center, Inc.	1980-1986
2.8	Campus Day Care Center, Inc. - Park Terrace Child Development Center	1981
2.9	National Association for the Education of Young Children	1984-1986

Series 3: Growing Oaks Child Development Center, 1990-2001Return to Top

Series 3 is comprised of records documenting the formation and administration of the Growing Oaks Child Development Center, a child care facility located in the Corvallis Environmental Protection Agency building. The series is comprised of reports, articles of incorporation, bylaws, tax records, and correspondence. The series also includes an extensive record of meeting minutes and memoranda from the Center's board of directors; records of partnerships with the U.S General Services Administration (an organization that oversaw child care centers supported by federal agencies); and agreements and communications with local contractors including Joyful Noise, Inc. and the Corvallis Community Children's Centers.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2.10	Annual Reports	circa 1992-1994
2.11	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1990-1992
2.12	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1992-1994
2.13	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1995-1996
2.14	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1997
2.15	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1998
2.16	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	1999
2.17	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memoranda	2000
2.18	Board of Directors Membership Lists	1995-2000
2.19	Board of Diectors and Officers Selection	1991-2000
2.20	Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, and Corporate Status Records	ca. 1990-1996
2.21	Correspondence	1992-2000
2.22	Corvallis Community Children's Centers	1994-2001
2.23	Corvallis Community Children's Centers	1994-2001
2.24	Corvallis Community Children's Centers - Handbooks	1994
2.25	Joyful Noise Child Care, Inc.	1991-1993
2.26	Tax Records	1990-1997
2.27	U.S. General Services Administration	1991-2000
3.1	U.S. General Services Administration - Child Care Center Surveys and Profiles	1992-1994
3.2	U.S. General Services Administration - "The Formation, Composition, and Responisibilities of a Nonprofit Board of Directors for Federal Child Care Programs"	1997
3.3	"Request for Proposal to Operate Growing Oaks Child Development Center at the Environmental Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"	1990-1993

Series 4: OSU Child Care Center, 1988-2000Return to Top

Series 4 is comprised of materials documenting the construction and operation of the OSU Child Care Center, located on the OSU campus at SW 11th Street and SW Adams Avenue. The series extensively documents the planning and construction of the Center and includes correspondence between architects, contractors, and OSU officials overseeing the building's design and construction; financial records relating to the funding of the Center; photographs of the Center during and after completion of construction; and groundbreaking and grand opening ceremony materials.

The series also includes materials relating to accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NYAEC) and the selection and ongoing management of child care contractors for the Center. Contractor records include the Child Care Contractor Selection Committee, the First Alternative Cooperative, and Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. The Kinder-Care records include contracts, training materials, correspondence, promotional items, reports, proposals, newsletters, and tutition information.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3.4	Child Care Contractor Selection Committee	1990-1991
3.5	Child Care Contractor Selection Committee	1990-1991
3.6	Construction - Architect and Building Contractor Selection	1989-1990
3.7	Construction - Ground Breaking and Grand Opening	1991-1992
3.8	Construction - Planning and Administration	1985-1991
3.9	Construction - Planning and Administration	1989-1991
3.10	Construction - Planning and Administration	1989-1991
3.11	Facilities Maintenance	1990-2000
3.12	Financial Records	1991-1998
3.13	Financial Records	1992-1997
3.14	Financial Records - Individual Accounts	1996-1998
3.15	Financial Records - Individual Accounts	1996-1998
3.16	First Alternative Cooperative	1997-1998
3.17	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Contracts	1991
3.18	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Contracts	1991-1998
3.19	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Informational Binder	circa 1990
3.20	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - KinderCare at Work Quarterly Review	1994
3.21	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Kinder Share Newsletter	1992-1998
3.22	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Marketing Kit	1991
3.23	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Promotional Materials	1990-1993
3.24	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Quarterly Reports Documentation	1991-1992
3.25	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Quarterly Reports Documentation	1992-1998
4.1	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - Tuition	1992-1997
4.2	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - "Proposal to Operate a Child Care Center at Oregon State University"	1991
4.3	Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc. - "Proposal to Operate a Child Care Center at oregon State University"	1991
4.4	Morse Bros., Inc.	1997-1998
4.5	Photographic Prints and Negatives	circa 1991-1992
4.6	"Request for Proposal: Operation of a Child Care Center at Oregon State University"	1988
4.7	"Request for Bid: Design Concept for a University Child Care Center"	1988
4.8	"Request for Porposal: Child Care Services at Oregon State University"	1991
4.9	"Request for Proposal: Childcare Services for Oregon State University"	2000

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Campus-based child care--Oregon--Corvallis.
Child care services--Costs.
Child development.
Day care centers.
Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

Kinder-Care Learning Centers, Inc.
Oregon State University. Child Care Advisory Committee.
Oregon State University. President's Commission on the Status of Women.

Form or Genre Terms

Film negatives.
Photographic prints.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Vanderpool, Nancy Marston. (creator)

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