4         The purpose of this Rate Agreement is to establish the method by which the Pre-Kindergarten Programs will receive payment for children who are eligible for financially-assisted subsidized child care for up to 10 hours a day.

4          Family Central will monitor the Pre-Kindergarten Programs, by conducting site visits at least once a year, to insure compliance of the signed rate agreement. Follow-up visits will be made as needed.

4          The rate agreement provides for the following school-based fee reimbursement for the FY05 school year minus the parent fee which is determined by Family Central, Inc.:

$ 20.48 Full time daily rate for 3-year old

$ 24.58 Full time Gold Seal daily rate for 3-year old

$ 20.27 Full time daily rate for 4 and 5-year old

$ 24.32 Full time Gold Seal daily rate for 4 and 5-year old

4          Records are maintained at Family Central and in the Department of Elementary Education (Pre-Kindergarten Programs).

4          Evaluation will be accomplished using the SRUSS Kindergarten Readiness Instruments.

4          This program provides services for up to 720 eligible 3 and 4-year old children as determined by Florida Statute 411.01, in 26 high need elementary school sites to include Beacon sites: Barton, Forest Park, Lantana, Village Academy, Pleasant City, Pahokee, Pioneer Park, Northmore, Washington, West Riviera; and Non-Beacon sites: Galaxy, Highland, Pine Grove, Rolling Green, Heritage, Palmetto, Roosevelt, Starlight Cove, U. B. Kinsey, Westward, Belle Glade, Glade View, K E Cunningham, Rosenwald, Lincoln, and Wynnebrook.