• Meet the minimum qualifications: o Licensed to provide childcare services in the State of Washington o Five (5) years’ experience providing childcare services to multiple age groups • Provide comprehensive childcare services for BBCC students and staff. • Provide services for five (5) days a week, Monday through Friday, 12 months a year from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding national holidays. The hours may be amended, pending changing childcare needs, by mutual agreement between the successful contractor and the College. • Provide drop-in childcare for up to 15 evening college events a year, in addition to the above regular hours. • Provide access as a practicum site for BBCC’s Early Childhood Education academic programming. • Prioritize waitlists, in order, for BBCC students, BBCC employees, and community members. • Offer infant care. • Accept all students enrolled in any state or federal childcare subsidy program with no limits or quotas on the number of students served who receive childcare subsidies. • Agree to work with childcare subsidy programs and adhere to the terms for payment of childcare fees on behalf of qualifying students and employees. • Consider offering discounted rates for students and employees who do not qualify for state subsidies. • Adhere to all listed Terms and Conditions listed in this Request for Proposal.
