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Plans for new early childhood education center (+1 972) opening in September 2025
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Council Member Brewer inquires about plans for a new early childhood education center (+1 972) set to open in September 2025. DOE officials discuss ongoing planning and coordination efforts for the center.
- The center has potential for infant and toddler care, pending necessary permitting and agency collaboration
- DOE is having regular meetings with DOHMH and DOB to discuss options and requirements
- Council Member Brewer expresses concern about the timing, given that the application cutoff for early childhood education has passed
Gale A. Brewer
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Yes.
Daniel Weisberg
1:53:33
I know that
Gale A. Brewer
1:53:34
And there are other ones.
1:53:34
Mister Ressler seems to have one also.
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Yes.
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Repatha.
Daniel Weisberg
1:53:41
The I don't know if Monique has a update update.
Gale A. Brewer
1:53:45
I know We had a tour.
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Beautiful.
Daniel Weisberg
1:53:48
We we understand you were able to go take a look at it.
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That's We
Gale A. Brewer
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wanna making sure that it's completely filled in September of twenty twenty five.
Daniel Weisberg
1:53:56
Yes.
1:53:56
We we are working on some ideas for that.
Gale A. Brewer
1:54:00
What are you what are some of your ideas?
Daniel Weisberg
1:54:02
Do you have that, Monique?
Gale A. Brewer
1:54:04
This is an inside joke.
Daniel Weisberg
1:54:06
What's that?
1:54:06
Maybe I'll just Okay.
1:54:08
Jeff, you have that?
1:54:09
Yes.
1:54:10
I'm gonna ask Jeff Klein to come up and
Rita Joseph
1:54:13
Poor guy.
Daniel Weisberg
1:54:14
Give us the the latest.
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Let me swear you in first.
1:54:18
Do you affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth before this committee and to respond honestly to council member questions?
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Jeff Klein.
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Go ahead.
Jeff Klein
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I do.
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So I know you just took a walkthrough of that center with one of our staff, as well as DOHMH and DOB.
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DOHMH?
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And so we're committed to looking at all options.
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Of course, we would have to determine what permitting is necessary if we wanted to age it down.
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I know DOHMH said that even though it is on the Second Floor, there's can do it.
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Do infant and toddler because it's got the correct
Gale A. Brewer
1:54:51
And the classrooms.
Jeff Klein
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And the classrooms, it's got the correct space for elevators for cribs.
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So we're excited at looking at those options, but it does take time and cross functional collaboration with the other agencies.
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So I know that we my team is working on specifics and I've got a chat here and if I get any more, I'm happy to share.
Gale A. Brewer
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But what's the timing on your discussion and collaboration and coordination and so on?
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What's the timing on all that?
Jeff Klein
1:55:17
We, at least monthly, have engagement with DOHMH.
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I've already set up with my team tri weekly meetings with DOB, the gentleman actually that was on the walkthrough with you.
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So we're excited to really engage in real discussion
Gale A. Brewer
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about what to do with
Jeff Klein
1:55:34
You
Gale A. Brewer
1:55:34
have assume give me a timeframe because obviously the cutoff has already taken for the early childhood education application, so we're late.
Jeff Klein
1:55:42
Absolutely.
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But even, right, even these things do take time because even if we were to make it viable for childcare, we would have to contract with a CBO through a fair
Lincoln Restler
1:55:54
procurement I already have
Jeff Klein
1:55:54
to make it Okay.
Rita Joseph
1:55:56
So
Jeff Klein
1:55:57
those things take time.
Gale A. Brewer
1:55:58
Okay.
1:55:59
Off record, offline, please give me a time.
Jeff Klein
1:56:01
Absolutely.
1:56:02
We'll get back
Gale A. Brewer
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to you.
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You.
Jeff Klein
1:56:04
Thank you.
Rita Joseph
1:56:05
Thank you council member Brewer.
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So wait, don't go
Kevin Moran
1:56:08
nowhere.
1:56:08
Okay.