>> Well, guys, we had a tone
of things to get done.
Let's go ahead and see what
we've all gotten accomplished.
Um, Brad, what did you
find at the library?
>> Uh, some pretty interesting stuff.
>> Good.
>> About 60% of two-year colleges
and 50% of comprehensive universities
offer some child-care arrangements.
Basically, there's four different
kinds of daycare setups.
There's the full babysitting service.
In some places, the students
pay exclusively for this service.
In others, the costs are totally
subsidized by the university.
But most offer some combination
of the subsidies and the direct charges.
>> So what are the other formats, then, Brad?
>> Well, there's university school
settings, like lab schools.
Usually these are for kindergartners on up,
but most of these are phasing out.
Another variation is an offshoot
of the school setting.
These are the child-development lab settings.
Most of these are in schools where
there's a child-development program.
But most of the child-development centers
only operate for a few hours a day.
Then there's drop centers.
This is where the university provides
a space and a staff member,
and then the parents trade off
watching each other's kids.
>> Okay.
So, how does that work?
Do the parents do all the coordinating?
>> Well, if your classes are in the morning,
you might give three hours
of time in the afternoon.
Basically, you just give back
as many hours as you take.
>> Okay.
Is there any other commitment from the university,
other than just providing space?
>> Well, sometimes they'll provide a staff member
to handle coordination or keep records.
>> [Laughs] I'm so annoyed with my kids today,
I'd be tempted to drop them off
and never come back for them.
>> [Chuckles] Bad day?
>> Ooh!
>> What else do you have, Brad?
>> Uh, in the last instance,
the university makes an arrangement
with a private facility,
usually one near the campus,
then the students get some sort of discount,
and the university picks up
the remaining cost.
There's not too many of these operations
like this, but there's lots of interest in them.
>> Brad, this is just great.
You've done a wonderful job.
This is going to make the rest
of our work a lot easier.
Thanks.
>> Thanks.
>> Michael, you've been in another world today.
You haven't said a word.
Do you have any feedback on Brad's report?
>> No, not really.
>> [Sighs] Mike, that's just not how we work.
I mean, we always say how we feel.
And we've always been able
to come to a consensus.
>> I'm just in a bad mood.
The report's fine, I just
don't have anything to add.
>> Okay.
Well, we've heard about the four models
of how daycares are usually set up.
I personally like the last two.
I think the drop center or an arrangement
with a private daycare facility
seem to be the most feasible.
>> Yeah, I agree.
>> Yeah, me too.
That's good.
>> Okay.