CCARP fees

A Culver City parent voiced support for the temporary fee freeze and self-attestation subsidy, urging the commission to treat CARP as essential child care for working families and to clarify residency language.

A West Culver mom of two echoed support for the fee freeze, calling CARP her kindergartner's favorite thing and warning that higher fees would ripple to other after-school programs across the community.

A Lin Howe parent and teacher described the shock of the sudden 50% fee increase right before school started, said two more increases would make CARP costlier than private options, and asked for a long-term freeze or reasonable increases.

Working mom who said afterschool care is the bridge between school and work, and that a program built to help working families shouldn't leave so many behind.

Parent and teacher who said a 50% increase announced a month before school broke his family budget, and is considering pulling his nine-year-old over safety concerns walking home.

Local parent who called the increase untenable and warned of a knock-on effect driving up prices across other programs.

Asked the council to freeze the CCARP fee and reassess its classification, arguing childcare is essential, not a 70% cost-recovery 'specialized program.'

Warned a hardship subsidy won't fix the problem, since raising CCARP gives other childcare providers room to raise prices too; urged the 10% cost-recovery category and a fee freeze.

Supported the fee freeze and subsidies, calling on the council to act decisively on affordability as it campaigned on.