Established in 1984, Irvine Child Care Project is a Joint Powers Agreement between Irvine Unified School District and the City of Irvine, overseen by the Irvine Child Care Project Board of Directors. Irvine Child Care Project is a unique partnership in which the City of Irvine and the Irvine Unified School District collaborate to accommodate more affordable and quality child care in the city. 

Mission
The mission of the Irvine Child Care Project is to provide quality, affordable school-age child care through community-based, non-profit organizations located on elementary school sites for children of families who live and/ or work in Irvine.

Irvine Child Care Project leases facilities on all 25 Irvine Unified School District elementary school campuses to non-profit agencies operating licensed before and after-school child care (grades K-6), and serves approximately 2,300 children.

The Board is comprised of two members appointed by the governing board of each of the parties to the Joint Powers Agreement, and one member interested in child care appointed by the remaining board members.

• Darin Loughrey, President (Staff, City of Irvine)
• Alan Battenfield, Vice President (Staff, Irvine Unified School District)
• Ira Glasky, Clerk (School Board, Irvine Unified School District)
• Ruth Anderson, Board Member (Appointed Representative)
• Lynn Schott, Board Member (City Council)

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