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II APP ICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND AUTHORIZATION NAME OF COMPANY CenCor, Inc. --- ADDRESS P. O. Box 26610, Ka 11 S a ~ City, :--10 64196 ._.._~.._--_.- TELEPHONE NUMBER (816 ) 474-4750 REPRESENTATIVE TO CO TACT Mr. Jack L. Brozman STATE AND DATE OF FO TI ON OF 1969 - Delaware - (predecessor____ CORPORATION corporation - 1946) TYPE OF BUSINESS: Day care center(s) HISTORY (including d scription of oper.ations) . CenCor, Inc. acquire 10 Les Peti te Ac.ademies in 1970. At the time of acquisition, the schools provided all day or part-day care for children ages three to five years. Today our basic program pI' vides a wide range of educational experiences for children from two years to twelve ears (sixth grade). We also provide infant care in particular markets that have a reat demand for it. By 1975 we had 85 Le Petite Academies in operation; by 1976 there were 106; by 1 977 we had 117 ; growing at steady rate, by 1978 there were 134 ; by 1979 we had 168 ; and by the end of 1980 we had 2 0 La Petite's in operation. Management projects building approxi- mately 60 new school 1.n 1981. Each center employs director/head teacher and typically six to fifteen teaching assist- ants. The director 1. a full-time employee and the assistants are either full or part-time personnel. College tudents, substitute teachers in the public school system and various other qualified pers ns are considered for part-time positions. Regulations in most tates require that the director have either a college degree in early childhood education r two to three years of experience in a day care or nursery school. La Petite currently mploys 27 regional directors. Each director can adequately manage 6 to 12 centers. Ab ve the regional director level, 1.n areas of geographic concentration are three divisional directors supervising the regions. In addition, there are three assistant directors f operation working out of the home office to supervise specific reg1.ons. All report directly to the director of operations. The regional directo selects, trains and develops the directors within her region. She assists them in impl menting programs and curriculum; evaluates the purchase of food and the preparation and erving of meals; assists directors in interfacing with all state licensing and other egulatory agencies to insure continued compliance; develops and supervises the folIo -through on all ~~rketing and enrollment programs; and evaluates the financial contro s of the individual units. She insures a continued level of high morale among directo s, staff and children. From the unit direct r level up, all managing personnel receive a base salary and an incentive bonus on t e operating profit of their center. La ?etite has a poli y of promoting from within. Experienced directors and staff are usually offered the pportunity to staff new day care centers. Regardless of prior raining or experience, each center director is required to parti- cipate 1.n a two-week training program. Assistant directors participate in a one-week training program. C ntinuing training programs are conducted approximately quarterly either at La Petite' home office or Cllt regional locations. All La Petite personnel are required to meet applicable provincial, state and local licensing regulations. We also have a fleet administrator in home office. Also at home office, we have a real estate manager, a director of prClperty development, and a construction coordinator. La Petite believes t ere is no single approach to learning. Diversified programs 1 ncorp- orate many choices 0 activities for the children. Two programs that illustrate the La Petite philosophy ar "Alpha-Time" and "Learning for Living". -1-