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Dawn of Discovery Project Narrative The narrative is your opportunity to describe,promote,and sell your proposal to the Planning Commission and/or City Council before the meeting(s).A typewritten narrative explaining your request in detail should include,but not limited to,all the following applicable information: o Detailed description/scope of project. Dawn of Discovery is a childcare center that will serve families with children from the ages of 6 weeks to 12 years. The curriculum will be educational based covering many different themes using a variety of teaching methods. There will be a licensed teacher leading each classroom paired with an assistant or aide depending on the class size. Child to teacher ratios will be followed at all times;Infants 4:1,Toddlers 7:1,Preschool 10:1,and School-Age 15:1. The School-Age classroom will be a before and after school program where the child's elementary school will provide bussing to and from Dawn of Discovery. In the summer there will be a full day program for school-age children. Jenna Swedberg will be the Director and Part Owner of the center. She has 6 years of experience and is a licensed teacher with a 4 year degree in Child and Family Studies from St. Cloud State University. • What is being proposed? We plan to take over the space that was previously a daycare center. No alterations will be made to the space or walls except to paint and refinish worn areas. o Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 6:OOAM-6:30PM o Number of Employees Up to 20 employees including;management, teachers,assistant teachers,teacher aides, substitute teachers, and a cook. o Number of parking stalls,existing and additional The building is part of the Hillside Crossings strip mall and shares a parking lot with the mall. There are approximately 30 parking stalls in front of the childcare center. Parking will be full for a short time in the morning and afternoon for parent pick up and drop off each day. 10 parking stalls will be needed for employees for the majority of the business day. o Is there proposed screening of the site? There is an existing white fence surrounding the outside play area that is 76" tall. o Proposed building materials Not Applicable o Signage— (at time of installation, a separate permit is required for each sign) • How many? 2 signs. • Proposed sizes? On the front of the building the sign will be 24"x 12"x 4 '/z". On the monument the sign will be 8'x 4'.