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Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) was created and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization, and in March 1974 the City Council approved a contract with PACCC which allocated funds for the various components of the Task Force Plan. The Plan called for the creation of a sick care program, an infant-toddler center, a preschool program, and two part-time centers. Other elements of the Plan included the licensing of 35 day care homes; the subsidizing of low-income children at two non-PACCC centers; and the hiring of the City Child Care Coordinator who would also serve as the Executive Director of PACCC. For the next ten years, PACCC operated seven child care programs, seven independent "affiliate" programs, and a network of 25 family child care providers. One of the City's child care goals was too see the administration of PACCC child care centers become self supporting. Accordingly, in 1984, the City of Palo Alto began to reduce its administrative subsidy to PACCC. In 1989, with the passage of the utility users' tax, after-school care facilities were established at every elementary school site. PACCC became a major provider of school age care, and the number of PACCC centers increased from seven to 15. PACCC currently serves the child care needs of more than 900 families daily, providing care for children from as young as two months through the 5th grade at 18 sites throughout the City. Approximately 17% of PACCC families receive subsidy or scholarship support either from the City, the State, or from PACCC itself.