Childcare Center Opens
By Dennis Pearson
May 21, 2004
After nearly three years of planning
and effort, the Little Sprouts Child Care Center in Eads is now open for
business. State licensing inspectors issued licensing credentials earlier
this week allowing the center, the first of its kind in Kiowa County, to
begin caring for children on Thursday, May 20th.
The new state of the art center is
located in the south portion of the renovated Bransgrove Building on Maine
Street in Eads and is open Monday – Friday from 6am to 6 pm. The center is
licensed to provide care for children 6 weeks of age or older.
Development of the center has been
considered a key element in the future of Eads and Kiowa County. Lack of
abundant quality child care has been proven to hinder recruitment efforts
by schools and hospitals and new businesses. Lack of childcare
availability can also suppress the efforts to get people off of public
assistance and into the work sector. Creation of the center will help
address those issues for Kiowa County.
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