Tag: early connections learning centers
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Proposal would make child care centers easier to open across Colorado Springs
An ordinance that would make it easier for child and adult day care centers to open in neighborhoods and as part of businesses received preliminary approval Tuesday from the Colorado Springs City Council. The proposal, which the council must pass a second time before it takes effect, would allow both home-based centers and commercial child…
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Despite growing pains, universal preschool program expands access for thousands of El Paso County families
By Laura Fitzgerald, Special to The Gazette When Samuel Clark and his wife welcomed their second child into their family, Clark’s mother-in-law moved in to take care of her grandchild. Despite their professional, full-time jobs, the cost of two kids in child care would have been unaffordable for Clark and his wife. Then, Clark’s mother-in-law…
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Child care groups kick off media campaign about shortage in Colorado Springs
Local child care advocates will be running a months-long social media push to share stories about the difficulties in finding and affording care in Colorado Springs The Joint Initiatives for Youth & Families and the Family Friendly Initiative announced the launch of the Kids Strong Start campaign Thursday morning. The campaign will be a 10-week…
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Federal funding cut could cripple Colorado Springs childcare industry
Deserae Heskett opened Pikes Peak Preschool last year in a part of the city she knew many working parents had trouble affording childcare. “It was very important to us when we opened this business to open in this area code,” she said. The northeast Colorado Springs daycare enrolls 130 children under the age of 5.…
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New early education center breaks ground in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many very important adults attended Thursday’s groundbreaking for an $8 million renovation of a downtown Colorado Springs building that’s in sight of the Weidner Field soccer stadium and in the midst of a future residential…