Child Care Center to have grand opening


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Child Care Network will have a grand opening for the Child Care Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 11 to celebrate the newly developed community child care center located at 414 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.

A ribbon cutting will take place at 5 p.m., followed by an open house with building tours until 7 p.m. The event is open to the public.

There will be light refreshments and some words will be spoken at the ribbon cutting.

CCN executive director Kate Garrity said she and the staff will be able to answer questions and talk about the project as they give tours of the building.

“All are welcome, and this is a good way for prospective families to see classrooms, community members to learn about what we are doing and anyone else that wants to see the building,” Garrity said. “Almost everyone I meet has a story about the building.”

In March during a Seymour City Council meeting, due to losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, Child Care Network asked for a portion of the $2.25 million the city received through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Garrity requested $200,000 in funding to go toward the development of the community child care center in a former church building located on North Chestnut Street.

The second reading of the ordinance to appropriate from the ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund took place during the April 25 council meeting, where Garrity spoke once again on behalf of the agency.

Garrity said ever since they purchased the building on Chestnut Street, they’ve been working on trying to open a child care center there for approximately 100 kids from 6 weeks old through 5 years old.

“We plan to add about 40 staff members as we grow, and due to all of the things over the last two years and the increase of prices, we are approximately $450,000 short,” she said. “We are asking the city for $200,000 to help complete this project.”

Garrity said they’ll have the opportunity to partner with the school system to bus school-aged kids back and forth because currently, they are on a wait list at almost every one of their schools.

Child Care Network will have a grand opening for the Child Care Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 11 to celebrate the newly developed community child care center located at 414 N. Chestnut St., Seymour.

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“Currently, the youngest children we serve are 4 years old in preschool, so in that additional 100 will be new kids age 6 weeks to 5 years old,” she said.

When the second reading went to a vote, it passed 4-3 to award $200,000 to Child Care Network.

Child Care Network Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation located in Seymour and is not a state or national affiliate. The agency was created by a dedicated group of Jackson County residents focused on improving the lives of children.

The organization has the unique advantage of addressing identified needs in Jackson County that align with its mission.

For information about Child Care Network, go to childcarenetworkinc.org or facebook.com/childcarenetworkinc.

What: Grand opening of the Child Care Center

When: 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 11

Events: Ribbon cutting at 5 p.m., followed by an open house and building tours until 7 p.m.

Where: 414 N. Chestnut St., Seymour

Who: Open to the public


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