First of all we are very excited to have the opporuntiy to serve the children, families, and fellow Early Educators in our hometown, Eudora. We are seeking to provide a center-based option for families in Eudora and the surrounding area to compliment the existing quality care that already exitsts here. Prior to beginning this venture, we did extensive research surrounding issues in all areas of childcare in our area. We felt driven to expand NOT because childcare in Eudora is of poor quality, but because there simply aren't ENOUGH options available for families in our growing community. Our research showed us that many families transport their children out of Eudora for care, so we are hoping to bring families back to Eudora, thus strengthen the infastructure of our community. Our founders are in no way opposed to family childcare, and have been involved in Licensed Home Day Care for many years. In fact, it is our desire to help support and promote quality family chilcare in Eudora as we will be able to provide KDHE approved trainings for ALL Early Educators, provide materials for home-based learning enviornments, and much more. We regret that this article led some to believe our past experiences in the field of early childhood ed. and childcare have been solely negative. We have had a lot of positive experiences in other centers as well as home-based environments. The "negative experiences," the reporter referred to were problems we've encountered with the childcare system over the years, as well as a some issues with large corporate childcare chains who seem to be more interested in the bottom-line rather than providing quality care and education for children. ALL Early Educators have the power and responsiblity to continue to improve the quality of childcare in the area they operate in. In no way are we saying our methods are better than anyone else's, but what we are saying is that childcare and early education is an important and valuable aspect of having a healthy community, and if any community wishes to provide the opportunity for a high quality of life for it's citizens, it needs to invest in quality programs for young children. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas you'd like to share, please contact us! Thank You, Jennifer Middleton, Katie Unrein, and Rachel Torkelson Founders of Pyramid Place Early Education Center (785) 542-1296
Nonprofit daycare center created
First of all we are very excited to have the opporuntiy to serve the children, families, and fellow Early Educators in our hometown, Eudora. We are seeking to provide a center-based option for families in Eudora and the surrounding area to compliment the existing quality care that already exitsts here.
Prior to beginning this venture, we did extensive research surrounding issues in all areas of childcare in our area. We felt driven to expand NOT because childcare in Eudora is of poor quality, but because there simply aren't ENOUGH options available for families in our growing community. Our research showed us that many families transport their children out of Eudora for care, so we are hoping to bring families back to Eudora, thus strengthen the infastructure of our community.
Our founders are in no way opposed to family childcare, and have been involved in Licensed Home Day Care for many years. In fact, it is our desire to help support and promote quality family chilcare in Eudora as we will be able to provide KDHE approved trainings for ALL Early Educators, provide materials for home-based learning enviornments, and much more.
We regret that this article led some to believe our past experiences in the field of early childhood ed. and childcare have been solely negative. We have had a lot of positive experiences in other centers as well as home-based environments. The "negative experiences," the reporter referred to were problems we've encountered with the childcare system over the years, as well as a some issues with large corporate childcare chains who seem to be more interested in the bottom-line rather than providing quality care and education for children.
ALL Early Educators have the power and responsiblity to continue to improve the quality of childcare in the area they operate in. In no way are we saying our methods are better than anyone else's, but what we are saying is that childcare and early education is an important and valuable aspect of having a healthy community, and if any community wishes to provide the opportunity for a high quality of life for it's citizens, it needs to invest in quality programs for young children.
If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas you'd like to share, please contact us!
Thank You,
Jennifer Middleton, Katie Unrein, and Rachel Torkelson
Founders of Pyramid Place Early Education Center
(785) 542-1296
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