A new Nederland childcare center nearly triples spots for mountain families
TEENS, Inc.'s Explorers Learning Center holds 60 children, is already about 70 percent full, and will not turn families away over cost. Nederland's first infant care opens Monday.
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TEENS, Inc. opened the Explorers Learning Center in Nederland, a mountain town where childcare spots have been scarce. The center cost about $7 million and has room for 60 children. It is already about 70 percent full. Families are not turned away because they cannot cover the full price.
Nederland has not had infant care before. That part of the center opens the Monday after the report. The new building is the town's way of making room for the youngest children and for the families who live around it.
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Nederland, Colorado, is a mountain town where families have had a hard time finding childcare. TEENS, Inc. built the Explorers Learning Center for about 7 million dollars. It can look after 60 children, and it is already about 70 percent full. If a family cannot pay the full cost, the center does not turn them away. The town has not had care for babies before. That part opens the Monday after this news. The center is there so parents who live in the mountains have a place for their youngest children.
- Why would a mountain town need more childcare spots?
- What does it mean that a family is not turned away over cost?
- What is one way a town can make room for little kids?
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