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| March 8, 2022 - Brian Grimm, President and CEO of York Day Nursey joined us at our weekly breakfast meeting. Brian announced that the York Day Nursery is celebrating their 90th anniversary! They were established in 1932 by Miss Netta Ford who knew that childcare was essential for families to weather the Great Depression. Today they provide an essential service for the health of our local community. Located at 450 East Philadelphia Street the York Day Nursery offers educational programs designed around children’s developmental levels and interests. With 35 Direct Care Educators, they have a low child to teacher ratio. The modern facility is open 6:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday (Year-round), and provides a nutritional breakfast, hot lunch, and afternoon snack daily. Nearly 70% of the students come from low-income, working families - a risk factor for school failure. York County, much like the rest of the country, is experiencing a severe deficit in the number of childcare facilities that are available for children and families. In fact, about 50 percent of Americans live in childcare deserts — areas where there are more than three kids for every one slot available. Access to early learning affects every sector’s ability to procure and maintain a productive workforce. “Regardless of race and gender, although women and minorities bear the brunt of this issue, everyone loses their ability to be productive when they have no access to childcare.” said Brian. YDN strongly believes that each child is unique and possesses unlimited potential. Thus we strive to create wonderful learning environments that encourage children “to be all they can be.” Through play in multi-cultural classrooms with well-trained educators, children explore their world at their own pace, discover how to cooperate and problem solve, try out new ideas, develop language, math and motor skills, build confidence to attempt new and different activities. This stimulating environment is designed to develop the total child—emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually. |
