 | | | | New Little Saints Academy Makes Music in St. Joseph
Don’t be alarmed if you hear the echo of drums, bells and banjos wafting out of the vacated Kennedy Elementary school in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It’s just reverberation from Little Saints Academy, a new child care center serving children from infancy through school age that opened in February. Read more... |
Agape Child Development Centers
When Agape Child Development Centers was accepted into the Growth Fund program in 2006, the organization offered high quality, 24-hour child care for infants and children up to age 12 in two facilities, serving north Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Read more... |
Abbott Northwestern Children’s Center of the YWCA of Minneapolis
Abbott Northwestern’s Children’s Center of the YWCA of Minneapolis opened its doors in December 2006. In addition to providing care for up to 99 children from infancy through school age whose parents live in the community or work at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the center also houses the Child Care Business Development Program. Read more... |
Neustro Mundo Bilingual Daycare, Minneapolis, MN
After years in the retail business, Luciana Carballo-Pierre decided it was the right time to open a child care. According to Carballo-Pierre, “I always wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, and a change seemed to be a good idea. I’d been thinking about doing child care forever, and I always had wanted to be home with my kids.” Read more... |
Urban Sprouts Child Development Center, University City, MO
Urban Sprouts in University City, MO, is another example of how First Children’s can help stimulate successful child care businesses. Located six miles west of St. Louis, Urban Sprouts opened this year with the belief that the “purpose of early childhood education is to nurture children’s curiosity and encourage them to realize their power.” Urban Sprouts needed start-up funds to launch its center, and executive director Ellicia Qualls wasted no time contacting First Children’s Finance. Read more... |
Carol Mathey’s Center develops plan for growth.
Carol Mathey’s Center for Children and Families, Inc., serving low and moderate income families in the Twin Cities East Metro area, was at a crossroads when it applied to participate in FCF’s Growth Fund in 2006. In business for 37 years, the organization had recently acquired the church building in which it had operated for decades. Read more... |
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