2008 Woodie Awards
Preschool finds new home
Chris Boning
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
The Kirksville Child Development Center finally has a place to call its own.
The K-CDC celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday following its second move in as many years.
Katy Korte, director of the K-CDC, said the center secured its new building last autumn and moved into its present site in February. Monday's grand opening coincided with the observation of the nationwide Week of the Young Child, she added.
"It kind of worked out well to have everything go on this week," Korte said.
Prior to relocating to its current site at 2805 S. Halliburton Street, the center had been sharing space with Countryside Christian Church, she said. Before the K-CDC, Truman had its own Child Development Center, Korte added. Funding to that center was cut in 2006 to make room in the school's budget, according to the May 4, 2006, issue of the Index. Families worked with Korte, a former instructor at the CDC, to turn that program into a parent cooperative and open the K-CDC, according to the Sept. 26, 2006, issue of the Index.
Korte said that some of the families who went to the University's CDC now go to the K-CDC.
"We're still a half-day preschool, [but] now that we have our new building, we will start being a full-day preschool next year in the fall," Korte said.
She said the K-CDC has about 14 children right now, although it has the capacity for as many as 20 children. The K-CDC currently is enrolling for next year, Korte added.
"Since we're only like a year and a half or two years old, we've gradually built up to [14 children]," she said. "It's more than we've had before."
Korte said Monday's grand opening event was a success and added that about 40 people showed up, including families who used to come to K-CDC's old location, Kirksville mayor Martha Rowe and University faculty.
Senior Arianna Downard said she works at the K-CDC two days a week for her University scholarship job. She said her duties include supervising the children and helping them with art projects.
The K-CDC celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday following its second move in as many years.
Katy Korte, director of the K-CDC, said the center secured its new building last autumn and moved into its present site in February. Monday's grand opening coincided with the observation of the nationwide Week of the Young Child, she added.
"It kind of worked out well to have everything go on this week," Korte said.
Prior to relocating to its current site at 2805 S. Halliburton Street, the center had been sharing space with Countryside Christian Church, she said. Before the K-CDC, Truman had its own Child Development Center, Korte added. Funding to that center was cut in 2006 to make room in the school's budget, according to the May 4, 2006, issue of the Index. Families worked with Korte, a former instructor at the CDC, to turn that program into a parent cooperative and open the K-CDC, according to the Sept. 26, 2006, issue of the Index.
Korte said that some of the families who went to the University's CDC now go to the K-CDC.
"We're still a half-day preschool, [but] now that we have our new building, we will start being a full-day preschool next year in the fall," Korte said.
She said the K-CDC has about 14 children right now, although it has the capacity for as many as 20 children. The K-CDC currently is enrolling for next year, Korte added.
"Since we're only like a year and a half or two years old, we've gradually built up to [14 children]," she said. "It's more than we've had before."
Korte said Monday's grand opening event was a success and added that about 40 people showed up, including families who used to come to K-CDC's old location, Kirksville mayor Martha Rowe and University faculty.
Senior Arianna Downard said she works at the K-CDC two days a week for her University scholarship job. She said her duties include supervising the children and helping them with art projects.
Be the first to comment on this story