Tag Archives: Daycare

Discussions by the Van Buren County School Board about renovating a masonic lodge for use as a daycare, tabled indefinitely Wednesday night. Director of Schools Jared Copeland said the county received a grant from the Upper Cumberland Development District some three years ago to renovate the building. He said he believes that the money remaining from the grant would cover ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland needs more than 7,000 day care slots to fill the needs of parents across the region. The UCDD Policy Council heard the first draft Wednesday of a new report set to be presented to state leaders on the problem. UCDD’s Rosa Smith said every licensed daycare facility in the region has a waiting list of at least ... Read More »

The Van Buren County Masonic Building could receive the needed funding to upgrade the vacant structure to a new daycare facility. The county’s Committee B approved $30,000 to bring the building up to codes. Mayor Greg Wilson said at least three parties have expressed interest in opening a facility. “One thing that Van Buren County doesn’t have other than our Head ... Read More »

The White County School Board has approved two lease agreements to house a pair of child care services at the Board of Education Office. EduCare Early Learning Center and Sparta YMCA will run the operations. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the office has unused space to offer the service to the community. “I have gone out and talked to ... Read More »

Two State Departments have allocated some one million dollars for Upper Cumberland child care. UCDD Executive Director Mark Farley said the two departments are working on a grant program to establish more licensed daycares. “Pickett and Van Buren have none,” Farley said. “Jackson and Clay have one each. So, those are areas we are going to initially look at and ... Read More »

$15 million in grant relief is available to licensed childcare programs across Tennessee. Marketing Coordinator for Childcare Tennessee Whit Gardner said this aid is to support business operations and cover costs related to the COVID pandemic. Gardner said that Upper Cumberland childcare providers need to check their email for information on how to participate. “You have increased salaries because you ... Read More »

Childcare programs in the Upper Cumberland have an opportunity to apply for grant money to enhance their program. Marketing Coordinator for Child Care Tennessee Whit Gardner said programs licensed with DHS can apply for the Support and Enhancement grant. Gardner said these grants can be used for new equipment, program enhancement, and consultants to keep the program going. “Without childcare ... Read More »