Lona DuVall, president and CEO of the Finney County Economic Development Corp., told city and county officials earlier this week that the FCEDC hopes to soon share details of its plans to open new facilities to help address the local childcare shortage.
“I think we’re getting really, really, close, and hopefully we’ll be able to share details and what that plan looks like very shortly,” DuVall said at Tuesday’s Garden City Commission meeting.
FCEDC officials have yet to announce specific plans, but have proposed establishing two large childcare facilities for 110 to 145 children, two midsized centers for 50 to 75 children, and four small centers for 30 to 45 children.
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