Childcare facilities could be coming to Winfield USD 465 buildings in an attempt to help retain staff. The USD 465 board of education discussed the issue at their Monday meeting, said Tom Fell, the district’s business and finance director/board clerk. Board members discussed the pros and cons of offering daycare, how to meet code requirements set by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and ways to reconfigure rooms at existing buildings into daycare facilities. The proposal under discussion would establish daycare centers at Irving and Country View elementary schools, and possibly also at the district office, Fell said. Those facilities would initially be open for district employees only, but could be expanded in the future to accept children from the wider community.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
