Kristina Cullison, a kindergarten teacher at USD 249, and Kari Cronister, a professor at Pittsburg State University, approached the Frontenac City Council Monday evening about starting a new child care facility in the city. Citing the 127 available childcare spots in Frontenac, spread out across three separate facilities, Cullison and Cronister said there is a need for more. According to a presentation by Cronister and Cullison at Monday’s council meeting, 6.4 percent of the city’s population is age five and under, so out of a population of 3,413, approximately 218 children are under the age of five. Given the amount of available childcare space in Frontenac, that leaves 81 children who are not being served. This does not include children from surrounding communities.
Source: Morning Sun
