June 28, 2012
YWCA wins $100K loan for child-care program
Newburyport Daily News
NEWBURYPORT — The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation has approved a $100,000 loan to help expand the YWCA Greater Newburyport’s child care offerings.
The money will be used to renovate a 9,000-square-foot facility currently operating as early care and education space in Newburyport.
Ellie Davis, director of programs and community relations for the YWCA Greater Newburyport, said her agency will be opening a new branch at 131/2 Pond St. in Newburyport this fall. The signature program at the new facility will be its YWCA Children’s Center, which will provide quality, affordable care for toddlers and preschoolers age 15 months to 5 years old.
The renovation will help the YWCA meet one of its strategic goals, which is to expand its existing child care programming. The YWCA intends to initially operate three classrooms and expand to four classrooms in a year. In the program’s first year, officials expect to serve 59 children, toddlers and preschoolers and provide a before- and after-school program for kindergartners and a half-day preschool program.
“We are very excited about this new project as it allows us to build on our strong reputation that is based on our years of providing quality after-school care,” Davis said in an email.
Nicole Brennan will be the director of the new center.
The Children’s Investment Fund, which is affiliated with CEDAC, provides technical assistance and financing to nonprofit child care centers that serve low-income populations. It approved the permanent construction loan to the YWCA.
For more, contact the YWCA, 13 Market St., 978-465-9922.
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