Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools

Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools

Midway between Nashville and Atlanta, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes original use of a resource that other communities possess in abundance but fail to capitalize on: empty classrooms in public schools.  Arising two decades ago from one principal’s creative rule-bending, micro-centers are child care centers for the children of school teachers and other staff. The city’s 12 micro-centers serve children 6 weeks old through 4 years old, …

Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools - Early Learning Nation

Midway between Nashville and Atlanta, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes original use of a resource that other communities possess in abundance but