OUR CHILDREN'S HOUSE

The center housed 25 children in an old brick house with a lovely, shady playground in the backyard. Four full-time and two part-time teachers spent their time with all the children, who were not separated by age groups except for an hour a day for "group time". We and our children had come to love these teachers and the setting. Many of us had children who being cared for who had the same teachers as their older siblings. We had found a reliable, caring, nurturing home away from home for our children and could not imagine it suddenly not existing. Because so many of the parents felt so strongly about the quality of the care our children were receiving, we made a decision to see that it continued. Seven months later we opened Our Children's House, a brand new, non-profit center at a different location, owned by 11 founding families. We spent over half the year on this project and we will never forget it... We're not sure how we ended up with a group of parents so perfectly matched to..

Primary location: Greensboro United States