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When Agape Child Development Centers was accepted into the Growth Fund program in 2006, the organization offered high quality, 24-hour child care for infants and children up to age 12 in two facilities, serving north Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Read more... |
Abbott Northwestern Children’s Center of the YWCA of Minneapolis
Abbott Northwestern’s Children’s Center of the YWCA of Minneapolis opened its doors in December 2006. In addition to providing care for up to 99 children from infancy through school age whose parents live in the community or work at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the center also houses the Child Care Business Development Program. Read more... |
Neustro Mundo Bilingual Daycare, Minneapolis, MN
After years in the retail business, Luciana Carballo-Pierre decided it was the right time to open a child care. According to Carballo-Pierre, “I always wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, and a change seemed to be a good idea. I’d been thinking about doing child care forever, and I always had wanted to be home with my kids.” Read more... |
Urban Sprouts Child Development Center, University City, MO
Urban Sprouts in University City, MO, is another example of how First Children’s can help stimulate successful child care businesses. Located six miles west of St. Louis, Urban Sprouts opened this year with the belief that the “purpose of early childhood education is to nurture children’s curiosity and encourage them to realize their power.” Urban Sprouts needed start-up funds to launch its center, and executive director Ellicia Qualls wasted no time contacting First Children’s Finance. Read more... |
Beans Plus, Inc. Relocates in North Mankato, MN with Loan from FCF
 In February 2008, Bernadette Wilson, owner of Beans Plus, Inc., received financing from First Children's Finance to relocate her child care center in North Mankato, MN. Although Beans Plus had leased space from South Central College for a number of years, the college recently informed Ms. Wilson that it needed the space occupied by the center for offices. Read more... |
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Elkader Community Childcare & Learning Center (ECCLC) believes that First Children's Finance could be just the opportunity that could boost the center to the next level of quality. 