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are serving as volunteer teachers’ aides, most in the infant-toddler class. “It’s a wonderful exchange. We’re training 12 to 18 year olds in good infant, toddler and pre-school care and they, in turn, are saving us over $1,700 a year. . . We were out of options. In order for us to meet the demand for infant-toddler care and for me to even dream of it being financially feasible to the board, we had to find an alternative to paying adult gides $3.65 an hour and up. And I’ve been amazed at what these kids can do.
They’re so mature, so responsible.”
It’s that kind of experiment that keeps Sursum Corda going. That and the “lucky breaks” like last year’s out-right grant to cover the operational deficit and a $75,000 challenge grant for the center’s building fund, both from the Greve Foundation. That and the community support for the building fund drive that has brought in $37,500 in cash and pledges to date, approaching the local goal of $50,000. “The rest of it will be there when we need it — when we start building,” Harris predicted.
Tied To Deficit Relief
Why is Sursum Corda planning to build a new child care and learning center when it faces an operational deficit while housed in its present rented quarters? (Continued on Page 3)
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