Juneau preschoolers brought big feelings with them to the first day back at their childcare center that had been closed for months.
“When the center closed on Jan. 13, there were four classrooms open,” Heimbigner said. “We’re opening with just one classroom now, which is a combined preschool/pre-K classroom.”
That class has 12 to 14 students on a given day. Before the closure, Gold Creek had about 40 total. The lower number of students means not all staff were rehired. Heimbigner said some of them found jobs at other childcare centers during Gold Creek’s closure. The Gold Creek Child Development Center’s infant room remains empty for now as it slowly welcomes kids back. “I held out for a really long time, because I believed in Gold Creek and that it would reopen,” she said during a snack break. “It’s exciting to see everybody back.”“But something in the back of my mind was telling me to just keep holding on,” she said. “My heart was with Gold Creek.”
Heimbigner said the center hopes to hire more staff and reopen the infant and toddler rooms as soon as possible. She expects Gold Creek will face some of
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Absolutely gobsmacking' gold nugget worth $160,000 unearthed by metal detectorist in AustraliaAn amateur gold digger in Australia has unearthed a massive gold nugget worth $160,000.
Read more »
Gold (XAU/USD) Technical Analysis: The Price of Gold Hits aStrong and continuous downward pressure on the US dollar allowed the gold price, XAU/USD, as expected.
Read more »
Local artist appears in court in connection with anti-trans notes left around JuneauAt Watley’s arraignment on Monday, Assistant District Attorney Rexene Finley said he intimidated Juneau's trans community as well as families with children in schools. “Mr. Watley has threatened to shoot our most vulnerable populations,” she said.
Read more »
Juneau man arrested for anti-transgender notes that threatened children, police sayA Juneau children’s book illustrator was arrested Monday for allegedly placing several anti-transgender notes across the city, which police said made violent threats against children.
Read more »
Juneau shops pull local artist’s books in wake threatening, anti-trans notes“(Trans people) do not deserve to be persecuted or to live in fear,” said Alaska Robotics co-owner Pat Race after pulling Watley’s books from the shelf in response to his arrest. “Nor should we live in fear of them.”
Read more »
Juneau shops pull local artist’s books in wake of threatening, anti-trans notes“We know that it’s happening within a climate of anti-trans hate speech and legislation that’s already occurring, not just in our community, but also across our state,” said Christy Namee Eriksen, the owner of Kindred Post.
Read more »