Stepping Stones Children’s Center speaks on 3 decades of quality child care [Video]

SAUNDERS HAS BEEN THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB SINCE DAY 1. A 35-YEAR OLD EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM IN OUR REGION… GETTING A SECOND CHANCE. STEPPING STONES CHILDREN’S CENTER WAS ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT AS NBC5’S ERICKA LOVE SHOWS US… PARENTS RALLIED TO SAVE THE PROGRAM. ERICKA? WELL ADRIAN, THE PARENTS STEPPED IN TO SAVE THE DAY, TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE FOUNDERS GOT READY TO RETIRE PARENTS CAME TOGETHER — RAISING MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO KEEP IT GOING AS A áNONPROFIT. <“LIFETIMES CAN BE SHORT, LIFETIMES CAN BE LONG, BUT LEARNING TIME IS FOREVER”.> STEPPING STONES CHILD CARE CENTER WAS ON TRACK TO SHUT DOWN JUST TWO YEARS AGO. UNTIL PARENTS CAME TOGETHER — RAISING MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT IT’S CONTINUATION. <KATHI ABGAR – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “AND THE PARENTS WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT IF NO …