Cutting a paper chain “ribbon” made from art by kids, Madison Area Technical College’s leaders marked the opening of its newest child care center on the city’s South Side — expanding access for student-parents and the neighborhood.
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Kristina Ellis, left, site director for the new Early Learning Campus at Madison Area Technical College Goodman South, and Donna Jost, campus child care administrator, say the new child care facility in Madison serves the over 42% of MATC students who are parents.
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Erendira Giron Cruz, left, with MATC, talks with site director Kristina Ellis as she puts together a stroller at the new child care center.
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Cherie Carver organizes blocks in the “Brown Bears” room, for children ages 2½ to 3 years old.
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Cubbies or “car seat parking” are a feature in the hallway of the new Early Learning Campus.
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David Racz, a teacher at MATC's new Early Learning Campus, walks by a classroom with a one-way viewing window, used to view student interactions.
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The new child care center, formerly Madison Fire Station No. 6, is getting ready for a partial open Tuesday.
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Construction continues on the playground.
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A drop-in child care room is one of the new features MATC is trying out. Its drop-in program will be similar to one at Milwaukee’s technical college system.
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