Directors of day care facilities in Maine have struggled for years with a combination of high demand and challenges with retaining teachers.
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Lewiston’s newest child care center to focus on special needs
Lewiston local Lisa Jones opened KidSpace Inclusive Childcare in late January with hopes of attracting families with children who have special needs.
Working parents’ child care struggles are getting worse
The number of parents citing child care-related work disruptions has risen 19% from pre-pandemic levels and is 17% higher than at the peak of the COVID-19 crisis.
Turtletopia Childcare to offer Parent’s Day Off event in Jay
Turtletopia Childcare is offering a Saturday off for parents to take a break or get some holiday shopping done.
Learn and Grow Childcare Center opens a 3rd location in Lewiston
The Main Street location is accepting applications for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.
Sullivan Tire reopens Lisbon Street location in Lewiston
The Buzz: Learn and Grow Childcare Center opens a third location in Lewiston; Nutty Netties Café soft opening set for new Court Street location in Auburn.
Riverside Children’s Academy child care ready to open downtown Lewiston
The Buzz: The Lisbon Street business says it has capacity for 100 children.
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport kicks off self-serve fuel option for pilots
The Buzz: Better Living Center open a second store in Lisbon; Riverside Children’s Academy child care ready to open downtown Lewiston.
For some parents, surging child care costs could determine how they vote
Parents struggle with access to child care, and once they find it, with how to pay for it.
Bath Iron Works to open a day care in hopes of attracting workers
The Bath shipyard, one of the state’s largest employers, is partnering with the local YMCA to add 150 local day care slots.