The WCC Children’s Center closure is permanent, but it comes at what might be the worst possible time for parents. The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the…
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Until recently, I had never heard the term “childcare desert,” but they do exist and they’re growing. A childcare desert exists when the number of…
The superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools announced last week that the district will not offer before- and after-school childcare for the 2021-22 school year.…
If the WCC Administration were truly motivated by student success, I wouldn’t be writing what you are about to read. A 2018 study conducted by…
One of the justifications that the WCC Administration has given for closing the WCC Children’s Center is that few students use the service. In fact,…
Earlier this month, the WCC Administration pulled the plug on the Children’s Center. They announced the closure at the Spring Trustee Retreat, which was news…
I am receiving an increasing amount of feedback regarding the closure of WCC’s Children’s Center. That’s nice. I’m glad people are paying attention. I’m not…
In her presentation to the WCC Board of Trustees, Executive Vice President Linda Blakey said several times that student choice drove the drop in usage…
In the WCC Trustees’ most recent Spring Retreat, the WCC Administration announced that it would be permanently closing the Children’s Center. Executive Vice President Linda…
WCC has permanently closed the Children’s Center, the college’s on-campus childcare facility. Prior to COVID-19, the service operated on campus continuously since 1968. Like all…