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Child Development Center - Overview
By providing complete care for children from infancy to age twelve, Baxter helps parents — mostly single mothers — work full-time or return to school to develop marketable skills. Parents of latchkey children can go to work in the morning with the assurance that their kids will make it to school safe and on time. In the afternoon parents are freed from the worry of what their children may be doing or what threats may be surrounding them. Full-time and before/after-school care is provided, as is transportation. The center operates from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The daycare center works in collaboration with Kent Regional 4-C, Kent County Head Start, and the Kent County Department of Human Services. Baxter Day Care is a center licensed by the State of Michigan and has received National Accreditation (NAEYC). It is only one of 20 Accredited Child Centers in Kent County.
“My favorite part of mentoring is that we always learn something new.”
- Maleeka Conley, Mentoring Student
“The mentoring program has helped me to break down the stereotypes that I harbored without even knowing it…”
- Anne Cassard, Mentor
“I choose to be a mentor because I think it’s important that our kids have role models and support…”
- Shayon Smith, Mentor
“Women getting together and accomplishing something is really one of the best parts…”
- Nancy Barnhart, Threads Teacher since 2000
“The Threads project provides students with self esteem. It tells them, ‘You can do something if you put your mind to it.’”
- Erica Millbrook, Threads Project Coordinator
“The best part of coming to Baxter is sewing class. I get to make my creations.”
- Ivory, Threads Student
“Beyond serving obvious physical needs in the community, people know they can count on Baxter…”
- Tammy Beckering, Volunteer
“I know that if I have an emergency, I can just walk through the door, and someone is there to help me.”
- Mrs. Willa Alexander, Adult Clinic Client
“We cherish [our son's] safety and security while we are at work and he is being cared for at Baxter Child Care.”
- Luke and Andrea Robinson, Child Development Center Parents
“Baxter offers their children nurturing care to help them feel safe and secure, and a planned curriculum to engage them in learning.”
- Jennifer Griffith, Kent County Regional 4C
“If I could choose one word to describe this environment, it would be ‘friendly.’”
- Michelle Mitchell, Marketplace Pantry Client
“This has transformed the way I spend money. Now I know that everything under heaven belongs to God.”
- Hazel Lewis, Freedom in Your Finances Class Participant
“What I love most about volunteering at the Marketplace is working with the people. ”
- Amber Hora, Marketplace Volunteer