With all requirements met, and with the state license in place, the Little Hands Daycare, in Hiawatha, is set to open on Monday.
At the helm is director Robyn Tollefson(Play Audio :12 seconds)
As of the first day of operation, Tollefson says around a dozen students will be in attendance(Play Audio :10 seconds)
Recruitment, to fill the open slots, is continuing(Play Audio :29 seconds)
Tollefson says Little Hands is not strictly a daycare; instead those children who attend will receive an educational experience(Play Audio :18 seconds)
The public first gained a chance to view the new facility, standing at 200 East Lodge Road, in Hiawatha, in early February.
That followed completion of the construction, which began last June.
The idea for Little Hands began when child care was identified as a need in the Hiawatha community, with the board, to oversee the plan, formed in 2007.
The funds, to make the child care center a reality, have been generated through a number of sources.
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