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State funded childcare coming to Atchison; groundbreaking Monday

By Brian Hagen

06/20/2025

Credit: First Steps/Facebook

(KAIR)--Ground is set to be broken in Atchison Monday, ceremonially welcoming in a future child care facility funded by the state as part of the goal to see the expansion of such services in Kansas.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the First Steps with Abbey Childcare Center is scheduled for 8:00 Monday morning, at 1926 North 2nd Street.

According to a release from St. Benedict's Abbey, announcing the ceremony, a brief presentation will be included Monday morning, focused on the long-term plans for the property, which once housed the Atchison Juvenile Correctional Facility. A light reception will follow.

Just under $5 million was awarded in early 2024 to St. Benedict's Abbey to see the childcare become a reality. The funds were administered through the Kansas Children- Cabinet and Trust Fund, with a release, issued at the time of the funding announcement, explaining the funds are earmarked to "build or renovate multi-purpose community facilities that create new licensed child care slots; provide access to high-speed internet; and house programs that facilitate work, education, and health care monitoring."

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