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iwW*Dan Lassiter/dlassiter@gazettextra.com The Just in Time for Kids child care center, 460 Midland Road, Janesville, will close its doors Dec. 31. The center cares for children whose parents work at Lab Safety Supply, Rock County, Lear Corp. and General Motors. I can tell you that the families that are losing their care here are very hard hit,” said Kim Sheldon, Just in Time for Kids director.Center/Just in TimeROCK COUNTY 1“Rock Countychild carechill rln\A/n [W *31 consortium usageO I I LJ L U U V V I I LJ v Vi w Jl January through September 2008Continued from 1AIf a regular child-care provider gets sick, all a parent has to do is call Just in Time for Kids and say they needed care, Nichols said.It’s going to be tough for those families to replace that service, said Tami Bliss, a clerk i n t he Rock County Hu man Ser-vices Department.County employees got a let* ter about the change last week, she said.“Just in Time was very affordable for us,” Bliss said. “All the other day cares are so ex-pensive, and you have waiting lists out there ... it’s not going to be all that easy”Nancy Thieding, director of Community Kids Learning Center, 2230 Center Ave.,Janesville, can’t speak for all local child care facilities, but she confirmed a waiting list for children younger than 2 at her center.Because of scheduled lavoffs at GM and related businesses, Thieding anticipates a drop in the number of children in day care locally after the end of thewyear.Smith doesn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, but he said the county is looking into helping its employees find solutions to the problem.After all, child care is about more than convenience, several parents said.“It’s really rather heartbreaking,” Nichols said. “The teachers are my friends. Myi • •kids come home and say they love their teachers. Then vouLAB SAFETYLEAR8%ROCKCOUNTY53%2005GM 42%ROCK COUNTY 24%LEAR 15%LAB SAFETY SUPPLY 15%TEACHERS (staff) 4%Founded in 2000, Just in Time child care center has provided drop-in child care for employees of the four members of the Flock County Child Care Consortium. The center will close Dec. 31.Tony DiNicola/tdinicola(fl,gazettextra.com have to find somebody else toircare for your kids you’re comfortable with.”
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Nov 14, 2008
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