Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Child care center receives grant

Cox Children’s Center at UIS has received a reimbursement grant of more than $10,000 from Quality Counts 2004-2005, a project sponsored by Community Child Care Connection and the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Stacey Hembrough, Cox Center director, explained, “My focus in applying for the grant was on improving the quality of care we offer school-age children and on enabling us to continue caring for children with special needs." Hembrough said that the center has requested a large amount of material, furniture, and equipment that will be purchased in time for its summer school-age camp. Read more>>

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