NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kyle McClure with Buhler USD 313 said the district is working on its plans for the places where additional care for the youngest Crusaders can happen.
"Birth to three is our goal here," McClure said. "We've got two projects that we're working on. We'll have about 60 slots at the old church that we purchased on 56th and Plum. Over at Buhler Grade School, we'll remodel some space for about 20-25."
The child care centers should be a competitive advantage when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees.
"We will make sure that our employees have child care first," McClure said. "We don't believe we'll be able to offer any discount on that, but, just the fact that we'll be able to say, you have a slot for your child here at our daycare, we think is going to be a huge benefit, it's something we talk about in interviews all the time."
The hiring pattern and the capacity will be tailored to the needs of employees first, once construction is complete.
"One of our big concerns is staffing the daycare itself," McClure said. "We probably won't reach full capacity immediately when it opens. We hope we can, but the first slots that we have available and staff for will be to make sure our staff has a slot for their child."
Pricing is not available yet, because they don't know how many staff they will be able to hire.
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