Child Care

Early childhood education is an essential component to the future success of children.

By the age of five, 90% of the brain’s growth has occurred. Healthy, strong development of the brain’s architecture is largely dependent on the quality and reliability of a young child’s relationships with the important people in his or her life, both within and outside the family.

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships. (2004). Working Paper No. 1. Click here to read more.

Research shows that quality early child care has the capability of promoting trust, autonomy, and a true sense of happiness and well being in children. It can lead to positive social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. http://www.nncc.org/Choose.Quality.Care/ingredients.html

Waypoint is currently serving 525 children daily. Of those, 125 children receive financial assistance to attend. This assistance gives children the opportunity to attend a high-quality program and gives parents the ability to work and remain self-sufficient. The cost for child care is $780 per month for one child and $1,300 per month for two children – an expense that is very difficult for single income families to undertake.