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Warm Springs, Oregon
May 15, 1992 Page 3
New Learning Center offers ample room, modern facilities, learning atmosphere for children
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The area behind the Center has been landscaped and includes intertwining asphalt paths.
A faulty sidewalk will be replaced before the Center opens.
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Come Monday, May 18, Warm Springs children attend
ing Day Care programs will have a brand new place to call
their day-time home. After 13 months of construction, the
new Early Childhood Education Center is ready to open its
doors to Warm Springs' youngest citizens.
There are currently about 250 children enrolled in the
child care programs that come under the umbrella of Early
Childhood Education. The new facility will have room for a
total of 460. Building design allows for future expansion to
be done easily.
With an increase in the number of children served, so
must the staff grow. By September, 10 additional teachers'
aides will be on board, as will be two day-time
janitors.
The Day Care and Head StartDay Care pro
grams shut down May 7 so that supplies and
equipment could be packed for moving. All should
be moved into the new building by May 15. The
Latchkey and Head Start programs.currently housed
in the Presbyterian Church and Community Center,
respectively, will move after school lets out in June.
The 46,000 square foot building is situated on
what was previously the Warm Springs landfill and
faces Mt. Jefferson. The area in back of the building
is meticulously landscaped and includes asphalt
walkways that lead to still-empty playground areas.
The playground areas are being planned and
developed by the Parent Club. State lottery, federal
Head S tart and Parent Club fund raising monies will
be used to build the playgrounds that may cost up to
$45,000.
The building features 28 classrooms, all of which
are in "pods", separating children by age groups.
Twelve classrooms are set aside for preschool age
children (three and four year olds). The infant care
center, which will accommodate up to 98 children,
will have 10 classrooms for children between the
ages of six weeks and three years. The after school
pod will serve up to 90 children in its six class
rooms. The building also features an ultra-modern
kitchen, meeting rooms, administrative offices,
teacher work areas, locker rooms, staff lounge and
staff lunch room.
Total cost of the facility is just under $5 million.
Through referendum in May 1989, tribal voters
appropriated $1.1 25 million and authorized that the
Tribe borrow up to $3,375 million to complete the
project. Several Oregon corporations, including
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Etot TIjaSSFk: cS3 Ceraldine Lillie rests among the boxes packed at the Day Care Center.
Portland General Electric, have donated funds to
talling $66,000. Regional strategy lottery funds
totalled $206,929.
Grand opening and building dedication is sched
uled for Wednesday, June 24. All community
members are encouraged to visit the center and see
for themselves Warm Springs' newest investment
in the future.
The halls of learning for Warm Springs children will open May 18.