(From KGCS)Women flee to Lafayette House for safety from domestic violence and to get treatment for substance abuse. Many bring their children with them where a new and improved childcare center is available. The recently renovated and expanded Second Steps daycare at Lafayette House is the focus of the next Newsmakers program. Knowing they have a free daycare option at the shelter has a big impact on the decision to leave and aids in their recovery.
Sarah Jones, the Director of Childcare at Second Steps and Kelli Davis the Lafayette House Chief Program Director explain how the daycare operates for both women in the shelter and parents in the community who can qualify through a subsidy program. Jones, who has more than 20 years of experience in early childhood education, discusses the centers available for learning through play.
A client shares her journey at Lafayette House and the benefits of having the daycare available for her 8-month-old baby boy in a video story.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning August 17 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, August 23 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.
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