Two New Daycares Set To Open This Fall

You have heard me mention that we were looking into the possibility of opening new daycares around town.  The School Board and I have prayerfully been seeking the Lord’s leading in this venture as we have diligently investigated the options.  The doors continued to open for us and we were approached by two separate developers who had heard we were considering this.  They offered to build the centers for us with no capital expense outlaid from the school.   I have also been approached by several who would like to direct the centers.  Then, to top it off, when in Colorado over the Christmas break, I mentioned to my sister we were considering opening daycares. She said, “Oh, that’s what Colorado Christian Springs Christian School, CSCS, does.  CSCS is the largest Christian School in the area, and they have four off campus daycare centers.”  After speaking with them and gleaning insights from them, we feel confident that the Lord is clearly opening the doors for us to proceed. 

                  So, the FCS Development Committee and I have been working with the architects in designing the two centers.  They will be state of the art centers featuring the most innovation designs in daycare centers with indoor playgrounds.  The first will be on Pamalee Drive near Green Valley Estates and the other will be on Raeford Rd. near Parker United Methodist Church.  If everything continues to proceed, both should open the fall.  Both centers will accommodate 200 children age 0-4 years.  We have plans to open two additional centers the following year.

                  Families who enroll their child in a center will get a 15% discount if all their school age children are enrolled at FCS and lead teachers in the centers will receive a 25% tuition discount.  Early pre-registration will begin as soon as the buildings start to go up, probably in March.

                  We are anticipating it will take a year for the centers to reach their maximum capacity.  The profits will benefit FCS and generate more cash flow so that we can raise teachers salaries, offer tuition assistant to low income families, and begin work on developing a new campus.  The building committee is already at work developing plans for the new facility.  We are still waiting on word about the 30 acres we are trying to purchase (or hopefully donated to us) off of Hoke Loop Road. 

                  Keep us in your prayers as we trust God to provide the Godly and loving teachers we need and the children to fill them up!       And keep the entire development team in your prayers as we work towards building a new campus and securing the future of FCS.

                  Many of you may be invited to special meetings where you can hear how you can help FCS fulfill its mission.