Skip-a-Long Family and Community Services is pleased to announce that Just Kids, Inc. will be joining our family! As of July 1, 2015, Skip-a-Long will be assuming management and financial responsibility of all four Milan, IL-based Just Kids child care centers, and will continue to operate high-quality early care and education services at the Just Kids and existing three Skip-a-Long centers.
After more than a year-long process, Skip-a-Long Family and Community Services was chosen by Just Kids to take on the four child care centers, and the inclusion of Just Kids will solidify Skip-a-Long as the largest early care and education organization in the Quad Cities. Employees of both agencies will remain on staff to provide the excellence in care our families need, and families at the Just Kids locations will be able to take advantage of additional services Skip-a-Long offers - bussing to and from schools for school-age children and assistance finding high-quality home child care providers through the Home Child Care Network if non-traditional hours of care are needed.
In times of uncertain funding at the state level, Skip-a-Long Family and Community Services is building on a strong organizational foundation to serve more children and families in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities. Skip-a-Long is able to provide a financially stable infrastructure that will support what will become seven Skip-a-Long Child Development Services centers. All locations, along with our other programs, will continue to maintain excellence of quality in early care and education.
