The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced Tuesday, Sept 6, 2022, a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Human Services which will bring in more than $1 Million to help the campus build and staff an early childhood education center.
UAFS educated and employs hundreds of essential workers, many of whom may face barriers when planning for child care. As the state and region faces a critical shortage of safe, reliable, and affordable facilities for pre-k care, the UAFS took action, proposing a partnership with the Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to provide the highly-needed service to the campus community.
“The UAFS Little Lions Child Development Center will serve 42 children from the ages of birth-three,” explained Dr. Shelli Henehan, professor, assessment coordinator, and director of Early Childhood Education at UAFS – and the lead in developing this partnership. “I truly believe this center will be transformative, as it will include collaborations among multiple programs in the College of Health, Education and Human Sciences.”
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