You will see more space and, in the future, more kids at Northern Door Children’s Center in Sister Bay. Thursday marks the first-day teachers and staff members will move into its new space at the Northern Door Children’s Center thanks to $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The center also received $50,000 from a larger $3.5 million State of Wisconsin innovation grant. The new room will be primarily used for the center’s 4K program, which is in collaboration with Gibraltar Area Schools. This will allow for reconfiguring the building’s other classrooms, which brings even more good news for community members, according to Northern Door Children’s Center’s Karen Corekin-DeLaMer.

Phase one construction also included a new combination garage/workspace to receive donations from community members and room for staff members to plan and prepare their lessons. Corekin-DeLaMer says more facility upgrades are in store for the second phase of their construction projects. The Northern Door Children Center Board of Directors is in the progress of securing financial support for this effort.