In the months since Governor Tony Evers and other stakeholders cut the ribbon on its new facility in Sevastopol, DOCO Child Development has been able to address the community's needs. Thanks partly to a Wisconsin Workforce Innovation Grant and partnerships with the United Way of Door County and the Door County Community Foundation, DOCO Child Development officially opened its new center in January, boasting better flow for its current students and teachers and additional space to welcome new families. The licensed group, child care center, can now serve up to 150 children ranging from six weeks to seven years old, eliminating their lengthy waitlist for new families. In addition, the building now allows DOCO Child Development to offer an additional preschool program thanks to a partnership with HeadStart, increased infant care spots, afterschool and summer camp programs, enrichment programming, emotional intelligence initiatives, and community rental spaces. All that extra elbow room excited Executive Director Alexis Fuller back in January.

Fuller adds that it has been amazing to see the children flourish in a center designed specifically for them by our dedicated Early Childhood Educators.