It’s Your Business | New child care center set to open in St. Joseph | Entrepreneurs
The former Abbeyfield House in St. Joseph is being turned into a new child care center.
Carolyn Jones, one of the three owners, said the licensing process is almost done, and they hope to have their new Bright Beginnings Learning Center at 501 Peters Drive ready to open in October.
It will have space for 89-90 children at full capacity, from six weeks to 12 years old, she said.
Jones said she and co-owners Nicole Uher and Lori Fisher saw a need for this in St. Joseph, and have been working for two years to get the facility open.
Jones and Uher are both currently home day care providers and will continue to offer child care in their homes until the new center opens. Fisher previously was a home day care provider, Jones said.
The center, which is now enrolling, will include a before- and after-school care program and a full curriculum of…
