The Effie Ellis Early Learning Learning Center in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood held its final graduation in recent weeks, as the facility is closing due…
The Effie Ellis Early Learning Learning Center in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood held its final graduation in recent weeks, as the facility is closing due to a lack of teaching staff.Low-income families that met certain requirements could send their children, ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years of age, to the center for free before its closure earlier this month.
"We have tried to get additional funding so we can have competitive wages. The main issue is, we are competing for staff. And we cannot afford to compete," Center for New Horizons CEO Lakisha McFadden said. "They could go to McDonald's and make more, some of them are going to Walmart to make more," former teacher Toni Frazier said.Tierra Washington, whose 3-year-old son attended the center since he was just 7 weeks old, said the facility felt like home, and offered pivotal help to her son, who has epilepsy.
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