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Hi. Here at Dallas College, we’re focused on busting barriers that get in the way of student success. And we know one of those barriers is access to quality child care.
Recently we partnered with the Bezos Academy to provide Montessori child care services at some of our campuses. Now we’re going even further in a partnership with the YMCA to provide drop-in child care here at our El Centro campus. It’s called the Child Watch Program and it was developed in collaboration with the YMCA.
Through this partnership we’re now offering this free drop-in child care at the Paramount building of our El Centro campus. We know affordable child care is a long-standing barrier that can prevent students from pursuing their education. In fact, student parents represent about 12% of our total Dallas College student population. Now, our students can simply drop off their child, enabling them to attend classes study groups and other campus events all worry-free.
While we’re starting with El Centro, plans are in place to expand this free offering to all of our campuses. This is yet another example of Dallas College working with community partners to solve problems for all our students.
Take care.