NOTICE HAS REALLY BEEN A STRUGGLE. WELL, EVAN. AND JUST YESTERDAY, AS PARENTS GOT OFF WORK AND CAME HERE TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS, MANY OF THEM DIDN’T KNOW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME THEY WALKED THROUGH THESE DOORS. AT THIS POINT, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DON’T I’M AT A LOSS. THAT WAS THE MESSAGE SENT TO FAMILIES WHO RELIED ON BRIGHT BEGINNINGS DAYCARE IN YUKON. THE CENTER HELD 138 CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. I’M A SINGLE MOM OF THREE AND I’M REALLY STRUGGLING, BUT SHUT DOWN WITH LITTLE REASON. THE OWNER TELLING PARENTS STRESS WAS THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR CLOSING THEIR DOORS. I HAD FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER WITH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THERE, BUT I DIDN’T. I DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING. NOW, PARENTS SAY THEY’RE TRYING TO FIND A NEW PLACE FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO, BUT WITH WAITLISTS AND HIGH DEMAND, IT’S LEAVING A LOT OF US, YOU KNOW, IN A HUGE BIND. HANNAH MAYES SAYS SHE FOUND A FACILITY FOR HER THREE YEAR OLD, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GO THIS MORNING. BUT AS FOR AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR HER OTHER CHILD, I’VE CALLED SO MANY DAYCARES THIS MORNING AND I CAN’T GET MY SIX YEAR OLD SIX YEAR OLD IN ANYWHERE AND SHE’S NOT ALONE. PARENTS ARE STILL POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ASKING FOR HELP AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME LOCAL DAYCARES ARE STEPPING UP, SAYING THEY’LL WAIVE FEES TO TRY TO HELP. NOW WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THIS BUSINESS OWNER MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK. COMING UP TONIGHT AT SIX, WE DO HEAR FROM ANOTHER LOCAL DAYCARE. WHO SAYS THAT THEY’RE MAKING CHANGES AND THEY DO HAVE OPENINGS. THEY’RE STEPPING UP TO HELP THEIR CO
Yukon daycare abruptly closes, leaving many families scrambling to find child care
As parents got off of work and went to the daycare to pick up their children, many didn't know it would be the last time they would step foot in the doors.
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Updated: 5:08 PM CDT Aug 20, 2024
A Yukon daycare abruptly closed, leaving dozens of families without child care. Messages alerting families of the closure at Bright Beginnings began on Monday. Parents said the lack of notice has been a struggle. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppAs parents got off of work and went to the daycare to pick up their children, many didn't know it would be the last time they would step foot in the doors. "'I am so sorry to do this. I am closing today permanently at 6 p.m.,'" single mom Hannah Mayes said, quoting the notification she and many other families received. The center took care of 138 children of all ages. "I’m a single mom of three, and I’m really struggling," Mayes said. The owner told the parents that "stress" was the driving factor that led to the daycare closing its doors. "I had formed a relationship with her, with everybody there, but I didn’t see this coming," Mayes said. Now, parents said they are trying to find a new place for the children to go. But with waitlists and high demand, many are struggling to find another option. "It’s leaving a lot of us in a huge bind," Mayes said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.While Mayes said she found a facility for her 3-year-old, it has been hard to fund after-school care for her other child. "I’ve called so many daycares this morning, and I can’t get my 6-year-old in anywhere," Mayes said. She isn't alone. Parents are still posting on social media, asking for help and recommendations. Some daycares in the Yukon area stepped up, saying they will waive fees to try to help. KOCO 5 reached out to the daycare for comment but hasn't heard back. Top HeadlinesPolice search for suspect involved in hit-and-run crash in southwest Oklahoma CityJoe Biden's exit, talk of the glass ceiling, a civil rights hero. Takeaways from Day 1 of the DNC'She was crying': Mom describes scene after hit-and-run suspect crashed into teen's carDriver grabs woman's neck, slams her into car in alleged road rage incident at Penn Square MallOSBI investigates Watonga officer's use of force after struggle with autistic child
YUKON, Okla. — A Yukon daycare abruptly closed, leaving dozens of families without child care.
Messages alerting families of the closure at Bright Beginnings began on Monday. Parents said the lack of notice has been a struggle.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
As parents got off of work and went to the daycare to pick up their children, many didn't know it would be the last time they would step foot in the doors.
"'I am so sorry to do this. I am closing today permanently at 6 p.m.,'" single mom Hannah Mayes said, quoting the notification she and many other families received.
The center took care of 138 children of all ages.
"I’m a single mom of three, and I’m really struggling," Mayes said.
The owner told the parents that "stress" was the driving factor that led to the daycare closing its doors.
"I had formed a relationship with her, with everybody there, but I didn’t see this coming," Mayes said.
Now, parents said they are trying to find a new place for the children to go. But with waitlists and high demand, many are struggling to find another option.
"It’s leaving a lot of us in a huge bind," Mayes said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
While Mayes said she found a facility for her 3-year-old, it has been hard to fund after-school care for her other child.
"I’ve called so many daycares this morning, and I can’t get my 6-year-old in anywhere," Mayes said.
She isn't alone. Parents are still posting on social media, asking for help and recommendations. Some daycares in the Yukon area stepped up, saying they will waive fees to try to help.
KOCO 5 reached out to the daycare for comment but hasn't heard back.
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