Ground Broken for Child-Care Center
Los Angeles school officials broke ground Wednesday for a new child-care center at a Mission Hills adult school, the district’s first new center in 15 years.
The Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation donated $1 million to build and operate the center, which will serve some of the 2,000 students attending the North Valley Occupational Center. The center is expected to open in January.
Lack of child care is considered the biggest barrier to adults returning to school, said James Figueroa, assistant superintendent in charge of adult and occupational education for the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district operates 90 child-care centers.
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