Some of our earliest memories of growing up in St. Louis include trips to the Zoo and Grant’s Farm or our first taste of a concrete or thin crust pizza covered with Provel cheese. St. Louis offers toddlers a wealth of places to explore and things to learn.

Child Care Center Start Up & Expansion

Requests for Proposals: RFP CLOSED for 2008-09

Grant Announcements to be made Sept. 2008

Pre-Kindergarten:

ARCHS is a leading funder and supporter of new and expanded child care center programs in the region - assuring that children are placed in safe and learning-focused environments while their parents work or attend school. ARCHS’ supported centers are also an economic boom to the region creating jobs and millions of dollars in small business development from downtown to St. Charles. ARCHS also supports the accreditation of child care centers and stay at home parents programs.

ARCHS helps prepare children for future success in K-12 and life by building lifelong learning (L3) partnerships that:

• Increases access to quality, accredited child care centers

• Fosters innovation in early childhood care and education

• Supports the social and economic stability of families

2007-08 Start Up & Expansion Pre-K Partners:

(Funded Centers via Fall 2007 RFP Process)*

• An Apple a Day Learning Center
• Angel's Dream Daycare and Learning Center
• Baby Steps Academy - Lyndale
• Central Catholic - St. Nicolas School & Academy
• Cornerstone Center for Early Learning
• Genesis Childcare
• Grassroots Childcare
• Hope House Child Development Center
• Juz Kidz Nursery & Preschool
• Learning for Life
• Neighborhood Houses
• Playtime Childcare and Learning Center
• Premier Day Care
• Stella Maris Child Center
• Tiny Tots Childcare Services

Pre-K Community Partners:

• Stay At Home Parents (Jennings School District and New Hope Community Center)
• Child Day Care Association
• MOCRRN
• St. Louis Community College