Milestones Early Education Center Announces 3 New Board Members
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NORTH WEBSTER – Joining the board of trustees of the Milestones Early Education Center in North Webster are Jordan Lackey, Nichole Rouached and Tiffany Peterson.
“Our newest board members embody the spirit of community and bring talent, expertise and energy to the table. We are very fortunate to have them by our side while Milestones Early Education Center not only continues to grow as a facility but attempts to strengthen opportunities for high quality early learning in our community,” said Heather Coy, president of the Milestones Early Education Center.
Milestones Early Education Center also has a full slate of new officers and board members for 2019. Current members of the board include: Heather Coy, Re/Max Lakes, president; Nichole Rouached, OrthoWorx, vice president; Alicia Dawson Tecomet, secretary; Tiffany Peterson, Lake City Bank, treasurer; Kimberly Beaman, Re/Max Lakes; and Jordan Lackey, Wawasee Community Schools.
Milestones has been working with LaunchPad, the recently formed childcare coalition based out of the Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce, to better support staff, educators, families and the board of directors.
“The support from many local nonprofits and companies that are working diligently to promote and strengthen early learning programs in our county is incredible,” said Rouached, who sits on the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s Early Learning Committee.
The committee is planning the Indiana Early Learning Summit for Economic Development in Fort Wayne on Nov. 7.
“Quality childcare and early learning programs are critical, not just for our students, but businesses, too. A study out of Indiana University found that Indiana employers take a $1.8 billion direct loss due to inadequate child care. Our board of directors is looking to build and strengthen our engagement with local businesses through our annual fund campaign and offer tuition partnerships, ensuring both students and local employers benefit from our center.”
Milestones encourages employers and community members interested in learning more about how to support the center to contact the director, Crystal Smith, or the administrator, Melissa Small.
Milestones Early Education Center provides an early learning program from children ages 1 through 5 at 111 S. Harrison St. for approximately 45 students. Additionally, Milestones manages the Latchkey camp and afterschool program out of the North Webster Elementary School, providing learning extensions and education opportunities for school-aged children, kindergarten through fifth grade.
