child care, and we offer an affordable rate on the teacher contract days, which makes it a huge piece,” Pretz continues. “I can think of one specific staff member who had offers from De Soto and Blue Valley, and she came here primarily because of that childcare and that small-town feel that we offer.” new classrooms to accommodate families on the current waiting list. Vignery explains, “That’s part preschool and part childcare. One thing that the district is really proud of is that the childcare side is for our employees only.” “In the Kansas metro area, it is hard to find quality 230 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 02
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