Little Hands

Goal: $30,000.00

Specific Need

Thank you to all the donors last year who helped us fund our new camera system for the entire building; it is a tremendous addition to our daily operation. In previous years, you have helped make major improvements to our playground which included new rubber ground cover and new equipment. These upgrades are appreciated and the kids put them to good use as much as the weather permits.

This year our Match Day funds will be used to add a permanent and more effective retaining wall for the playground and a new fence. This will allow for a more even playing area and help keep the rubber mulch evenly distributed within the fenced area. Any additional funds will go towards our next project of resurfacing our parking lot to reduce hazards for children and parents. Our goal for these projects is $30,000.

We are so grateful to the many community members who got Little Hands off the ground and the ones who keep it going year over year.  Just as we are so passionate about caring for the ~100 children enrolled in our center, we are equally as passionate about improving the building so that Little Hands can be here for years to come.

Your continued support is very much appreciated. Thank you for being an amazing community to operate in!

Mission

Little Hands, Inc. is committed to providing a safe and enriched environment for young children to learn and develop their school readiness skills.

Profile

We are a 501c3 non-profit daycare facility in Brown County, Kansas licensed to provide care for up to 73 children, aged 2 weeks through age 12 years. Little Hands, Inc. is the only full-fledged childcare facility located in Hiawatha. Our facility allows us to provide 6 age-based rooms for more individualized care than what is often received at in-home daycares.  In-home daycares in our area are limited and not able to support the capacity of children that we are able to serve. Without our facility, our local economy would suffer, with many parents or guardians unable to obtain the care necessary that allows them to maintain employment.

We strive to keep the children in our care excited and engaged during their learning journey. In order to do so, we use a combination of contemporary learning techniques, devices, play equipment, and interactive toys - all which contribute to their early education journey. The early education we provide to the children enrolled at our center assists in the development of well-educated children, who are the future of our local communities.