Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 9, 1993 TAG: 9305100368
SECTION: DISCOVER PAGE: 67 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Blacksburg\
Carousel Learning Center: Ages 2 to 13; open from 7:05 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 110; $25 registration fee; $82 per week for ages up to 2 years; $75 for ages 3 to 5; $10 before school, $33 before and after school for Gilbert Linvkous pupils, and $36 for other school pupils; Summer rate (June, July, August) is $70 per week.
Carousel has a 9-month program called Playschool, for people who don't need all-day child care; open 8:30-11:30 a.m.; ages 3 to 5; capacity 30; can enroll from three to five days.
Co-owners: Mary Fain and Clif Bungard; Director: Clif Bungard; 952 Heather Drive, Blacksburg; 951-1714.
\ Mount Tabor Nursery School and Day Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; waiting list for ages 2 to 5, but space available for newborns. Licensed for 125; $25 registration fee, prorated for registration in summer and later in the school year; $78 per week for under 2 years, $60 for 2 and up; $110 for two children under 2 (if one is over 2, the price is as if both are under 2), and $95 for two children over 2. Transportation from schools in the afternoon. Nonprofit organization with a 13-member board of directors. Established in 1964, it was the first day-care center in Montgomery County.
Owner: Slusser's Chapel Church; Director: Gulbun Esen; 1531 Mount Tabor Road, Blacksburg; 552-4551.
\ Noah's Ark Pre-School and Blacksburg Christian School: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; approved for 65; space available for all ages; $30 registration fee; $83 per week up to age 2; $73 for preschoolers; $30 for either before or after school, $40 for both; discount for second child. Transportation to and from nearby public schools.
Owner: Wesleyan Community Church; Director: Violet Long; 1521 S. Main St., Blacksburg; 951-8952.
\ Rainbow Riders Child Care Center: Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and designated as a model child-care center by the Virginia Council on Child Day Care and Early Childhood Programs. Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; waiting lists vary. Licensed for 140 but usually limits to 120; $20 registration fee; $89 up to age 2, $79 ages 3 to 5, $47 for before and after school, $42 for after school only; $25 activity fee for summer; no discount for second child. Transportation to and from public schools.
Owners: Scott and Lynn Hill; Director: Ken Williams; 2470 Ramble Road, Blacksburg; 951-3636.
\ University Building Block ... The Children's Learning Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Licensed for 131; space available; $25 registration fee; $25 supply fee for art projects, field trips and cooking projects; nursery $100 per week ages 6 weeks to 16 months; $85 per week 16-24 months; $75 for ages 2 to 5; $45 before and after school, $25 before school only, $40 after school only; 10 percent off each child in a family if more than one; transportation to and from school.
Owners: Vickie Booker, administrator and Connie Kriz, director; 844 University City Blvd., Blacksburg; 552-1115.\ \ Pulaski\ Tiny Tots Day Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 184; $25 registration fee; $78 for infants; $72 for 16-month-old to 2; $60 for preschoolers; $27 for either before or after school, $37 for before and after school; 25 percent discount for second child. Transportation to and from schools.
Owners: Donna and Mike Thornton; Director: Sue Altizer; 4194 Pepperell Way, Dublin; 674-0101.
\ YMCA Child Care Center: Ages 2 to 13; open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 170. No registration fee; nonprofit organization; $10 per day or $50 per week for all ages; $4-5 for before or after school; $7 for second child. Swimming and lessons for preschool and school age children available; Executive Director: Jack Leahy; Child-care Director: Freda Hubble; 615 Oakhurst Ave., Pulaski; 980-7422.\ \ Christiansburg\ The Growing Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Ages 6 weeks to 5 years; open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available; $25 registration fee. Approved for 36; $70 per week ages 6 weeks to 2; $60 for ages 2-5; $10 discount for second child if both full time.
The preschool program is offered Monday to Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., using the A-Beka curriculum; $65 per month, free to children already enrolled in the day-care center.
Owner: Christian Growth Center Church; Administrator: Kate DeGastyne; 1850 Electric Way, Christiansburg; 382-2908.
\ New River Community Action Head Start: Ages 3 and 4; open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday during the school year (September to May). Predominantly low-income; waiting list depends on location; capacity ranges from 16 to 20; no fees; federally funded nonprofit organization. Transportation provided; health and dental services offered; encourages parent involvement. Offers home visitor who works with parent and child at home; serves almost 360 children in the New River Valley.
Locations: Blacksburg 552-3279; Christiansburg 639-2885; Dublin 674-1931; Floyd 745-4957; Pearisburg 921-3375, Narrows 726-2700; Pulaski 674-8491; Radford 731-4107; Shawsville 268-2841.
Owner: New River Community Action; Education Coordinator: Sarah Hutton; Christiansburg; 381-2687.
\ Pride and Joy Day Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 144; $15 registration fee; $60 up to age 2; $55 for 2 year-olds; $53 age 3 and up; $30 before and after school; $45 summer fee for school-age children; discount for second child usually $10.
Owner and director: Bernice Parker; 135 Church St., Christiansburg; 382-0535.
\ Tiny Tots Day Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; waiting list for infants, 2-year olds and 4-year olds; space available for toddlers, 3-year olds and school age. Licensed for 160; $25 registration fee; $80 for infants, $75 for toddlers (16 months to 2 years), $65 for ages 2 to 5; $27 for either before or after school, $35 for both; 25 percent discount for second child and 5 percent discount for paying five weeks at a time. Transportation provided to and from Christiansburg Primary and Christiansburg Elementary schools.
Owner and director: Doris Philips, 420 Starlight Drive, Christiansburg; 382-3783.
\ Tomorrow's World Child Care Center, and New River Valley branch: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; waiting list for infants; $20 registration fee at both locations; capacity 113. Prices at West Main Street location: $63 for infants; $48 for preschoolers; $30 before and after school. All teachers have early childhood education or related degrees.
Owner and director: Carolyn Jennelle; 201 W. Main St. and 2025 Sunset Drive, Christiansburg; 382-9544 or 382-7981.
Shawsville\ Shawvalle Tots Child Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 10 years; open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 70; $25 registration fee; $70 for infants and toddlers up to age 2, $57 for preschoolers; $30 before and after school, $25 for just after school.
Owners: James and Sandra Raines; Director: Kelly Graham; P.O. Box 428, Shawsville; 268-5656.\ \ Radford\ Central Children's Center: Ages 2 1/2 to 12; open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 90; $20 registration fee; operated by a board of directors; preschool program offered for 2 1/2 to 5; $45 for three to five days; $15 per day less than three days; $60 for more than six hours for five days a week; kindergarteners $45 before and after school; $30 for before and after school for others. No transportation. Owner: Central United Methodist Church; Director: Annie Breeding, 803 Wadsworth St., Radford; 639-3780.
\ Radford Child Care Center: Ages 2 through 10; open from 6:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; waiting list for all ages; capacity 181; $25 registration fee; $50 for one child, $75 for two children; $100 for three children; $30 before and after school. No transportation. Nonprofit organization, governed by a board of directors.
Administrator and Program Director: Peggy Hammond; 602 13th St., Radford; 639-5227.
Pearisburg\ Hugs and More Day Care Center: Ages 6 weeks to 12 years; open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; space available. Licensed for 99; $25 registration fee; $71 for up to age 2, $63 ages 3 to 12; $37 before and after school, $32 for after school only; discount for second child; no transportation.
Owners: Phillip and Priscilla Morris, David and Vickie Huffman; Director: Janet Millirons; 300 Buchanan St., Pearisburg; 921-4191.
Floyd\ The Adventure Club: Before- and after-school care; elementary school ages; operates within the school system using school space through a private company. Licensed for 45 at all locations; $10 registration fee. Floyd and Indian Valley elementary schools are $25 after school only and $30 before and after school. In Giles County at Narrows, Eastern and Macy McClaugherty elementary schools, $25 per week after school only and $30 per week before and after school. Riner Elementary School, $23 after school and $26 before and after school.
Afternoon snack and afternoon activities.
Owner: Childcare Consultant Service; President: Donna Thornton; Director: Laurie Ann Finn; 440 Starlight Dr., Christiansburg; 382-3783.
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