Groundbreaking ceremony for the daycare center
Title
Groundbreaking ceremony for the daycare center
Description
In 1977, the campus Women's Union proposed a full-time daycare facility. Although the expense for salaries and playground equipment would be significant, the Union argued that costs would be offset by increased enrollment of mothers with small children. The proposal was not approved, prompting the formation of a Day Care Co-op club that tried to raise money and awareness for the issue. Efforts to create a center remained unrealized throughout the 1980s. A planned groundbreaking in January 1991 experienced setbacks when campus budget cuts delayed the project further until the spring or fall of 1992. In January 1992, construction plans were again delayed due to that fiscal year's budget appropriations bill. The Committee for Daycare met with legislators to resolve the issue, and the daycare center came back on the agenda with construction slated to be finished in August the following year. Finally the wait was over, and UMBC's Daycare Center opened its doors in September 1993.
Source
University Photographs
Date
01/1991
Format
gelatin silver prints; black-and-white photographs; 5 x 7 in.
Identifier
UARC 2013-013-18-0339
Citation
“Groundbreaking ceremony for the daycare center,” UMBC 50th, accessed March 28, 2024, https://umbc50.omeka.net/items/show/1622.