New Child Care & Discovery Center to serve regionâs families and businesses Wednesday, April 21, 2021 1:00 PM • • Slated for construction in 2022, a new Child Development and Discovery Center in Decorah has already been heralded as a model for rural child care facilities across the State of Iowa.
The Child Development and Discovery Center facility was designed with input from local and state experts. In addition to providing daycare for 220 children, the innovative concept stems from a Discovery Center component which will provide revenue to offset costs of facility operations, increase employee pay and benefits and provide much-needed access to active indoor space for youth. Impetus driving the project is in response to what Stephanie Fromm, Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development and Tourism, has termed “a childcare crisis happening right here in the Midwest.”