Their nanny continues to baby-sit for them from time to time.
Drew Giovannoli started Village Childcare after he experienced long waiting lists at local child care centers when his daughter, Ellie, was an infant. She s now 2.
Heading back to work after paternity and maternity leave, he and his wife, Alexandra, still had not found a day-care spot. They thought about hiring a nanny, but they couldn t afford the cost on their own.
Once he started the process of trying to find a nanny and saw what services were out there and the price, he began reaching out to other families and decided to start Village Childcare.
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Huge thanks as special community appeal sees over 800 hampers delivered in Kilkenny
Sincere gratitude for the fantastic support
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More than 800 hampers were distributed to families and individuals in need as part of a special initiative over the Christmas.
The board of management of Village Childcare and Community Services, Mary Brendan and the entire crew from Kilkenny Helping the Homeless, have expressed their sincere gratitude for the fantastic support shown during the hamper appeal in December. At the outset the target had been to gather enough food for 350 hampers.
“We are delighted to say sue to the overwhelming support from the people of kilkenny and local businesses, we built and distributed 804 hampers to families and individuals in need,” says Martin Cornally, operations director of VCCS.