By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance is adding a new childcare center. The name of the center is Building Blocks Play School and is for employees of the BBGH. Shannon Seidler is the Director of Building Blocks Play School and with demand from employees all spots have been already filled. She tells Panhandle Post that there is a possibility of opening the childcare center to the community, but for right now it's a start to relieve some strain of lack of childcare services.
"This idea was created for the convenience for those employees and to have that reliable, quality daycare," Seidler said. "There is a childcare crisis across the state of Nebraska, so we're just trying to help with that and help our community and the employees of Box Butte General Hospital."
Building Blocks takes children from 6 weeks old through about five or six years old and does not offer after school programs. Seidler says BBGH is still hiring for positions within the Childcare Center, that includes a full-time cook position and teacher and assistant teacher positions.
There will be an open house open to the community and employees on Thursday Oct. 12 from 1-6 pm, though the building is not open to operations until the center is approved for licensing in the near future.