Demand for daycare rising

Enrollment trending upward at Aurora Child Care after dip during pandemic

  • Enjoying an activity at the Aurora Child Care center are, from left, Emily Burson, Finn Dirkschneider, Charlie Mitchell, Cannon Dunn and Harrison Hunnicutt.
    Enjoying an activity at the Aurora Child Care center are, from left, Emily Burson, Finn Dirkschneider, Charlie Mitchell, Cannon Dunn and Harrison Hunnicutt.

    More than a year after closing its doors when the pandemic hit in March of 2020, Aurora Child Care is reporting growing enrollment and continued support for community-based daycare services. Built by community leaders to fill a pressing need for local child care services, the center welcomed 33 young children and their parents on opening day, Oct. 26, 2009. Enrollment ballooned into the 90s by 20…