Zoned For Kids
Mosher saysshe has one last chance for a seamless transition from her Hayes Road location to a new place, and it lies not in the hands of the county but rather with the Arcata Elementary School District, to whom she’s applied to operate her preschool in the new Sunset School site, built expressly with early childhood education in mind. Mosher is impatient for news.
“Here we’ve got a preschool closing and there they’ve got an empty preschool,” she said last week.
Timothy Parisi, superintendent for the district, explained last week that the district built the facility because it’s aware that the need for more quality preschools in the area is real.
“Our board recognized that in the community and in the county there is a real need for preschool education,” he said. “In addition they were hopeful that having a preschool facility in our district would enable parents to start their children in our district … and then keep them [there].”
If Mosher gets the go ahead to move in, she won’t have to worry about getting a permit because the facility doesn’t require one.
The only rub is that the other person applying for the space is none other than Robin Renshaw of Mad River Montessori. The irony that two qualified preschools have to compete for the same space, one with a waiting list a mile long and an obvious need to expand, and the other facing imminent eviction, is a case in point. Neither Mosher nor Renshaw wish to vie with each other in order to provide parents with preschool slots, but because of a clear lack of available resources, they’ve been forced into just that situation.
The hope is that when and if the county’s general plan is modified, preschool teachers won’t have to expend so much energy finding and permitting facilities. They’ll be able to focus their efforts on the more valuable project of facilitating the growth and education of the county’s children.
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