LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --Â A Louisville nonprofit plans to open a 24-hour day care in west Louisville.
Finding child care for overnight shifts can be tough, and OneWest hopes to fill that need with around the clock child care at 4303 W Broadway.
"Business doesn't stop. Health care doesn't stop," Jerad Davidson, construction manager at OneWest, said Thursday. "If you work late and you don't have somebody to take care of your children, then you are in a bind."
OneWest will transform the former Center For Women & Families into a child care facility. Davidson said the goal is to have the space open in about a year, but it has to be brought up to code.
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"A project of this kind is pretty lofty," Davidson said. "It is ambitious."
Deve Collins owns Our Angels Child Care down the street and isn't in favor of OneWest's plan.
"I have been at this location for many years," Collins said. "I needed to expand and looked for property in this area. I couldn't find property and didn't even know that property was for sale or for rent. What's really bothersome is that no one reached out to us to even ask us our thoughts about bringing this center in the west end."
She also worries about the quality of care kids will receive at a 24-hour center.
OneWest plans to open a 24-hour daycare at 4303 W Broadway.
"We're looking for our children to have high-quality care and education," she said. "We all want that, and that's my main goal."
Donna Purvis, who represents the area on Louisville Metro Council, said the plans would provide a "great sense of security for parents to work multiple shifts knowing that their children are being taken care of."
OneWest plans to put in a cafeteria and spaces for children to play and do homework. It's also looking for a vendor to run the day care. Starting off, OneWest will help subsidize the cost of child care here.
"We're in the initial planning phase with the building," Davidson said. "We are trying to be the commercial development. We're not trying to run a child care."
Davidson said it's too early to estimate a price tag for this project. However, Louisville allocated $1.1 million from the Office of Housing and Community Development’s budget for OneWest, meant to revitalize "long-vacant properties, support a 24-hour daycare center on Broadway, and continue investment along the Broadway commercial corridor.
"Providing early learning opportunities for every 3- and 4-year-old in Louisville continues to be a top priority for our administration," Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement. "This project will be crucial to meeting that goal. I’m also excited for the progress of Thrive By Five Louisville, a nonprofit we created to grow our network of preschools and childcare centers across the city."
As the nonprofit hopes to meet the needs of families, Collins hopes they'll collaborate with local day cares.
"I think that if we partner together, we can make the west end better," Collins said.
Since its founding, OneWest has acquired more than 200,000 square feet of commercial real estate and raised more than $10 million to support corridor revitalization and small business growth.
To learn more about the nonprofit, click here.
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