Without the assistance of Melita Day Child Development Center, Kaylen Newton, of Nelson, wouldn’t be able to work.
Newton is an administrative assistant in the assessment center at State Fair Community College and the mother of two young daughters. When Emma, now 4, was born, Newton wasn’t sure of what she should do. She heard about the services of Melita Day through the college.
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