Kim Daniszewski taught and nurtured children at the Mercyhurst Child Learning Center for 30 years.
Now Daniszewski is suddenly out of a job and seeking answers as to why.
“I think it’s the suddenness of this that has really hurt everyone,” Daniszewski, 52, said of the abrupt closure of the center, 2703 Ash St., which has operated in Erie for decades.
The center’s board of directors notified its employees and parents served by the center of the closure, effective immediately, via letters sent on Dec. 27.
Those letters said the center was closing in large part because of “recent challenges, including but not limited to financial and operational concerns.”
The letter to families also mentioned that various “challenges” and “pressing operational concerns” led to the closure and stated that the center’s board, after consulting with the center’s attorney, concluded that “reopening the center is not feasible at this time. We encourage families to begin making alternative childcare arrangements.”