GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Finding childcare can be competitive and expensive in the Upstate. New data from Greenville Fist Steps shows Greenville County needs 4,500 additional childcare spaces to keep up with growth.
Wilatre Keenon owns Especially Children in Greenville. She says, “I had probably about 300 children on my waiting list.”
The long list is the reason why she opened a second childcare center. That center has about 150 to 120, the hardest part is just trying to find qualified staff and being able to retain them,” explained Keenon…