MILWAUKEE — One in five undergraduate students are also parents, according to the American Council on Education. Those student-parents are faced with balancing the often-conflicting demands of higher education and family life.
That’s why Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) opened Little Stormers Village at its downtown Milwaukee campus. It’s a drop-in child care center for students with young children.
What You Need To Know
- Milwaukee Area Technical College provides free, drop-in child care at its new Little Stormers Village on downtown Milwaukee’s campus
- Children ages 6 months to 10 years old are welcome, for up to three hours
- The child care center is available for MATC student-parents on a first-come, first-serve basis
- Little Stormers Village is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in M172, which is across the hall from the 6th Street Café on the first floor of the M Building
It’s been a big help for MATC student, Keyona Turner, who will be graduating this spring with a degree in nursing…