UAMS Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Child Development Center in Little Rock

By Chris Carmody

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the UAMS Child Development Center in Little Rock, a 20,000-square-foot facility that is scheduled to open in early May.

The center will provide services for about 200 children, from infancy through prekindergarten, of UAMS employees and students. Of those slots, 10% are reserved for the children of employees who live in the surrounding community, and another 10% go to workers or students who qualify for Child Care Development Fund vouchers through the Arkansas Department of Human Services.

Access to high-quality child care has long been identified as a need for UAMS employees. Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., UAMS provost and chief strategy officer, said the UAMS Child Development Center will provide a safe and welcoming place where children can learn, thrive and have fun.

UAMS Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Child Development Center in Little Rock

Stephanie Gardner, UAMS provost and chief strategy officer, cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to celebrate the UAMS Child Development Center, which is scheduled to open in early May. Image by Bryan Clifton