Durango Parks and Recreation has several openings in the Kid’s Days Childcare Program during the holiday break.  Kid’s Days activities include ice skating at Chapman Hill, gymnastics at the Mason Center, swimming at the Recreation Center, craft projects, lots of games and much more!  These supervised activities keep your child(ren) safe, happy and entertained during the holidays.

Check out the Park and Recreation Winter Activities Guide for more information about these and many more great programs.  Sign up today at the Recreation Center, Mason Center or Chapman Hill or online at www.durangogov.org.  For more information on these great programs, contact the Durango Community Recreation Center at 375-7300.

As a parent with two children in childcare, it’s hard to argue with that. Unlike the public-school years, parents with young children are really on their own. Cost and availability are constant problems. It’s hard for parents to be discriminating about quality when openings that match their schedules and location are few and far between. It can lead many working parents to question whether it’s all worth it, but at the same time many families need to two incomes to get by. 

Only time will tell if private givers can make the difference when it comes to improving child care, but it’s admirable that someone of Katz’ stature is confronting the issue, putting his money where his mouth is. It certainly would be encouraging if others would do the same. Because when it come to investing in children, as Katz said, “it’s really pay now or pay later.”