OMAHA- On Monday, The Kids Can Community Center, a childcare operation with a very storied past, opened its new $11 million headquarters on a four-acre campus where Ashland Park School used to stand. However, despite the expected success of this new institution, many Nebraska families are still unable to find reliable, affordable child care in Nebraska.

"Families across Nebraska are at a crisis point in finding quality, affordable child care, and that is hurting everyone," said Kathleen Lodl, associate dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who recently held a survey that indicated that child care is one of the biggest concern for Nebraska families. According to Lodl and her team, 11 of Nebraska's 93 counties don't have a licensed childcare facility.

Robert Patterson, the CEO of Kids Can, said he was extremely thankful to receive the philanthropic stimulus that allowed him to build the new headquarters. Patterson recently spoke in support of LB35, which would hold, for another three years, the eligibility level for a state childcare subsidy. "These kids deserve more. It's an investment in our future," said Patterson.

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