History

The Wee Care Center is sponsored by the McDonough County Council for Child Development.  This council was organized on June 1, 1972 in the State of Illinois as a non-profit, tax exempt organization.

The idea to have a State funded child care center that offers care to low income families simply began with a group of concerned citizens.  These community leaders realized the need for quality child care with fees based on the family's income.

Wee Care has been licensed with the Department of Children and Family services since our beginning in 1972. Wee Care continues to provide high quality, loving child care from all economic backgrounds from all over McDonough County.

Board of Directors

Wee Care is governed by a volunteer board of directors who normally meet six times a year.  members of the board are from a variety of backgrounds and from many fields of work.  Many board members work in the education field and one board member is always reserved for a current Wee Care parent.

Wee Care Partners

The Wee Care Center credits a great deal of our success to those agencies that partner with us.

McDonough County United Way

McDonough County Housing Authority

Department of Human Services

Department of Children and Family Services

MacArthur Early Childood Learning Center

Lincoln School

Illinois State Board of Education

Community Child Care Resource and Referral