Everything is falling into place as details come together for the Henderson Child Development Center (HCDC) opening this spring. With family applications coming in for daycare, a director hired and staff being interviewed, the HCDC Board is planning two workdays at Grace Children’s Home Ranch House, 1416B Birch Street, to prepare the house for children. Jobs that will need to be done include inside and outside work: setting up a fence, paining the main area, kitchen and two rooms, general cleaning, and shampooing the carpets. The work will happen from 8 am to 7 pm on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come help for as little or as much of the time as they want, over the course of the two days. If you are planning to help during the workdays, please let us know so we can prepare for the day by email HendersonCDC@gmail.com or calling 402-723-4228.
Once the house is set up, the HCDC Board will be accepting donations for tools, supplies and toys at the daycare on Sunday, March 12, between 1-4 pm. To avoid donation overlap, here is a list of items that are still needed.
Item | Condition |
Art Easel | New/like New |
Balls | New/like New |
baskets for toys – 6 | New/like New |
Bleach | New |
Book Shelf | New/Like New |
Books | New/Like New |
Boppy- Boppy Cover | New/Like New |
Burp Rags – 12 | New/Like New |
CD Player | New/Like New |
CD’s with various music | New/Like New |
Cleaning brush/scrub brush – 3 | New |
Clipboards – 2 | New/like New |
Colored pencils | New/Like New |
Construction paper | New |
Craft Materials | New |
Cubbies | New/Like New |
Cups/sippy Cups – 24 | New |
Desk | New/Like New |
Diaper Changing Pad | New/Like New |
Diaper Changing Paper | New |
Diaper Genie | New/Like New |
Dinosaur playset | New/Like New |
Dress-up Play set | New/Like New |
Extra Shoes – All sizes | Like New |
File Cabinet | New/Like New |
Glue | New |
Hand towels – 5 | New/Like New |
House Playset | New/Like New |
Infant climbing structure | New/Like New |
Kitchen chairs – Community Playthings – 12 | New |
Kitchen playset | New/Like New |
Large Bath towels – 5 | New/Like New |
Little People Play Sets | New/Like New |
Measuring Cups Dry & Liquid – 3 | New/Like New |
Measuring spoons | New/Like New |
Mesh bags – 2 | New/Like New |
Mixing bowls – 3 | New/Like New |
Outdoor toys | New/Like New |
Paint Sets | New |
Paper towel dispensers – 2 | New/Like New |
Pens/pencils | New/Like New |
Plastic tubs | New/Like New |
Plunger | New |
Puzzles | New/Like New |
Small table – Community Playthings | New |
Spray bottles – 3 | New |
Step Stool for reaching sink – 3 | New/Like New |
Thermometer | New |
Toilet Seat with built in potty-chair | New – ACE in York |
toy shelving | New/like New |
Train playset | New/Like New |
Trash Cans – 4 | New/Like New |
Wash Cloths – 5 | New/Like New |
Water Table | New/like New |
Books | New/Like New |
If you would like to donate one or a few of these items please let our director know by emailing: HendersonCDC@gmail.com or calling 402-723-4228.
Thank you to those who have helped already made donations through time, resources or money. If you are interested in making a monetary donation, you can do so through the Henderson Community Foundation at PO Box 116, Henderson NE, 68371. Make sure HCDC is in the memo of your check.