“Even though we’re trying to help the need and make available space, there’s such a large need in Dubuque,” she said. Weber said the center gets two or three calls per day from families looking for care. The center also offers a before- and after-school program and preschool services.Įven though 25 years have passed, the need for local child care persists. The center is licensed for 237 kids at one time, but about 300 come through the doors per day. Now, Weber said Young-Uns serves children from birth to age 12. Weber noted that the current property used to be the site of her father’s family farm that was sold long ago. In 2007, the current Young-uns location was built.

If we hadn’t opened that second location, families would have had nowhere to go.” “We recognized a large need for child care, and that was really prevalent in 2000 when we opened our second location. “It’s always been our goal to meet as many family needs as possible,” Weber said. The second location on West 32nd Street opened in 2000 amid even more need for care. “Our parents approached us and asked if we would want to purchase a second house.” “There was quite a need for child care in Dubuque at that time,” Weber said.

The center was licensed to care for 43 children. Weber said the center started as a small house on Kaufmann Avenue purchased in 1997 by her parents, Lenny and Mags Young. “I definitely love the daily contact with the community and watching kids grow.” “I absolutely love to have conversations with families coming in and out of our doors,” said Barb Weber, a co-director of the center with her sister Deb McDonnell. Young-Uns Preschool and Childcare Center, 3375 Kennedy Circle, recently marked 25 years serving local families. In this edition, we highlight developments in Dubuque and Maquoketa, Iowa.Ī Dubuque child care center run by a local family has celebrated a milestone anniversary. Do you have an interesting story or news tip to share about a local business? Ideas can be shared with business reporter Kayli Reese at or 56.īiz Buzz shares business tidbits from across the tri-states.

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