New Otter Creek childcare plan gains momentum

Planning and financing is starting to come together for a Community Child Care Expansion Project at 150 Weybridge St. in Middlebury that would bring up to 77 new childcare slots and 28 new jobs to our area by the spring of 2025.

Proponents of two major building proposals in downtown Middlebury are hoping to secure millions in federal grant money to help underwrite their projects, both of which would they say will serve the public good.

MIDDLEBURY — The Otter Creek Child Center (OCCC) is seeking support for a new, 15,000-square-foot facility on its 150 Weybridge St. property that would allow the nonprofit to more than double the combined 61 children currently served at the OCCC and the n … (read more)