Northeast Indiana RDA Considers to Help Manchester Early Learning Center

By The Paper Staff

FORT WAYNE – The Board of the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) met Tuesday to consider a request for Regional Cities Initiative funding for a project submitted by the Manchester Early Learning Center.

The Board voted to support the Manchester Early Learning Center with a grant of $520,000, which represents 20 percent of the $2.6 million of the project’s total cost.

Currently, the Manchester Early Learning Center has a waiting list with more than 100 families looking for early childhood care and education. The new, larger facility will fill a need for early childhood education and care in the community and provide the quality of life assets working families need. The Center also plans on doubling the staff.