This story was updated on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 2:50 p.m.
This small, red-brick facility is a lifeline for 16 toddlers and their families in the small city of Winder, Georgia.
By 8 a.m., parents drop off their kids at the Barrow County YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s Early Head Start facility. The kids wash their hands, then have breakfast provided by the center, which has its own kitchen. Schedules are staggered by class and age, but all the kids have lunch, recess and snack time before dismissal at 2:30 p.m.
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