Beginning Years Child Care Center
We are an outreach ministry of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church serving families in Southeast Boise for over 25 years . We are a nonprofit facility which strives to provide a loving, Christian environment for children. We endeavor to meet the basic needs of each child’s growth by ministering to each one’s emotional, physical, mental and spiritual nature. The director and staff are committed to warm and loving care, motivated by their love and devotion to Jesus Christ.
Beautiful Savior views its childcare program as an integral and important element of its ministry. Beautiful Savior supports this ministry by providing facilities for the child care program and providing the ministry of its pastor to the children and parents enrolled in its program.
Beginning Years is an equal opportunity facility in both employment and service. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin.
Child to Teacher Ratio by Age Group
We are a Boise City licensed facility, and maintain the city required child-to-teacher ratio for all children. (Smaller class sizes during COVID-19)
| Age Group | Ratio |
|---|---|
| 1 year old | 5 to 1 |
| 2 years old | 6 to 1 |
| 3 to 5 years old | 10 to 1 |
| 1st – 4th Grade | 12 to 1 |
Karen Adams
Director
Karen was born and raised in Hailey, Idaho. As a child she was active in 4-H, rodeos and was a cheerleader. She graduated as a Legal Secretary/Assistant from ITT Technical Institute and has an Associate’s degree from CWI/CSI in graphic design. In 1990, she became a Christian and attended Broadway Ave Baptist Church for 20 years where she taught Sunday School, helped with AWANA, served on the leadership team for a College & Career group, and went on mission trips. Karen has worked in childcare for more than a decade, as a lead teacher, substitute teacher, and director where her daycare and preschool was selected as the KTVB Childcare Center of the Year. She has worked as a teacher at Beginning Years for the last three years.
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