My name is Matt Howard. I am 38 years old and married to a beautiful wife named Calleen, my drink of fresh water. I have two children Kayden and Ellie. A Pit Bull, a Cat, a Portuguese Water Dog, and a Malti-Poo also live at my residence and we all like each other! LOL

I love my wife, life, and kids so much and we have a childcare need as parents in our area.

A CRITICAL NEED! Local resource authorities have conducted special investigations as to why there is such a need or such a lack of quality childcare services in Decatur, IL and surrounding areas.

Honestly I do not know why but as a prior business owner in Decatur, IL, and a man of faith I asked myself, "Why hasn't someone done anything about this?"...and about 45 seconds went by when i felt the call to action. I decided that I should be the one to lead my family and children into a better childcare service in my city and offer that service to my community

I want to create a facility with an atmosphere you can feel. When you walk in you will see smiling faces, feel that energetic buzz before something good is happening, smell the smell of quality, healthy, tasty food that kids want, and see the security that is evident and logical.

I have already put my boots on the ground with LLC, EIN, market study, media promotion, and talent pool formation with ads on Indeed and applicants eager to start. I have researched Illinois State Daycare Center Licensing Code front to back. I have previously held a Sanitation Managers License in my city with a prior food service business. I am working with our local fire chief, real estate agents, and city board members to collaborate the best possible product and service for our children.

With your help, we can get this thing up and going and bring something good to Decatur, IL! Donations received will go towards costs of learning and playing equipment, building necessities and improvements and initial Grand Openeing!