Now Open!
Preschool & Childcare Center
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We are thrilled to offer quality, affordable
preschool and childcare to the Morningside area!
Now enrolling children ages 2 to 5 years!
Preschool & Childcare Center
East Campus
6100 Morningside Avenue
2020 NO-SHOW DESIGN & DINE
Crittenton Center's Signature Fundraiser raised $84,000!
The Siouxland community was incredibly generous and supportive of the event which helps fund childcare and preschool programs, the only emergency youth shelter in NW Iowa, parenting education and a supervised apartment living program which is a foster program for teens.
Comfort for Young Children
Sara found herself alone raising four-year-old, Maribel, after her husband and father of Maribel abandoned them. She struggled to make ends meet and worked hard at staying employed. Sara knew it was important for Maribel, who was not reaching her development milestones, not talking, and being mean to other children, to have an environment where she could thrive. Because Maribel needed to learn appropriate behaviors and Mom needed to continue to work, Crittenton Center was able to provide a scholarship for the family to help pay for Maribel’s childcare. Sara stayed employed and was promoted at her job.
Programs
Free for Parents and Caregivers
Crittenton Center’s Resource Center offers short-term parenting classes
Imagine the emotional state of two siblings ages three and five….
The police raided their home as their parents were in the process of doing cocaine. Before the police could apprehend the father, he quickly took the drugs. The children witnessed it all and were brought to us with just the clothes on their backs.
We fed and bathed them. After they were given new socks and pajamas, we tucked them into a soft, clean bed. Their peaceful sleep helped give everyone hope for their future.
We had started working with an illiterate, single, pregnant 17 year-old, living with her father.
One day she was called to the hospital because her father was injured at work. Not understanding what was going on, she called her HOPES case worker for support. It was explained to her that her father was not going to recover, and upon her father’s death, she also lost his financial support.
We helped her get the resources needed to keep her moving forward and stay in the program. Today, she has a healthy baby, is involved in her church, and continues to make great strides.
Amy had a difficult childhood. Her parents abused drugs and lost custody of her when she was 11 years old.
She lived in shelters, group homes and foster care, but had a difficult time with trust and following rules and bounced from placement to placement.
At age 17, her DHS worker placed her in SAL. Amy learned skills such as cooking, budgeting, interviewing, and how to live independently. She quickly got a job at a grocery store and moved into her own apartment. She then completed her high school credits and stayed in touch with her SAL caseworker, who helped her work on getting into college. Amy is now a nurse in the community.
Latest Crittenton news
Crittenton Center’s Child Development Director appointed to Governor Reynolds’ Childcare Task Force
Sioux City, IA: Crittenton Center’s Child Development Director, Erika Fuentes, has been appointed to Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, Childcare Task Force. Governor Reynolds signed State of Iowa Executive Order Number Eight, which launched a new task force in response to the childcare shortage and barrier to work in Iowa. The Governor’s Childcare Task Force is…
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be held in honor of new Preschool & Childcare Center
Sioux City, IA: Crittenton Center is proud to announce the expansion of its Stella Sanford Child Development program to Morningside and will be holding a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce to celebrate its opening. The ceremony will take place: 11:30am on March 17th, 2021 at 6100 Morningside Avenue. The new location opened…
Crittenton Center employee nationally recognized as Certified Lactation Counselor
Sioux City, IA: Crittenton Center now has a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) as part of their education team. Blanca Cancino de Ramos will serve as Crittenton Center’s first Lactation Counselor helping all mothers wishing to breast feed do so. Cancino de Ramos has worked as a Family Support Worker at Crittenton Center for 7 years….
Crittenton Center Opening New Childcare Center in Morningside
Stella Sanford Child Development programs, through Crittenton Center, is opening a new Preschool & Childcare Center! This Preschool & Childcare Center is located at 6100 Morningside Avenue in Sioux City, Iowa, what Siouxlander’s will remember as the former Siouxland Christian School building. We are now enrolling children ages 2 years through 5 years at this…
Brittini Alvarez promoted to Emergency Shelter Assistant Director
Brittini Alvarez, will step into the role of Assistant Director of Crittenton Center’s Emergency Shelter. Alvarez will continue her role as a social worker and take on new responsibilities as the Assistant Director. Brittini has been with Crittenton Center for about two and a half years, starting out as a Crisis Intervention Specialist at our…
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