Van Learning Center's Story: A Timeline

It all started in 1998, 2020, 2022 and in 2023 simultaneously!

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1998: DD Hutson started working at the local preschool in Van, TX and fell in love with childcare and early childhood education. 

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2020: DD was now been director of the center she first started teaching in for 10 years. She was ready to retire and hired her daughters friend Cody Patterson, to help facilitate this. 

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Early 2022: Cody, while at his 3 year-old nieces birthday party, had the idea of starting a preschool. Whilst telling his friend and now business-partner Kimberly Goode this, a seed was planted. 

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Mid 2022: DD, Cody and Kimberly team up and started two businesses; A perschool consulting business and a preschool. They start working towards a preschool in Flint, TX.

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January 2023: DD, Cody and Kimberly lose the preschool they were working on for 6 months. They were three weeks from opening. All were devastated. 

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February 2023: Connections Church came to their rescue and allowed them to lease the space were DD, Kimberly and Cody all first fell in love with childcare and early childhood education.

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June 19th 2023: Van Learning Center opens its doors to the public and has its first full day of classes!

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Present Day 2023: Full Circle

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