Kiddie Korner Overcomes Delays To Open

After more than three months of delay, a new day care center in Odenton has finally opened its doors to offer another option for local families seeking childcare. 

Kiddie Korner Day Care opened Thursday on Higgins Drive, with a half-dozen infants and toddlers and more expected to come.

The center can accommodate 44 children and is designed to offer something in between a home-based and larger day care facility.

Operators Mark and Jaime Mench, who also run a Kiddie Korner in Glen Burnie, said they hope the center fills a need for childcare as new federal workers move into the area.

The pair  to the community with open houses in November, but the inspection process on the building took longer than expected, and there was a delay in ensuring proper water pressure into the facility.

“It’s been emotionally and financially stressful,” Jaime Mench. “We had families and employees hanging on with us. I’m very, very relieved.”

The Menches said they were frustrated by the delay, but relieved now that the center is open and garnering interest from local families. Several parents came by for tours on Thursday, and many other families called after the center’s website announced the business was open. Jaime mench said she hoped to see the center at full capacity within two weeks. When full, the center will have ten employees including a director. 

The center costs $290 per week for infants and $200 for children two and older.

“I think it’s definitely going to be very successful,” Jaime Mench said. “I think people were just waiting for the doors to open and see some action.”