Cary could get big daycare near planned Apple campus in RTP
The Cary Town Council voted to annex land Thursday night to make way for a future daycare near the planned Apple campus in Research Triangle Park.
Celebree School, a Maryland-based company, wants to build a 10,000-square-foot daycare center at 11550 Green Level Church Road.
The nearly 2-acre site area is across from Alston Ridge Elementary School and near the location for Apple’s future $552 million campus in RTP off N.C. 540.
The daycare is part of Celebree School’s plans to expand across the country, with additional corporate hubs and daycare centers in Atlanta, Boston, Houston and Orlando by the end of 2024. The Cary location could open by the end of this year.
Planed Cary daycare details
The daycare would serve about 175 children from 6 weeks old to pre-K, according to Adam Sellner at Charlotte-based real estate company Primax Properties.
It could include an 8,000-square-foot playground, kitchenette and 46 parking spaces.
All the Celebree School locations are private and require families to pay tuition, with financial aid available. The school did not respond to an inquiry from The News & Observer for information about enrollment and other fees.
Each year, families with younger children can pay thousands in child care, according to the N.C. Department of Labor. On average, the cost of child care for an infant in North Carolina is $9,255, which is more than the cost of a year of tuition at a public college. Child care costs about $7,590 for a toddler.
The Cary daycare would employ about 30 people, according to a report by Triangle Business Journal.
In 2021, there were 2,000 fewer child-care workers in the state than the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Providers were struggling with staffing before the pandemic, which only exacerbated the issue, according to the state Department of Commerce.
Building permits for the daycare center are still under review, Sellner said.
Lane closures on Morrisville-Carpenter Road and Holly Springs Road
The town issued these traffic advisories this week:
▪ Temporary lane closures on Morrisville-Carpenter Road between Louis Stephens Drive and Carpenter Upchurch Road, will continue Monday through Saturday during August and September for the Carpenter Fire Station Road Bridge and Intersection Improvements Project. Lane closures will be in effect Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flaggers will direct traffic, which will return to the normal pattern at the end of each workday.
▪ Temporary lane closures on Holly Springs Road between Arthur Pierce Road and Winding Oak Way will continue on Saturdays in August while crews repair a sewer line in the area. The traffic shift is planned for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and flaggers will direct traffic.
This story was originally published July 27, 2023 at 5:30 AM.