YFS Childcare Coordinator Amanda Moriarty says, "Our kids who come from lower socio-economic status have different experiences than our kids who don't and vice versa, so they are going to be able to learn from each other, stuff that our teachers might not be able to plan out on a lesson plan for them."  Half of YFS's children are from their Headstart program of children coming from low-income households.  The other half is targeted at children who come from either single parent working homes or homes where both parents work full-time and childcare is a necessity.So, for some of these kids, the time they spend here at YFS is critical, not only for their childhoods, but also for their futures."  The teachers at YFS say building a child's character can directly impact the kind of person that they become."

Moriarty says, "I know our teachers see their kids that have been in their classrooms years ago out at Walmart, Target, or the Fair, and they always come back with stories of 'Oh my gosh. I saw so and so and they came up to me, can you believe they are in 3rd grade?' So our teachers do feel a lot of responsibility with the kids in their classrooms."  YFS wants these kids to not only learn their ABCs and 123's but hopefully one day pursue their hopes and dreams."  We are really focusing on hope. We are really trying to provide hope for these kids to show them that these are things out there for them. We like to bring in firemen, doctors, police officers, and dentists of show them that there is hope and possibility for a bright future them."  YFS Childcare programs are Committed to Kids.