WeeConnect Early Learning Center seeks to expand inclusive preschool

WeeConnect Early Learning Center, a nonprofit, inclusive daycare created by Connections founders Liz Jones and Rande Fregm, both of Springfield Township, is on the rear of the building at 1491 S. Queen St. in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

One of nine children currently enrolled in the daycare program is shown in the classroom at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The nonprofit is currently raising funds to expend into a space that would allow 30-40 children to be enrolled in the inclusive learning program. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

Board member Rande Fregm is shown at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

WeeConnect Early Learning Center Director Tiara Ritter, right, is shown with a child in the outdoor play area at WeeConnect in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

One of nine children currently enrolled in the daycare program is shown in the classroom at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The nonprofit is currently raising funds to expend into a space that would allow 30-40 children to be enrolled in the inclusive learning program. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

Assistant group supervisor Mahiya Jones, left, holds a make-believe hot cup of juice which is cooled by a child in the daycare program at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. With nine children currently enrolled in the inclusive daycare program, the nonprofit is raising funds to expend into a space that would allow 30-40 children to be enrolled, many of whom are on a waiting list. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

A child is shown in the classroom at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The nonprofit is currently raising funds to expend into a space that would allow 30-40 children to be enrolled in the inclusive learning program which is currently at capacity with nine children. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

One of nine children currently enrolled in the daycare program paints with the paws of a toy dog in the classroom at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The nonprofit is currently raising funds to expend into a space that would allow 30-40 children to be enrolled in the inclusive learning program. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)

Board member Liz Jones, center, of Springfield Township, is shown in the outdoor play area with two of the nine children enrolled at WeeConnect Early Learning Center in Spring Garden Township, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)