Spectrum Station Barry Road

🎗🎗September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month & is supported by the Gold Ribbon 🎗🎗 Today our Center went GOLD in honor of Marloe Miller! Who will you go Gold for? Please share this post to help us spread awareness for this cause!! Spreading awareness leads to an increase in funding for Pediatric Cancer Research. If you feel led, please visit the link below to make a donation!

To make a donation to Children's Mercy Hospital in honor of Marloe, please visit her page: https://support.childrensmercy.org/mightymarloe

We go Gold for Marloe! September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Please join us in spreading the word.

Gold Ribbon Campaign: A push to bring awareness to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month The gold ribbon is internationally recognized as the symbol for childhood cancer

We are looking for a few amazing people to join our family at Spectrum Station Barry Road. Please feel free to share this post.

Early Childhood Teachers - Full Time & Part Time Available - Kansas City, MO 64118 - Indeed.com Spectrum Station Barry Road

We are currently looking for caring individuals who have a love of children & want to work with some amazing people in a fun environment! Please feel free to share.

Special Community Project for Children's Mercy Hospital

This year with all of the events concerning our little Marloe & her cancer diagnosis, we were looking for ways to honor her through a community project for Christmas. Then I saw a Facebook post from one of our newer mama's telling her son, Wyatt's story & their family's journey with Children's Mercy Hospital & how it lead them to host an amazing Toy Drive for CMH. In honor of Wyatt & with our thoughts on Marloe's cancer journey with CMH, we will be collecting toys & items until Friday, January 12th. Please scroll down to read Wyatt's Story! You can follow along with Marloe's Journey on her page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/263903112979724

In addition to new unwrapped & unopened toys, some current needs at CMH are:
Stuffed animals
Journals and gel pens
Fidget poppers
New books (infant - school age)
Non-toxic Crayons - small packs of crayons 8-24 is best, Crayola preferred
Washable non-toxic markers
Child and adult coloring books
All card games
Board games
Word searches
Sudoku
Crossword puzzles
Stickers and sticker books

Items must be:
new with tags attached
in original packaging
non-toxic and latex-free
odor-free

They cannot accept items that:
contain latex or toxins
have been stored or displayed for any length of time
are nerf guns, swords, light sabers, knives or bows and arrows
are religious, or specific to religious holidays

Let's make a difference in the lives of children & families spending the holidays at Children's Mercy Hospital & honor Wyatt's memory by making this the largest toy collection the Bush family has had in the last four years! Please drop off your donation to Ms Cheryl's office by January 12th.

Here is Wyatt's Story...

From Jennifer Bush:

In June of 2019, while visiting family in Kansas, our sweet infant son Wyatt had a seizure in the car. Until his seizure, there was no indication that anything was wrong. Wyatt was developing perfectly and was the happiest, most content baby boy! The CT at the hospital in Kansas revealed an orange-sized mass in his brain. The county hospital was in constant communication with Children's Mercy, and we were quickly flown back to KC. Wyatt went into emergency surgery to have the tumor removed. The mass had hemorrhaged, causing immense damage to his brain. The pathology report indicated that the mass was a fast growing and highly malignant tumor.

Devastatingly, nothing could be done to save our precious boy. Wyatt passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family the day after he turned 5 months old. We are eternally grateful for CMH and the care Wyatt and our family received.

Because of Wyatt, so many wonderful people have been brought into our lives, including his brother, Gregory (Room K). The first Christmas after Wyatt passed away, we were heartbroken that we would not be celebrating this beautiful day with him. Since we could not buy gifts for Wyatt, we decided to buy gifts to donate to CMH.

We reached out on social media and family and friends opened their hearts to donate in memory of Wyatt. It brings us great joy to give back to the hospital that gave so much to us. Wyatt continues to touch the lives of so many people and we could not be prouder to be his parents. This year marks the 4th year we have continued this tradition. It is an extreme honor to invite our Spectrum Station family to remember Wyatt with us. As other Spectrum Station families are currently being impacted by the impeccable care Children's Mercy provides, we hope you join us in donating to bring kindness, smiles, and hope to families at CMH.

Love and blessings, Russ, Jen, Wyatt, and Gregory Bush

Attention Kansas City families! Our center has some openings for Preschool & PreK in the Fall and no one left on our wait lists of that age to offer them to. Students must be completely potty trained & be at least 3 years old (2.5 year olds would also be eligible on a limited basis) for preschool. The PreK program is for students who will attend Kindergarten in Fall of 2024. Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis so call today to make an appointment for a tour. 816.844.9665

Part-time & Full-time Teachers & Closing Shifts - We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:

1. Full time Two's Teacher - this position would be assisting in our two program providing education basics & care. We are currently looking for someone who can work full time 830-530 or 9-6.

2. Full time PreKindergarten Teacher - this position would be assisting in our PreK (4-5year olds) program helping prepare students for kindergarten success. We are currently looking for someone who can work full time 830-530.

3. Part Time Preschool Teachers Assistant - this position would be assisting in our preschool program in the afternoons from 3-630 daily. This position could become a full time 12-630 position for the right person.

4. Part Time Infant Teachers Assistant - this position would be assisting in our infant program in the afternoon from 3-630 daily. This position could grow into full time 12-630 opportunity for the right person.

6. Full time Substitute/Float teachers - this position would have the opportunity to assist in all age groups from infants to PreK. We are looking for one to two full time substitutes. Hours will vary depending on the shift needed each day.

Shift hours vary - we are open 6am to 6:30pm.

Required: Love of children, willing to learn, team player, punctual, positive attitude

Preferred: Experience and/or Education in Early Childhood Programs, references from families & co-workers from childcare setting

All full time positions come with benefits including medical, dental & vision insurance as well as SunLife supplemental insurance including short term disability, accident insurance, critical illness insurance & life insurance. Personal time & vacation time is also available as well as college scholarship opportunities for those interested in pursuing a degree in education. 401K also available.

Please help us spread the word. Looking for amazing teachers to join our Spectrum family.

We are looking for full and part time teachers to join our team at Spectrum Station on Barry Road! If you'd like to join our family, please send us an email with your resume.

Immediate Openings for PreK students! Our location has several immediate openings for any child who will attend kindergarten in Fall of 2022 (children who will turn five by 7/31/2022). Current families who refer students who enroll will receive FREE week of tuition! Please share! Thank you!

FYI - the kids may look a little dirty coming home today because we got to play outside and the wood chips were a little bit wet still. But WE GOT TO PLAY OUTSIDE!!! We are doing out best to keep everyone clean but wanted to put this out there that we may have gotten a bit dirty today. Thanks!!

Hi Spectrum Families! We have gotten the issues with our pipes all repaired and clean up is underway. If rooms look a tad disorganized in the morning, please excuse our mess. We will open in Room H tomorrow. Thanks so much for your understanding.