Buffalo Children’s Center
Board Meeting
Oct 27, 2025
On Fri 3 Oct, parents using Buffalo Children’s Center were informed of an abrupt 45-day closure and suspension of all services from Mon 6 Oct, saying it was unable to provide “safe and compliant operations” leaving many families struggling without childcare services.
Since then, undertaking a major overhaul of every aspect of the operation, the Center’s four Board members have been working intensively to reopen the facility on Tues 3 Dec.
Board members met again on Mon 27 Oct in a regular session to review progress.
What has been accomplished in the three weeks since the Center closed, and what roadblocks remain?
Listen to a recording of the meeting:
Open & Introductions 0:30
Purpose & Request for Input 2:30
Overview of Tasks Accomplished / Immediate Next Steps 3:35
Review of prior Meeting Minutes 4:20
Facilities & Licensing Issues 6:05
Building compliance 6:40
Cleaning services 7:30
Staffing & Recruitment 12:05
Funding 20:15
Tuition & Billing Reform 21:20
Accounting Overhaul 22:15
Budget & Staffing Ratios 26:20
Grant Compliance 29:45
Debt & Grant Allocation 31:00
Financial Controls 35:30
Marketing Program
Rebranding & Website 39:30
Transparency & Communication 41:45
Facility & Communication 45:10
Operational Issues
Operating Hours & Rates 52:00
Tuition & Revenue Models 55:30
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Funding 1:06:20
Hiring Standards 1:11:50
Transparency Commitment 1:15:00
Governance & Insurance 1:17:00
Fundraising & Board Sustainability 1:19:30
By-Laws & Policy Updates 1:24:30
Motivations & Vision 1:27:45
Tuition Enforcement 1:32:50
Staff Childcare Benefits 1:38:35
Grant Sourcing 1:41:30
Adjourn 1:42:30
Click here for FAQs about the closure
Director and Assistant Director positions are currently open.
Click here for more details about Director and Assistant Director positions at Hire.Wyo.gov
– Applications close Fri 31, Oct 2025
Inquiries are encouraged.
Send résumés via email to admin@bccwyo.org.
New BCC Website:
The official BCC website should be live within the next couple of weeks. Link will be shared as soon as it’s published.
Parent Communication:
BCC Board is proactively reaching out to families through the Procare app (for those enrolled at the time of closure) and will begin posting updates on Facebook once administrative access is approved by Meta – expected any day now.
Board Contact:
Any member of the Board of Directors can be reached at board@bccwyo.org.
BCC Board Members are:
Shelbi Leibee
Sylvia Bruner
Shanda Baetty
Jess Riesenberg
