Daycare closing leaves 70 families in the lurch
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer
Approximately 70 families are in limbo as Jean’s Kids Palace, a daycare in Whittier, faces possible closure.
The privately run daycare is located in the Old Whittier School near the Jackson-Swain county line and services children ages birth to 12 years old. The building was owned by Doug Revis of Revis Hardware in Whittier and has been for sale for several years. However, the $500,000 price tag — more than $160,000 over tax value — was too expensive for daycare director Jean Cochran to purchase.