Bangor child care center expanding to a 2nd location in Hermon

Bangor child care center expanding to a 2nd location in Hermon

A Bangor child care center will open a second location in Hermon. The Neighborhood Early Childhood Center, which serves children from 6 weeks old to 5 years old, will open a center at 50 Dave’s Way in Hermon in early November, co-owner Lauren Thompson said Tuesday. The center will be licensed to care for 34 children, she said. The expansion comes at a time when Maine child care centers have struggled with long waitlists and staffing shortages, s…