1985: North Scott considers day care program

May 8, 1985: The North Scott School District was considering offering a district-run day care service. The Iowa legislature recently passed a bill encouraging school districts to offer this service. Superintendent Doug Otto had been exploring the possibility since February, and said he had two concerns. First, he wanted to know if families were interested in utilizing the service. He also said he didn’t want to go into direct competition with existing services. “Our intent isn’t to take kids already enrolled in a program, but to find a way to help the kids that aren’t enrolled someplace,” he said.