Generations Together

Generations Together provides day care for children from infant to five years, before and after school day care for school-age children, and care for senior adults Monday through Friday.

A Design for the Generations

• Generations Together is the first facility in Michigan built specifically to link those who are growing up with those who are growing old.
• Generations Together meets and complies with all State of Michigan policies and is recognized as a licensed child care center.
• Our 12,000-square foot building, entirely barrier-free, is set in a wooded, natural setting next to Creekside Intermediate School (formerly Dexter High School) on Baker Road. The physical and social environment encourages contact between the generations without forcing it. Each age group has its own areas, its own activities, its own program director, and its own specially trained staff.
• Three fenced outdoor play areas are designated for children, while a sun porch and deck overlooking a mill pond and mature pine trees are quiet spaces reserved for our seniors.
• Shared areas include a large dining room, library and computer room, year-round indoor greenhouse, and outdoor garden. The dining room, with foldaway tables for snacks and lunches, is the site of many shared activities, from craft projects to singing and storytelling.

Our Concept of Care

Our concept of care is based on meeting everyone's needs as an individual. A toddler needs a safe, fun way to explore this big, wide world. A four-year-old needs to learn about friendship and accomplishment. An older adult needs to maintain independence and dignity. This is where we begin.

There we add the tremendous benefits of intergenerational care. Young children and older adults have something in common that is all too rare for the rest of us: time. Time to share, to laugh, to play games. Time to plant sees and watch a garden grow. Time to watch the birds at the feeder and learn their names. Time to sing "I've been workin' on the railroad"-again. At Generations Together, this time can be shared.

Reuniting youngsters with their elders brings a joy of companionship that promotes good health, good feelings about life, a love of today, and an interest in tomorrow.

We invite you to come and visit Generations Together. It is more than just a center for seniors and children. It is a return to a way of life where those who are grandchildren share their days and their dreams.

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