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Madison County board conditionally approves small Farm Haven childcare pending health-department signoff

3795338 · June 12, 2025
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Summary

Alicia Matthews, founder of Steps Academy Learning Center, received conditional zoning approval to open a small childcare program in Farm Haven after the board tied final approval to health-department clearance and required site-plan review.

Alicia Matthews, founder of Steps Academy Learning Center, asked the Madison County Board of Supervisors on a zoning matter to allow a small childcare program on a Farm Haven lot that currently contains two houses.

Matthews said the program would support children ages 5 through 10 with tutoring, homework help and mentorship in a “safe structured environment.” She described a proposed 12-by-40-foot building (about 480 square feet) and said the outdoor play area would be “about 500 square feet” and the operation would serve roughly “10 to 15 students,” with Matthews noting, “No more than 15.”

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