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Katherine Patterson-Paronto posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Said: Our Discovery Center is located in a historic building with 2 1/2 floors and a rooftop of exhibits. We have a small staff and a lot of square footage. We use a combination of volunteers, a third-party vendor and our visitor services/pro...
Cathy LI posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Said: Hi All.From our experience as a children’s museum in China, we currently employ four full-time cleaning staff. This model works well for us because local labor costs are relatively manageable, and having an in-house team gives us gr...
Madeline Hobart posted a reply on Re: FRCs and ECE Programming
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Said: Hi! Currently, our FRC is independent, and mostly contains resources from local groups and non-profits that support our families. We've outreached to food banks, early childcare development groups, the city, etc, and they have provided ...
Rachel Raizola-Hernandez posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Said: We made the switch from outsourcing our cleaning services to building our own in-house cleaning crew, and it has been one of the best investments we've made over the last two years.When we used a third-party vendor, w...
Rachel Mastromarino posted a reply on Re: Help Me Understand Traveling Exhibits
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Said: Hi Meredith,I oversee the traveling exhibit program at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh: https://pittsburghkidsdesign.org/tr...
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