We didn't want parents not to be able to come here because they didn't have money. Because we do that, God has blessed us. Huge windows at the entrance allow natural light to fill the brightly colored indoor playground. Poppy's House has a petting zoo with birds, guinea pigs and rabbits. It's got an arcade, a media room with nine televisions built into one wall in rows of three.
Children here have a nurse on duty and licensed hair stylists.
Children, depending on age, spend a specific time in chapel. They also learn sign language. And they can be joined by older brothers and sisters who come for an after-school program. About 20 percent of the parents pay on a sliding scale and get as much as 70 percent off the price, Green says. Most of my pastor friends take government funding and tell me I'm crazy not to.