SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — When a group of Western Nebraska parents learned their kids’ day care center would close at the end of January, they decided to try and open their own replacement facility.

It’s not yet clear whether parents will have the new day care ready when Calvary Lutheran’s facility closes.

Calvary Director Becky Jo Wylie says the recent minimum wage increase was a factor in the closing.

Stu Kissick says he and a group of other parents formed the nonprofit Twin Cities Early Child Care Center and started raising money when they learned of the closing.

An anonymous donor gave the group a building and may contribute to renovations. Kissick says he hopes the community will support the effort to build a quality day care center.