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Free degree program hopes to change early childhood education from a job to a career

Lauren Floyd is the director of the Sam's Club Kids Club in Bentonville and one of the earliest members of the Horizons Teacher Degree Program
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Lauren Floyd is the director of the Sam's Club Kids Club in Bentonville and one of the earliest members of the Horizons Teacher Degree Program

Bright Horizons is offering full-time employees an opportunity to get a bachelor's degree for free. Lauren Floyd shares her life experiences that led her from a high school dropout to the director of the Sam's Club Kid's Club daycare facility in Bentonville.

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