CARE House #8 (Marcisa)

About the property

Care Access Real Estate’s (CARE) 11th property is a single-story home centrally located in Las Vegas, near a large public park, golf club, elementary school, and middle school.

This property boasts a large outdoor area and an extra large driveway. The spacious primary child care area features a clear line of sight from the entryway to the backyard sliding door. Initially equipped with two bathrooms, CARE added another half bath adjacent to the primary child care area.

About the provider

Marcisa (pronounced mar-KEE-sa) grew up in Long Beach, California, and has “always been around children.” She began caring for her younger siblings and cousins at a young age and helped at her grandmother’s child care in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the summers.

Children have an overwhelmingly positive effect on Marcisa. “I’m an energy person; I enjoy the natural light that children have,” she says. “Even if they are having a bad day, they’d be sad one second and the next they’re just laughing and bubbly. It’s really hard for me to be low-vibrational when children are around.”

Her love of early childhood led Marcisa to child care as a career but feeling like she didn’t have the best credit or knowledge to manage her finances, she did not pursue a child care license and was limited to caring for four children. Marcisa started feeling “stuck as a glorified babysitter.”

She joined a Wonderschool program, where her coach, Darcy, told providers to treat their “babysitting” as a real business. After graduating, Darcy called Marcisa about CARE. By now, Marcisa had the confidence to go after something bigger—a child care license.

Citing CARE Nevada partners Wonderschool, Las Vegas Urban League, and Access Community Capital, Marcisa shares, “The support was unmatched.”

Moving into the CARE property in March 2024, Marcisa has created a “Zen den,” a lending library for parents opposite the child care area that acts as a buffer zone for parents picking up children to destress from their work day.

Marcisa believes in energy transfer and caring for not just the child, but the whole family unit.
“It’s about caring for their mind and body,” says Marcisa. “The children learn to eat mindfully, and then go home to tell their parents they don’t want burgers and fries.”

“I love being a holistic child care provider.”

About Care Access Real Estate®

Working with local ecosystem partners, Care Access Real Estate® (CARE) purchases homes in areas identified as not having enough quality child care, renovates them into ideal child care spaces, and leases them to child care providers who have gone through a vetting process. CARE’s national portfolio of commercial and residential properties is specifically designed to expand quality child care and unlock the full potential and aspirations of center- and home-based providers.