Michelle Gipson helps 4 1/2- and 5-year-old children at A Kid’s Place on Main Street in Benton paint pictures on Wednesday in an effort to help them prepare for their first day of school next week. Gipson has taught at the daycare for 16 years. Robert and Kathleen Scott are owners of the daycare. From left are Anna Metcalf, Aryona Griffin, Aiden White, Macey Hogue and Tanner Turner.