The YMCA, have been providing child care to America’s children for more than a generation. They are, collectively, the largest providers of child care in the nation, serving nearly 15 million men, women and children with programs designed to foster the four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams along with other men. Their goal was to help young men like themselves find God. The first members were evangelical Protestants who prayed and studied the Bible as an alternative to vice. The first U.S. YMCA started in Boston in 1851, the work