Childcare Problems Are Vexing and Costly
For most families, using paid childcare services in Indiana doesn’t make sense.
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Early Childhood Alliance Unveils New Strategic Plan to Strengthen Local Child Care Access
Early Childhood Alliance announced a comprehensive three-year strategic plan aimed at fostering a robust community through equitable access to quality early childhood education Monday, Aug. 5.
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Most Eligible Indiana Families Don’t Access Federal Child Care Subsidies, Per New Report
Although Hoosiers’ access to federal child care subsidies was slightly higher than the national average in 2020, advocates are concerned that a majority of eligible Indiana families are still missing out, according to a new study.
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Kosciusko Early Learning Initiative Launches New Website
Kosciusko County’s early learning initiative, LaunchPad, has launched a new website at klaunchpad.com.
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High childcare costs hinder women’s workforce participation in Indiana
A new study from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research revealed how child care availability and costs affect women’s workforce participation in Indiana.
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Affordable Child Care Grant For Wabash County ‘A Game Changer’
Indiana’s Family Social Services Administration awarded the Community Foundation of Wabash County a grant for $750,000 to help employers in Wabash County make child care more affordable for their employees.
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IUDs, Child Care And Disaster Limitations Top Legislative Roundup
Multiple major bills — including those on child care, disaster relief and birth control — inched closer to the governor’s desk Monday, March 4, as state lawmakers kicked off what’s expected to be the final week of the 2024 legislative session.
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Bills Striking Some Child Care Regulations Pass The Senate, House
Both chambers of the Statehouse passed measures Tuesday designed to increase access to child care by reducing existing regulations.
Read MoreProposed Property Tax Exemptions Could Increase — And Cheapen — Indiana Child Care Options
Indiana lawmakers are looking at new property tax breaks as a way to alleviate the state’s child care deserts and help working Hoosiers find more affordable options.
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Area Communities Awarded Grants To Support Child Care
Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding $18.1 million in employer-sponsored child care grants to 64 businesses, community groups and school corporations, including Kosciusko, Marshall, Fulton, Noble and Wabash counties.
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State Opens Applications For Employer-Sponsored Child Care Fund
Applications for a new employer-sponsored child care fund are open, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Monday, Oct. 23.
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Uncertain Future For Providers As Child Care Crisis Looms
As the director of Bridges Transition Childcare in Evansville, Vanessa Quarles wears many hats.
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State Lawmakers Weigh Ongoing Child Care ‘Deserts’ Across Indiana
Rising concerns over a lack of affordable and accessible child care in Indiana bubbled up at the Statehouse Wednesday, prompting calls for new statewide policies that would make it easier for additional care providers to open — without breaking the bank for families.
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Child Care Still Out Of Reach For Many Hoosiers, Report Finds
Working Hoosiers are fighting to find child care to mesh with their work schedules, placing Indiana 24th in child well-being, according to a new report.
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Warsaw Daycare Ordinance Moves Forward
By approving a daycare center ordinance on first reading Tuesday night, June 5, the Warsaw Common Council hopes to help address the childcare desert in the city and county by amending the current city code.
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LaunchPad Works With Snow On Bill
A bill which LaunchPad, the Kosciusko County Child Care & Early Learning Coalition, worked with Indiana District 18 State Rep. Craig Snow to author and bring forth was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
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