LaunchPad Snags $183K Grant Through Early Learning Indiana
Early Learning Indiana, based in Indianapolis, recently announced 86 organizations that will be receiving grant money through the Early Years Initiative.
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Company-Based Child Care Center Gets Boost From ARPA
Instrumental Machine & Development, with a workforce of 92 employees in Warsaw, is on the verge of providing a service normally limited to the Googles and Apples of the world.
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Childcare, Wellness Initiatives Celebrated At Foundation Luncheon
Community initiatives such as childcare and wellness projects within small towns was the theme of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation annual celebration luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
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LaunchPad Awards Grant to Pleasant View Bible Church
LaunchPad, the Kosciusko County Child Care & Early Learning Coalition, in partnership with Early Learning Indiana, has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the Pleasant View Bible Church to support opening their new childcare in August of 2022.
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Kosciusko Chamber Recognized As One Of The Top Chambers In Indiana
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce recently received three Innovative Excellence Awards from the Indiana Chamber Executives Association.
Read MoreCity Council Approves $250K For Childcare Grant Program
By David Slone Times-Union WARSAW – Warsaw Common Council gave its approval Monday, June 20, to provide $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to LaunchPad and the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce to help increase childcare capacity. The program would offer grants of up to $100,000 over four … Read More
Holcomb Appoints Searles To Early Learning Advisory Committee
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday, June 13, announced the appointment of Sherry Searles to the statewide Early Learning Advisory Committee.
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IMD Wins Approval To Operate Small Day Care Center In Warsaw
Persistence paid off for Instrumental Machine & Development.
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County Council Approves ARPA Money For Child Care Program
Kosciusko County Councilman Ernie Wiggins noted Thursday night that the county gets a lot of requests for its American Rescue Plan Act funds and the county is trying to leverage those dollars for long-term investment for the county.
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Childcare Advocates See Zoning Proposal As A ‘Game Changer’
Kosciusko County is experiencing a childcare desert, with only one of every three children having access to quality childcare.
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Kosciusko Chamber Announces New Resource For Parents
Relatives of children age 8 and younger in Kosciusko County now have a free resource to facilitate their well-being right at their fingertips.
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LaunchPad-Initiated Early Learning Programs Open At Wawasee Schools
Kosciusko County’s Child Care and Early Learning Coalition, also known as LaunchPad, recently received a Desert Grant from Early Learning Indiana. Funds were open to any Indiana county considered to be a child care desert.
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Groups Eye Childcare Services For Claypool Area
CLAYPOOL — Several local organizations and Claypool residents gathered for a discussion on childcare in the Claypool and Silver Lake area on Thursday, Jan. 23. The meeting, which was held at Claypool Elementary School, focused on the funding required to create a childcare space within the school itself, … Read More
Thursday Meeting Will Explore Idea Of Childcare Center At Claypool School
CLAYPOOL — Sherry Searles, LaunchPad director, addressed the Claypool Town Council on Tuesday, Jan. 21, regarding a meeting that will explore the possibility of establishing a childcare center at Claypool Elementary School. LaunchPad is the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition that was created to help solve the … Read More
Launchpad Hosts Discussions Screening of Documentary ‘No Small Matter’
WARSAW — Parents, caregivers and all interested community members are invited to attend a free film screening of “No Small Matter” from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at The Hub,1200 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake. The feature documentary “No Small Matter” confronts America’s most pressing problems with an unlikely … Read More