Ensuring Access to Supportive Child Care
High-quality early care and learning helps children develop the essential skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. However, infant and toddler child care is limited in most communities. To increase access to effective child care, communities are adding new classrooms for infants and toddlers and helping teachers boost their skills to support early language and cognitive development.
Ensuring Access to Supportive Child Care
High-quality early care and learning helps children develop the essential skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. However, infant and toddler child care is limited in most communities. To increase access to effective child care, communities are adding new classrooms for infants and toddlers and helping teachers boost their skills to support early language and cognitive development.
Explore the Work of Child Care Access & Effectiveness
Explore the Work of Child Care Access & Effectiveness
Organizations ensuring access to supportive child care.
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Read Their Stories
Read Their Stories
Kids’ Voice of Indiana is addressing a critical service gap – young children in foster care who are often left out of education conversations because they haven’t started kindergarten. With funding from the Early Years Initiative, Kids’ Voice launched Little
The Henry County Community Foundation (HCCF) is taking major steps forward in addressing one of the community’s most pressing issues: infant and toddler care. Through a collaborative effort closely coordinated with the Henry County Childcare Network, HCCF is playing a
Align Southern Indiana has partnered with Building Blocks to provide quality improvement services to local child care providers through the Regional Training Center (RTC) program. Designed to improve best practices and raise the quality of early learning, the RTC program
Thirty Spanish-speaking child care providers in St. Joseph County completed HighScope curriculum training, thanks to the Early Years Initiative. Beth O’Connor, co-director of The Family Connection of St. Joseph County, had a quick answer when asked about the best part
For the Kokomo Family YMCA Early Learning Center, a burst pipe turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The flooding temporarily took a few classrooms out of commission but afforded the opportunity to take a fresh look at the
A new mixed-use child care and affordable housing facility is coming to Bloomington, and that’s music to Laura Buck’s ears – literally. A showpiece of the new facility will be an innovative music-themed installation, designed to engage young learners in
Jennifer Phillips, Director of Special Services, Wawasee Community School Corporation
Jennifer Phillips, Director of Special Services, Wawasee Community School Corporation
Child Care Access & Effectiveness Resources
Child Care Access & Effectiveness Resources
Family Resource Navigator
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Untapped Potential
Learn how inadequate child care has a negative impact on Indiana’s workforce.
Brighter Futures Indiana
Explore resources about supporting little learners both at home and while in care.
Infancy Onward
Explore trainings and resources for caregivers and educators about infant and toddler mental health.
Building Impact
Learn to optimize classroom practices through coaching and cultivating curiosity.
Closing the Gap
Learn about components impacting – and strategies to improve – child care access.
Explore Other Early Years Initiative Strategies
Through the Early Years Initiative, organizations in Indiana are meeting the developmental needs of infants and toddlers and surrounding Hoosier families with the resources to make the most of these crucial years of learning. Click below to learn more about organizations doing effective work across these strategies.