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Skilled and caring child care professionals: the heart of your child care business Whether you own a family child care home with one other caregiver or manage a staff of dozens in a child care center, it’s important to consider how staffing affects your program, and ultimately, the children you serve. These resources will help […]

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Community Help Guide

Central Indiana Community Resources Each Indiana community is unique in its needs and opportunities. Child Care Answers is here to support you as a resident, leader, employee, or supporter of child care in Hamilton, Hendricks, or Marion Counties with community resources for child care. One common thread runs throughout all of Indiana – affordable, high-quality […]

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Build Capacity in Your Child Care Program

Take steps to provide quality care for more children There are a lot of questions about child care in Indiana, but we know one thing: we need more high quality child care seats to serve Indiana’s children. As a child care provider or business owner, there are a number of ways that you can do […]

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Business Investments in Early Learning

Action Steps for Business Investment in Child Care You may have seen first-hand how lack of access to quality child care has a direct impact on your employees, and, therefore, your business. Issues with child care can affect recruiting, retention, and employee productivity. So, what can you do to help solve these issues? Take a […]

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Effects of Child Care on Businesses and the Economy

Why employers need to know how child care affects their businesses Every year, Indiana loses $3 billion due to lack of high-quality child care options for Hoosier families. Employees miss work and have to quit their jobs; or, employers let them go as a result of child care issues. Increasingly, businesses are turning to child […]

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Enhance Your Child Care Business

Building a better child care program Just as young learners are always changing and learning, your program can benefit from opportunities to grow and improve too. Take time to consider how to continuously improve your environment and curriculum, attract new families to your program, and shore up your finances. Consider these possibilities to help you […]

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Becoming an On My Way Pre-K Provider

Sign on to On My Way Pre-K (OMWPK) If you have advanced to Level 3 or Level 4 in Paths to QUALITY™, you may consider applying to participate in the On My Way Pre-K initiative. Families who receive these scholarships must choose an OMWPK program, so this is a good way to get your program’s […]

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Funding Your Child Care Business

Opportunities to Financially Support Your Program Although families provide you funds via tuition, you can explore a number of opportunities for additional assistance funding your child care. Read more below for contacts and information.

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COVID-19: Your resource for resources

Updated July 22, 2020 You may feel like the world we’re living in has gone wild- it’s definitely not the same Central Indiana we were living in during February. It can be overwhelming to digest all of the ever-changing news about COVID-19, whether you’re a parent, a teacher, a child care administrator, a business owner, […]

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I-LEAD: What You Need to Know

We hope you’ve been hearing all about I-LEAD, the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning’s new online tool, designed for child care providers just like you. I-LEAD, short for the Indiana Licensing & Education Access Depot, is designed to make licensing, background checks and professional development easier to access and update. We here at Child Care […]

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How Child Care Answers Helps the Community

by Cheryl Tyler, Outreach Coordinator At Child Care Answers, you may know us as the go-to resource for families and child care providers. Did you know we also offer services to the community? BUILDING BLOCKS FIRST When we work with the community, we start with the basics. Our team educates members of our community on the importance […]

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Make the most of your professional development

by Mollie Smith, CDA Coordinator Fill in the blank: “I am a professional ________________________.” Say that five times to yourself. Then, sit back and think, “What have I done to maintain that I know what I am doing in my job, and that I do it well?” That, my friends, is the beginning of professional […]

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A provider's view on food and the CACFP program

by Emily Barrow, CACFP Child Nutrition Professional March 12th-18th is National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) week. To celebrate, here’s a peek into the work that we do every day at Child Care Answers, sponsoring providers throughout Central Indiana. Proper nutrition during the early stages of childhood ensures appropriate development and reduces physical […]

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Including All Children and Families during the Holidays

by Vicki Lehman, Professional Development Specialist The holiday season is often a very exciting time of the year. This goes for both children AND adults! For children, they are experiencing all of their family’s traditions. For parents and caregivers, they also have the opportunity to share traditions with their children. As an early childhood professional, […]

Business and Employer Resources

Child Care Staffing Strategies

Community Help Guide

Build Capacity in Your Child Care Program

Business Investments in Early Learning

What topics are you interested in?

Effects of Child Care on Businesses and the Economy

Enhance Your Child Care Business

Becoming an On My Way Pre-K Provider

Funding Your Child Care Business

COVID-19: Your resource for resources

I-LEAD: What You Need to Know

How Child Care Answers Helps the Community

Make the most of your professional development

A provider’s view on food and the CACFP program

Including All Children and Families during the Holidays

Business and Employer Resources

Child Care Staffing Strategies

Community Help Guide

Build Capacity in Your Child Care Program

Business Investments in Early Learning

What topics are you interested in?

Effects of Child Care on Businesses and the Economy

Enhance Your Child Care Business

Becoming an On My Way Pre-K Provider

Funding Your Child Care Business

COVID-19: Your resource for resources

I-LEAD: What You Need to Know

How Child Care Answers Helps the Community

Make the most of your professional development

A provider’s view on food and the CACFP program

Including All Children and Families during the Holidays

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