Dani Svantner leads Westminster Preschools, the nonprofit that operates the Jay County Early Learning Center. She stands in the empty room for infants on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. PORTLAND, IND — The ...

Consolidating sites. Cutting curriculum. Dropping pay. Hoosier child care providers are scrabbling for ways to stay open as Indiana’s freeze on low-income vouchers cramps enrollment and double-digit ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The board of directors of Early Learning Indiana on Thursday announced Erin Kissling as the new president and CEO. She will begin her duties on Nov. 10. Kissling currently serves as the ...

A teacher at The Growing Garden Learning Center in Mooresville paints a student's hand on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. When Jen Palmer opened a day care and preschool in Mooresville — a small, ...

IBJ photo/Chad Williams Early Learning Indiana operates a child care facility in the Minton-Capehart Federal Building at 575 N. Pennsylvania St. When the Braun administration slashed funding last year ...

Early Learning Indiana operates a child care facility in the Minton-Capehart Federal Building at 575 N. Pennsylvania St. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) When the Braun administration slashed funding last ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate has passed a bill that, if signed into law, would allow the State Budget Agency to dip into a $300 million fund to boost the Childcare Development Fund (CCDF) voucher ...