Preschool can be a daunting expense for many families. The Monroe County school district turned to voters to subsidize it, offering a roadmap for other Indiana communities.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dionne Miller, who runs Room to Bloom Learning Academy, a child care program in Indianapolis, has been faced with some impossible ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Jen Palmer opened a day care and preschool in Mooresville — a small, working-class town outside Indianapolis — it was full within a few weeks and soon had a waitlist. "This is nuts. There's so ...