1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (658+ words) The state agency overseeing childcare providers around Indiana has released proposed regulations dealing with staffing, meals, sleep and more that leaders contend will lower costs for firms and families. "Childcare is not just a family issue " it's a business concern…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (795+ words) Indiana will give small and medium businesses up to $100, 000 a year in tax credit to help cover their workers" childcare, under a new law that marks one of the first responses from Republican leaders to a spiraling childcare crisis. Businesses…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (584+ words) Indiana's childcare office will begin enrolling new families into the state's childcare voucher program starting in late May, after the state recently committed $200 million in one-time emergency funding. Families have been waiting for months to possibly receive a voucher from…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (948+ words) The Portland Foundation spent more than $4 million to renovate a former elementary school building in Portland to become the the Jay County Early Learning Center. Most of the funds came from other philanthropies and a state program. PORTLAND, IND " The…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (325+ words) Sam Snideman with the United Way of Central Indiana in WFYI's studio on September 24, 2025. The average cost of daycare in Indiana is more than $8, 500 a year, according to estimates from Early Learning Indiana. For many families that can be out…...