A new national report on preschool access shows Indiana lags behind most other states.

Child care providers across Indiana can now apply for funding to help grow their business.

Waterford Upstart is a free virtual program to help low-income kids prepare for kindergarten by providing them with a computer and internet access to receive at-home instruction in reading, science and math.

An online literacy program aims to help children in poverty learn to read as they prepare to enter kindergarten, but the group is struggling to find families because of the pandemic.

The group will offer up to $1 million of funding for at least 10 recipients, to improve access to high-quality early education services.

Perry County employers prioritized childcare in 2013 to attract workers. Their efforts are working, but now they face a new set of challenges.

The Family and Social Services Administration announced the recipients of more than $1.5 million in grant money this week, for expanding the capacity of early learning across the state.

The report assessed different policies in key areas including transportation and education to assess how they support community outcomes.

The state hopes grant money set aside by lawmakers in the 2017 legislative session will help expand access to and the quality of preschool programs.

Those counties are: Bartholomew, Delaware, Elkhart, Howard, Kosciusko, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, St. Joseph, and Tippecanoe counties