Articles tagged as: early learning
January 3, 2023
What will lawmakers likely look at in education for the upcoming session?
Key leaders in education have several legislative priorities for the upcoming session -- including a focus on mental health, making high school more relevant and pushing early literacy and early learning in schools.
Read MoreMay 9, 2022
Child care educators and advocates demand living wages, racial equity
Millions of child care providers across the country shut down their businesses to draw attention to decades of underinvestment.
Read MoreMay 6, 2022
Hoosier babies and toddlers worse off in key factors, compared to other states
Indiana is worse than the national average in many key indicators of child welfare, according to a recent report from Zero To Three, a young child advocacy organization.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2022
Indiana sets stage for early learning quality, workforce improvements under new law
Lawmakers renewed efforts this session to improve early learning opportunities across Indiana, approving changes to focus and grow the mission of the state's Early Learning Advisory Committee.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2022
Rural Hoosier communities rally as COVID-19 worsens child care crisis for parents, providers
COVID-19 has only added to challenges many child care providers face, especially in rural
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October 7, 2021
As staff shortages worsen, early learning providers are turning some families away
Millions of dollars in grant funding is being made available to help stabilize the early learning and child care industry, but as providers wait for cash to flow their way, worsening staff shortages are forcing some to abruptly close.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021
Indiana announces $540 million grant program aiming to stabilize child care industry
Indiana is making more than half a billion dollars available to early learning providers across the state, through a grant program that aims to stabilize the industry as some providers struggle to keep their doors open.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2021
Report: No County In Indiana Offers 'Adequate' Access To High-Quality Early Learning
The Closing the Gap report from Early Learning Indiana looks at several factors to calculate communities' early learning resources, including how many seats are available, quality of programs, affordability and how many options families have.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2021
Indiana Extends Essential Worker Child Care Scholarships To 2022
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced this week that scholarships through the Build, Learn, Grow program will be available until March 2022. They were initially slated to end this October.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2021
Reflections: Struggling To Keep Daycare Doors Open Amid The Pandemic
If some of your students don't stay, how do you afford to continue for the ones that need you? Child care provider Amber Gritter managed to do that during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is part of her story.
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