Indiana has issued 3,240 new childcare vouchers to families since April — the state’s first wave of new approvals since it froze voucher enrollment in December 2024 due to a loss of pandemic-era funding.
Tag: child care
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A truck crashed into her daycare. She’s ready to leave.
PoohBear’s House of Hugs on the east side is named after Rochelle Dickerson’s late son.
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Mothers tell governor they’d be unemployed, homeless without childcare vouchers
Gov. Mike Braun is pushing for more state childcare funding.
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Hoosier childcare providers slam education requirement rollback
The directors of childcare centers would no longer need a bachelor’s or associate’s degree to do the job, according to draft rules.
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Report: 80% of eligible low-income children not served by state’s subsidized childcare programs
Subsidized childcare programs will be serving less than 20% of eligible Hoosier children by the end of 2026
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Indiana to resume child care vouchers after 15-month freeze
Around 20,000 children will remain on the waitlist even with the additional funding.
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Governor to pump $200M into child care vouchers, take 14K kids off waitlist
The money will reopen admissions for the Child Care and Development Fund, is a state-administered federal program that serves about 43,000 children in Indiana.
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Child care providers are stretching to make ends meet
These Indianapolis groups are stepping up to fill gaps.
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Access to affordable child care in Indiana got more difficult this year
Providers say they worry about the long-term consequences of tighter funding.
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Indiana won’t give new child care vouchers until 2027
The state stopped issuing new vouchers last December, and nearly 31,000 children were on the waitlist as of September.
