Glick Philanthropies: Strengthen Indy Child Care Grant Program

In an effort to provide support and resources for existing and emerging child care providers, Glick Philanthropies partnered with Child Care Answers to offer the Strengthen Indy Child Care Grant program. This partnership creates opportunities for aspiring child care providers to start their child care programs and for existing providers to expand and improve the quality of their programs in eleven high-need zip codes. The video above and available here spotlights the program and one of the childcare providers expanding as a result of grant support. 

Creative support for child care is incredibly important, especially as government funds to support childcare and preschool programs are cut. In Indiana, for example, available seats in its state-funded preschool program will be limited to 2,500 children next school year—less than half the current enrollment. The state will also reduce reimbursement rates for preschools, according to WFYI. 

Mirror Indy recently featured some free resources for kids in Indianapolis. 

• Where kids can get free meals in Indianapolis this summer
• Need diapers? Your Indy library might have some for free.