Child Care

Finding the right child care facility for your child is important.

The location, cost, provider and programs are all important factors. Finding child care should not stop you from working or other opportunities.

There are organizations near you that can help connect you with quality, affordable child care.

MDwise promotes and participates in events around the state to help members understand their MDwise health plan and benefits. At these events, members of our outreach team can answer any questions you may have including questions about child care. To find MDwise events happening near you, visit our events calendar.

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West Central Indiana | East Central Indiana | Southwest Indiana | Southeast Indiana

Statewide

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
ChildcareCenter.us	N/A	childcarecenter.us	Directory of qualified, family-friendly childcare centers across the United States.
Paths to Quality	800-299-1627	childcareindiana.org	States across the nation are using Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) to improve the quality of child care, preschool and school-age programs. Paths to QUALITY™ is the QRIS system for early care and education programs in Indiana.
Childcare Answers	800.272.2937	childcareanswers.com	Child Care Answers serves as Central Indiana’s Child Care Resource & Referral agency, otherwise known as a CCR&R. CCR&Rs work to ensure that children receive the best care possible through a variety of activities.
Childcare Aware	1-800-424-2246	childcareaware.org	Child Care Aware® is the nation’s most respected hub of child care information for parents and child care providers. A program of Child Care Aware® of America, Child Care Aware® helps families learn more about the elements of quality child care and how to locate programs in their communities. Our program also provides child care providers with access to resources for their child care programs.

Central Indiana

(Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Children’s Bureau	317-634-5050	childrensbureau.org	Sign up for CCDF here.
Child Care Answers	1-800-272-2937	childcareanswers.com	Child Care Answers serves as Central Indiana’s Child Care Resource and Referral agency, also known as CCR&R.

Northwest Indiana

(Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Benton, White)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Geminus, Child Care Resource & Referral	219-685-1500	ccrr.geminus.org	Offer child care referrals that are individualized to meet the child and parent’s needs.

North Central Indiana

(St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Kosciusko, Fulton, Cass, Miami, Wabash)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Bona Vista/Childcare Solutions	765-452-8870	bvchildcaresolutions.org	A Child Care Resource and Referral service for multiple counties.
Early Childhood Alliance	260-745-2501	ecalliance.org	Provides programs and services to meet the needs of families and children across northern Indiana.

Northeast Indiana

(LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Huntington)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Brightpoint	260-423-3546	mybrightpoint.org	Employment training, placement service and resume help.

West Central Indiana

(Warren, Tippecanoe, Carroll, Clinton, Montgomery, Fountain, Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Sullivan, Greene)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Chances and Services for Youth	812-232-3952	casyonline.org	Provides childcare vouchers to pay for childcare. Also helps find affordable childcare.
Child Adult Resource Services	765-569-2076	cars-services.org	Multiple Counties-C.A.R.S. provides services for children, families. Provide support, education and rehabilitation needs
CCDF Program Lafayette and surrounding counties	855-228-4024	childrensbureau.org	Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren & White counties.

East Central Indiana

(Howard, Tipton, Grant, Wells, Adams, Jay, Blackford, Madison, Delware, Randolph, Henry, Wayne, Rush, Fayette, Union)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
Huffer Child Care Resource & Referral	800-554-9331 765-284-0887	hufferccrr.org	Huffer Memorial Children’s Center, Inc. provides high quality early childhood care and education for all children and families throughout Delaware county and east central Indiana.

Southwest Indiana

(Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Crawford, Perry, Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburgh, Posey)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
4C of Southern Indiana, Inc.	812-423-4008	child-care.org	Child care resource and referral agency for Southwestern Indiana.

Southeast Indiana

(Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin, Dearborn, Ripley, Jennings, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange, Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Ohio, Switzerland, Clark, Floyd, Harrison)

Agency/Program	Phone Number	Website	Description
4C Southern Indiana	812-423-4008	child-care.org	4C is a nonprofit serving as the official child care resource and referral agency for Southern Indiana.
Community Action Partnership of Southern Indiana	812-288-6451	casi1.org	The Early Head Start Program offers comprehensive child development services to low income pregnant mothers and families with infants and young children, birth to age 3. The Early Head Start home-based program supports children and their families through 90 minute home visits, once a week, and group socializations experiences, twice a month.