Child Care Answers is a child care training and referral program operated by Early Learning Indiana. We serve families, child care providers, and the community as we work to enhance access to, and the quality of, child care services in Central Indiana.

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We serve families in the following counties:

Bartholomew County

Columbus, Edinburgh, Taylorsville

Hendricks County

Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, Plainfield

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Nashville

Johnson County

Greenwood, Franklin, Whiteland, Trafalgar

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Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield

Marion County

Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Lawrence, Speedway

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Child Care Answers

We serve Bartholomew, Brown, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson and Marion Counties in Indiana. To find out more about us visit www.childcareanswers.com

Child Care Answers21 hours ago

Watch our Infant/Toddler Specialist, Lauren, demonstrate paced bottle feeding (also known as baby-led feeding) for both breastfed and formula-fed infants.

Paced Bottle Feeding

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Child Care Answers2 days ago

Did you know that even a few serious sunburns can increase a child's risk of getting skin cancer? July is National UV Safety Month - this is great time to evaluate how you are protecting your children from the sun.

CDC - How Can I Protect My Children from the Sun? - Skin Cancer

Just a few serious sunburns can increase your child's risk of skin cancer later in life.

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Child Care Answers3 days ago

We are so thankful for those providers who go above-and-beyond for our littlest learners! In Stephanie's latest blog post, she highlights one provider in particular - Nikisha Gaddie - for her accomplishments and role in the broader community.

Provider Spotlight: Nakisha Gaddie - Child Care Answers

by Stephanie Ries, Paths to QUALITY™ Coach As a Paths to QUALITY™ coach, I work with dozens of providers, helping them to create quality environments for children. With each provider I help to advance a level, I feel a sense of pride in the provider’s accomplishments. Sometimes, though, a very...

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Child Care Answers5 days ago

Thanks to Sandy Runkle from Prevent Child Abuse Indiana for presenting "Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development" for our providers last night. What important information to share!

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Watch our Infant/Toddler Specialist, Lauren, demonstrate paced #bottlefeeding (also known as baby-led feeding) for both #infants who are #breastfeeding and those who are #formulafed. https://t.co/VOslqBSdlN

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