The money for the $25 million Employer-Sponsored Child Care Fund comes from unused federal COVID-19 relief funds.

Families in Indiana are struggling to afford diapers. Advocates say efforts to make diapers more affordable and accessible havent gone far enough.

Indianas child care business model is severely broken from every angle thats what lawmakers heard this week during hours of testimony at a study committee examining the child care system.

Some Indianapolis child care providers shut their doors Thursday to call attention to low wages and limited state support. The protest comes after a legislative session that saw few steps taken to address Indiana’s child care access and affordability crisis.

Child care providers across Indiana can now apply for funding to help grow their business.

Families across Indiana lack access to child care. Several bills were introduced this legislative session that aim to make child care more affordable and widespread. Yet all seven bills failed to advance in the Statehouse despite broad support from employer and welfare groups as well as lawmakers of both parties.

The program makes $50 million available for eligible social service providers, child care providers, and nonprofits across the state that serve young children’s developmental needs.

A $42 million federal grant could help improve early childhood education access in Indiana.

High quality pre-K in Indiana is in short supply. It's estimated nearly two-thirds of children across the state don't have access to it. Part of the problem is a lack of qualified caregivers and some providers worry Indiana's near-total abortion ban will exacerbate the problem.

Indiana child care providers say low wages and poor working conditions drive them from the field. So what does that mean for the economy?