Childcare

Brighter Futures Indiana

Local help finding childcare
Provides vouchers to pay for childcare

1 (800) 299-1627

Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am-7pm

Fri 8am-5pm

Brightpoint

Provides vouchers to pay for childcare
Free Pre-K for four year old children whose families qualify (onmywayprek.org)

220 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 150, South Bend, IN 46601

(260) 423-3546

24-Hour Appointment Line: (800) 589-2264 (For Energy Assistance, Child Care, and Health Coverage Enrollment-CKF Appointments Only)

childcare@mybrightpoint.org

Office hours: Mon & Wed 8am- 4:30pm

Tue & Thurs 10am-7pm

Second Saturday of the month 8am-4:30pm

Head Start

Offers cognitive, social, and emotional development skills to children up to five years old
Provides services to low-income families located in Elkhart and St. Joseph County schools

245 North Lombardy Dr., Door 1, South Bend, IN 46619

(574) 393-5864
Toll free: (866) 440-8843

Consortium:

School City of Mishawaka

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

El Campito

South Bend Community School Corporation

Indiana Parenting Institute of Saint Joseph County (IPI- SJC)

Afterschool Programs offered FREE of charge:
Out-of-School Learning at Washington and Riley High Schools
Career Pathways
Enrichment
College and Career Readiness
Academic Support Services
Family Engagement
College Visits
Workforce Readiness
Summer Programs include:
Summer of Innovation (STEM studies in conjunction with South Bend School Corp)

215 W. Madison St., South Bend, IN 46601

(574) 404-6170

Safe Families for Children

Temporarily host children and provide a network of support to families in crisis
Provides free childcare
Safe Families is not adoption or foster care
Parents keep full custody of their children while in a Safe Families stay

(219) 465-7777

info@safefamilies.net

Youth Service Bureau (YSB) Resources

Resources to help find childcare

2222 Lincolnway West, South Bend, IN 46628

(574) 235-9231

Hours: Mon-Fri 8am – 4:30pm

All Childcare resources are listed here in alphabetical order.

Brighter Futures Indiana
Brightpoint
Head Start
IPI- SJC
Safe Families for Children
YSB Resources