Childcare
Brighter Futures Indiana
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Local help finding childcare
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Provides vouchers to pay for childcare
1 (800) 299-1627
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am-7pm
Fri 8am-5pm
Brightpoint
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Provides vouchers to pay for childcare
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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)
Office hours: Mon & Wed 8am- 4:30pm
Tue & Thurs 10am-7pm
Second Saturday of the month 8am-4:30pm
Head Start
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Offers cognitive, social, and emotional development skills to children up to five years old
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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:
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
South Bend Community School Corporation
Indiana Parenting Institute of Saint Joseph County (IPI- SJC)
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Afterschool Programs offered FREE of charge:
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Out-of-School Learning at Washington and Riley High Schools
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Career Pathways
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Enrichment
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College and Career Readiness
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Academic Support Services
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Family Engagement
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College Visits
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Workforce Readiness
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Summer Programs include:
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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
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Temporarily host children and provide a network of support to families in crisis
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Provides free childcare
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Safe Families is not adoption or foster care
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Parents keep full custody of their children while in a Safe Families stay
(219) 465-7777
Youth Service Bureau (YSB) Resources
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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.
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Brighter Futures Indiana
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Brightpoint
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Head Start
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IPI- SJC
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Safe Families for Children
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YSB Resources