Fort Wayne, IN -- Starting next month, the state will roll out a ratings system for child care providers, that was developed right here in Northeast Indiana.
A local program designed to improve the quality of child care and give parents a resource for finding and rating providers will be extended throughout Indiana beginning in January.
The fast-growing business of child care ministries is drawing some concern about child safety and relatively light regulations.
When Stephanie Tudor found out she was going to have a second child, she wanted to leave her job as a geriatric nurse to stay home with her baby. But her family needed her income, so she came up with a compromise: She would nurture her child and others—for a fee.