Our House Child Care in Indianola will close Friday amid allegations of abuse by former employees and what the state deemed unsafe practices.

Chanell Sanders waited more than five months to receive government assistance to pay for child care for her 3-year-old son, Armon Coffee.

The childcare program at Area 30 Career Center will close its doors on June 26.

VALPARAISO -- The Liberty Township day-care provider charged with felony battery in the death of a 6-month-old is scheduled for trial Nov. 2.

A day-care provider faces a felony battery charge in the death of a 6-month-old Chesterton infant who was in her care in September.

Indianapolis, IN – Natalie Wolfe, a resident of Indianapolis, was chosen to represent area parents at the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies’ (NACCRRA) National Policy Symposium, held March 10-14, 2009, in Washington, D.C. At the Symposium, Wolfe learned about national child care issues and had the opportunity to meet with her local senators, representatives and members of Congress on Capitol Hill to share local child care concerns and advocate for more affordable, high-quality child care for Indianapolis parents.

ELKHART — Some potentially big changes could be on the way for students in Elkhart. School officials are looking at modifying when the school day starts.

A new report ranks Indiana low among states in providing government subsidized child care to working families. The report by the National Women's Law Center advocacy group says Indiana has an income eligibility cutoff lower than all but two states and a waiting list of nearly 4,800 families this year.

A day care center that's been part of the Auburn landscape for 37 years will close its doors Aug. 19, leaving no registered day care centers in DeKalb County.

Like most parents juggling child care costs in the current economic climate, Brenda Bunton of West Lafayette keeps a careful budget.