An investment that works for Indiana’s future.
Join us in advocating for increased access to high-quality early childhood education for low-income families across our state.
Early Education Works is a nonpartisan, statewide coalition of state and local chambers, employers, academia, nonprofits, early care and education experts in Indiana.
We advocate for the sustained progress for early childhood education across Indiana and are guided by a commitment to access, quality and affordability. High-quality early education provides an essential building block to a child’s success in school. High-quality early education is also a powerful, two-generational workforce solution to Indiana’s economy.
Guiding Principles:
No One-Size Fits All Approach
Take The Long View
Invest in Quality
Focus on ages 0-8
Our Mission
Expand Eligibility
Expand eligibility requirements for Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K program and Child Care Development Fund to include all early childcare workers who are employed by licensed childcare programs.
Increase Workforce
Increase early childhood education workforce through apprenticeships, work-based learning opportunities, and competency-based pathways.
Establish Microcenters
Advocate for statutory and regulatory changes that include the creation of a pilot program for child care microcenters in hard-to-serve areas of the state.
Provider Support
Incentivize the creation of provider networks and other shared services to create the economies of scale required to sustain low-margin early childhood education providers.
Child Care Investments
Invest existing child care and development fund dollars to reduce market volatility and stabilize a critical supply of high-quality care in communities statewide, while maintaining family choice.
Preparation & Retention
Invest in new and existing preparation pathways and retention strategies to efficiently build and maintain the caliber and supply of workforce required to meet demands of this high value industry.