Kosciusko County’s Child Care and Early Learning Coalition, also known as LaunchPad, recently received a Desert Grant from Early Learning Indiana. 

By Maggie Kenworthy InkFreeNews WINONA LAKE — A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday morning, April 29, at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church for the recently opened Early Childhood Alliance Pop-Up Center. The childcare center is available for children of essential healthcare workers and emergency responders. The idea to open the childcare center was originally brought …read more.

Press Release WINONA LAKE — An Early Childhood Alliance Pop Up Center will be opening at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church on Monday, April 27, to provide free, temporary childcare for essential healthcare workers. The center will be open from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. According to a press release from the …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Several local organizations and Claypool residents gathered for a discussion on childcare in the Claypool and Silver Lake area on Thursday, Jan. 23. The meeting, which was held at Claypool Elementary School, focused on the funding required to create a childcare space within the school itself, as well as the overall need and …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Sherry Searles, LaunchPad director, addressed the Claypool Town Council on Tuesday, Jan. 21, regarding a meeting that will explore the possibility of establishing a childcare center at Claypool Elementary School. LaunchPad is the Child Care and Early Learning Coalition that was created to help solve the childcare crisis in Kosciusko County. There will …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet — hosted Jan. 16 by Oakwood Resort’s event center — celebrated 2019’s achievements while also addressing Kosciusko County’s needs and building excitement for the year ahead, fitting with the event’s theme of “20/20 Vision.” Chamber President Dennis Pressler, Stoney Point LLC, noted 2019 as a year of …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The demand for more affordable childcare is moving beyond the idea of finding enough good babysitters. In a Wednesday, Nov. 13 gathering that celebrated the one-year anniversary of LaunchPad, a coalition that was assembled by the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce to improve childcare services in Kosciusko County, attendees heard a series of …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Milestones Early Education Center, North Webster, announced the appointment of three new members of its board of trustees and work beginning with LaunchPad, a child care coalition. Joining the board of trustees are Jordan Lackey, Nichole Rouached and Tiffany Peterson. “Our newest board members embody the spirit of community and bring talent, …read more.

WARSAW — Parents, caregivers and all interested community members are invited to attend a free film screening of “No Small Matter” from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at The Hub,1200 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake.  The feature documentary “No Small Matter” confronts America’s most pressing problems with an unlikely but powerful weapon: babies and young children. …read more.

WARSAW — The Child Care & Early Learning Coalition has a new name, LaunchPad. They have been meeting since Oct. 1, 2018, with the mission of increasing access to quality child care and early learning for children birth to age 5 in Kosciusko County. LaunchPad is currently setting goals that will help working families find …read more.