Childcare in Indiana
What we can tell you about childcare in Indiana
Coverage is not the same in every state, so this page says plainly what we hold for Indiana and what we do not. No email, no account.
Free childcare — 212 locations
Head Start is federally funded and free to families who qualify. Indiana has 212 locations holding 10,234 funded places. Income is the main test, but children in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or whose family receives public assistance qualify regardless of income.
Find your nearest by ZIPWhat paid care costs
The federal price survey did not cover Indiana, so we have no county price to show you and will not invent a national average and call it local. The Department of Labor database is where that would come from if it existed.
Licensing and inspection records
We do not have licensing records for Indiana, and we would rather say so than show you a thinner version and let it pass for the same thing. We surveyed the states publishing childcare data and only Texas puts inspection findings, deficiencies and enforcement in one queryable place. Indiana’s licensing agency will hold its own records — that is the place to look for a specific provider’s history.
Somewhere else?
Every state and territory has a page.
Sources: U.S. Office of Head Start service locations; U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices; Texas HHS child-care licensing (Texas only). Listing is not endorsement.