EVANSVILLE — Governor Mike Braun today toured Carver Community Organization’s childcare facility in Evansville and continued a series of discussions with providers about strengthening early childhood learning in Indiana.
Governor Braun met with Carver Community Organization Executive Director Deiona Clayton, toured the center, and discussed kindergarten readiness, access to high-quality programs, and the challenges facing early childhood educators and providers.
“Early childhood learning gives children the foundation they need to succeed in school and throughout their lives. At Carver, we saw how a strong local program can prepare children for kindergarten while supporting the working families who depend on it,” said Governor Mike Braun.
Carver Community Organization has served Evansville families since 1945. Their day care center serves approximately 85 children each day, offers first- and second-shift care, and participates in the Child Care and Development Fund and On My Way Pre-K programs.
Carver reports that 95 percent of participating children master kindergarten-readiness skills.
The Evansville visit follows recent stops at Shepherd Childcare in Indianapolis and Growing Kids Learning Center in Chesterton. During those visits, Governor Braun highlighted a $200 million investment to expand access to child care vouchers and reopen enrollment through the Financial Responsibility and Opportunity Growth Fund.
Governor Braun also signed House Enrolled Act 1177, which expanded Indiana’s employer child care tax credit to businesses with up to 500 employees. The law allows more employers to support early learning and child care through on-site programs, partnerships with local providers and other options for working families. It also allows redevelopment commissions to use local economic development tools to help construct or expand facilities.
