Early Learning Indiana

Where are Indiana's youngest learners spending their days? Our latest Foundations for the Future report includes a new county-level look at where children are learning—whether in regulated early learning programs or through informal arrangements provided by family, friends and neighbors.

Understanding children's experiences is the first step toward supporting their success. Explore the data: https://earlylearningin.org/foundations-for-the-future/

Ready to level up your teaching skills—for free? 🚀 Thanks to the United Way of Central Indiana, eligible early childhood educators can attend this year’s Professional Development Conference at no cost. Walk away with practical classroom strategies, official PD hours and a stronger network of local peers.

🗓 Saturday, October 24
📍 Embassy Suites Event Center | Plainfield, IN

Open to organizations in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan and Putnam counties. Free spots are limited.

Register today: https://earlylearningin.org/early-childhood-educator-professional-development-conference/

What can—and should—early learning look like?

The years from birth to age five represent a period of extraordinary brain development, when up to 90% of a child’s capacity to learn is formed. These early experiences matter deeply, shaping how children think, explore and understand the world around them.

At Early Learning Indiana, we see this in action every day across our Day Early Learning schools—where curiosity and discovery are built into the classroom experience. From sensory bins that bring the FIFA World Cup to life, to sink-or-float experiments that spark early scientific thinking, learning is active, engaging and intentional.

These moments don’t happen by accident. They are created through the deep knowledge, skill and care of educators who understand how young children learn best.

Want to see more of the creativity and joy happening in our classrooms? Follow Day Early Learning.