Indiana University Bloomington
Tier2-1: Childcare

Early Childhood Education Services (ECES) provides year round, high quality care and education to the children of Indiana University Bloomington faculty, staff and students. Our Commitment to high quality is demonstrated through strong campus support, child centered, active learning environments based on best practices and the use of degreed, master teachers. In addition to this service component, the IUB child care centers meet the academic mission of Indiana University by providing sites for student training and by serving as research sites for IUB faculty and students. Finally, the child care centers at IUB serve as model high quality, early education programs for the Bloomington community and the state of Indiana. The office of Campus Child Care Support was established in 1996 through the recommendation of the IUB Campus Child Care Coalition with the support of student, faculty and staff organizations on the Bloomington campus. Funded through the Office of the Provost, Campus Child Care Support has a 3 part mission: * To oversee and coordinate all child care services on the Bloomington campus. * To provide a single point of entry for IUB students and employees seeking child care information and services on the Bloomington campus. * To advocate for expansion and increased support for child care services on the Bloomington campus. Five day care options are available for students, faculty, and staff at Indiana University Bloomington. Three of the five day care facilities are nationally accredited, licensed facilities. The last two are run by children's parents and meet home day-care standards. Day Cares receive a subsidy from Indiana University to reduce fees, and a portion of student activity fees also goes towards funding. Childcare Centers Include: Campus Children's Center The Campus Children’s Center provides the Indiana University community with quality year-round early care and education for children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. The goal of Campus Children’s Center is to promote the children’s healthy emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth and development by providing a child-centered, active learning environment characterized by highly qualified teachers, low group size, and developmentally focused classrooms. Campus Children’s Center is a model site for professional development and research for faculty, students, and practitioners. Campus View Child Care The Campus View Child Care Center provides the Indiana University community with quality year-round child care for children ages 6 weeks through 3 years. The goal of Campus View Child Care Center is to promote the children's healthy emotional, social, physical, and cognitive growth and development by providing a child-centered, active learning environment characterized by highly qualified teachers, low group size, and developmentally focused classrooms. Campus View Child Care Center is a model site for professional development and research for faculty, students, and practitioners. Hoosier Courts Nursery We believe that young children learn best through play and interaction with their environment. At Hoosier Courts the projects and activities that our children do in the classroom are developed directly from the needs, interests, and concerns of the children themselves. Through this curriculum we hope to provide our children with experiences that will help them to learn to direct their own actions, discipline themselves, and accept responsibility for their deeds. Childcare cooperatives include: Knee High Co-Op Knee High is a day cooperative for children aged 6 months to 3 years. As a cooperative, parents run Knee High, making it a family oriented facility. Membership is limited to families in which at least one parent is an IU student, staff or faculty member. Knee High is open 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday following the IUB academic calendar. Children at Knee High learn through both child generated and caregiver directed activities. The philosophy is child centered with a play based curriculum that encourages positive social skills, self esteem, enhanced creativity, expanded language skills and cognitive development, development of physical skills, and an appreciation for diversity. Knee High is staffed by member parents and student employees. We are located in a house with two rooms for general free play, one room for infant free play, a nap room, a kitchen, and ample storage space for our wide range of toys, activity equipment, and arts and crafts material. Our facilities also include a large playground area with equipment that is challenging, fun, and safe for all of the age ranges represented at our cooperative. Sunflower Co-Op As a cooperative, parents are responsible for running Sunflower—working several hours a week in exchange for low fees and a sense of community. Since IU takes care of the building and provides work-study employees, it is preferred that our members be affiliated with the University. However, when we have unfilled spaces members of the Bloomington community are also welcomed. Children range in age from one year to thirty (30) months with a maximum full-time enrollment of 9. We prefer an adult to child ration of one to three; however, at all times a ratio of at least one adult to four children is maintained.