Only Foster Parents referred to the Day Care by the Department
of Child Services (DCS) or Youth
Emergency Services (YES) will be able to use the
Foster Care Day Care services.
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Foster
Care Day Care is designed as a TEMPORARY
means to help Foster Parents who are working for
an employer until they can transition to other
means of child care.
The
program IS NOT a long-term day care solution or
a sitter service.
The
child must have recently been placed into the
Foster Home. The day care cannot be utilized by
a child that has been in a foster home for a while
or if the foster parent needs a sitter.
The
day care will provide services for the child until
day care through the Child
Care Development Fund (CCDF) becomes available.
The Foster Parent will need to get on the CCDF
waiting list. In order to continue to receive
services, the Foster Parent must be on the waiting
list.
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Foster
Care Day Care is provided free of charge; however, the
Foster Parent will need to sign up for the Child
Care Development Fund (CCDF) program.
If
the caregiver is a relative, we will provide two weeks
of day-care for the relative with the stipulation that
they are working for an employer. After that time, the
relative will need to make other arrangements for the
care of the child.
It should be noted, only two weeks of services will
be provided for relatives while they seek a permanent
day care for the child. At this point in time, the CCDF
program cannot be used by a relative.
Please call (317) 624-5050
to check availablility.
Foster
Care Day Care is provided at the Children's
Bureau Family Support Center:
Children's
Bureau, Inc.
Exchange Club Family Support Center
1575 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46202
PH: (317) 634-5050
FX: (317) 686-3812
| CALL: |
The
Foster Parent should call the Children's
Bureau Family Support Center at (317) 634-5050
and ask to speak to Linda Peaches or Duane
Wade to check on available space. |
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| HOURS: |
Day
Care Hours are 6:30am-6pm, Monday through Friday.
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| MEALS: |
Meals
served are: Breakfast, Mid-morning snack, Lunch
and Afternoon snack. |
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| INTAKE: |
The
intake process takes five minutes or less. During
the intake process we discuss with the Foster
Parent/Caregiver additional items we will need
for the child during their time at the Daycare.
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NEEDED
ITEMS: |
If
the child wears diapers or pull-ups, the Day care
will provide these items for the first day. After
this, the foster parent will need to bring an
unopened bag of diapers or pull-ups and an unopened
container of wipes.
If
the child drinks formula, the Day Care will provide
the following types of formula: Similac/Enfamil
or Prosobee/Isomil. If the child drinks any other
type of formula, the Foster Parent will need to
bring the formula with them. We will provide whole
milk and 2% milk for any child not using formula.
We will also provide baby food and regular food
for the children.
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| CAPACITY: |
Foster
Care Day Care capacity is 21 children in the following
age ranges:
| Ages
6 weeks-to 2 Years |
four
children can receive services |
| Ages
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 Years |
five
children can receive services |
| Ages
4 to 6 Years |
twelve
children can receive services |
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