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Nominations for the first Outstanding Early Childhood Educator Award are due by Friday, July 28th. All child care providers and preschool teachers in LaGrange and Noble Counties are eligible! Nominate now at thriveby5coalition.org.

Families, affordable child care in Noble County is possible! youtube.com/watch?v=4Jq5rU…

Thrive by 5 will be presenting at the next LaGrange County HR Roundtable on June 20th. Register here to attend: chamberorganizer.com/members/evr/re….

Parents, are you struggling to pay for child care? Noble County's Tri-Share Program may be able to help. Learn more and fill out an application here: noblethriveby5.org/tri-share/. Questions? Email Thrive by 5 coordinator Jenna Anderson at [email protected].

Congratulations to our friends at Appleseed Childhood Education as they celebrate opening day of their new center in Rensselaer!

Thrive by 5 doesn’t work alone…we partner in many ways with many people and organizations to move a project forward and succeed…or fail. But we are doing our best to make sure we as a community succeed. kpcnews.com/columnists/art…

Working together to support parents and children!

We are grateful to representatives for Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Todd Young, and Rep. Jim Banks for meeting with us discuss Noble County's Tri-Share. We look forward to working with you as we continue to develop new, innovative ideas to improve child care and early learning.

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Child Care and Early Learning is definitely an economic development issue! kpcnews.com/features/artic…

More NE Indiana families have been able to take advantage of On My Way Pre-K! This year, six families qualified in LaGrange County, while 17 families from Noble County participated in the program this year. Four-year-olds receive grants for access to high quality Pre-K programs.

The Kendallville Day Care Center is looking for two or three people to join their board. Interested? Contact Center Director Tina Lee at [email protected] or 260-343-9902.

Coalition Coordinator Jenna Anderson and Northeast Indiana Regional Early Childhood Coalition Coordinator Allie Sutherland traveled to Indy to testify in favor of SB 368, which would create a Tri-Share Program in Northeast Indiana. Full video here: iga.in.gov/.../video/comm…

Champions at Avilla and North Side Elementary offer lots of options for your preschool or school-age child! Avilla: contact Brooke Ridenour, at 260-357-8174 or [email protected]. North Side: contact Nichole Hoyt at 260-582-6188 or [email protected].

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We are pleased to announce the launch of Thrive by 5 serving LaGrange and Noble Counties! Read more here: noblethriveby5.org/combined-coali…

Our 2022 Program Report has been posted! Follow the link to read it and see what we have been up to the last 12 months. bit.ly/2022ProgramRep… Now...let's see what opportunities 2023 holds for early learning!

Starting NOW! Subscribe to Bright by Text for a Chance to Win SparKits! Go to bit.ly/NCBrightbyText, complete the information and submit the form. Noble Thrive by 5 will randomly draw a winner from all Noble County entries on Monday, December 19th.

On Wednesday, December 14th, make plan to head over to the Community Learning Center for a bowl of warm soup and a lovely handmade ceramic bowl! It's just $25 and help support the children's programs at The Apple Tree Center in Kendallville!

Are you employed in Northeast Indiana and have young children? This is for you! To ensure that we understand the impact that child care has on our employees, we want to hear directly from those who may be facing these issues. form.jotform.com/222556067846161.

Happy 5th Birthday, Kosciusko County Launchpad! We are so grateful for your lead in Early Childhood Coalition work.

When we talk about child care and early learning, it's not only about how children are educated, but truly how they are cared for. On this #NationalCareforKidsDay, we share a blog post we wrote earlier this year on Resiliency: noblethriveby5.org/resiliency/.