About Us

At Heartland Child Care Ministry, our purpose is to glorify God by providing a Christ-centered, safe and nurturing child care environment for children ages 6 weeks through 5th grade.

Phone: (765) 838-3972

M-F - 7:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

childcare@heartlandlafayette.org

Tuition & Fees

Staff

Ratios

Meals & Snacks

Safety

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If you are interested in preschool only, ​please see our preschool page for rates and details.

Information and Guidelines Packet

Tuition & Fees

Nursery

^$209Week

• $162 Part-time^*

• Ages 6 wks - 1

Toddler

^$198Week

• $156 Part-time^*

• Ages 1 - 2

Preschool

^$186Week

• $151 Part-time^*

• Ages 3-5

Heartland Adventure Care

^$75Week
$58 A.M. or P.M. only

• Grades K-5th

• ^*Part-time is considered 1-3 days.

• All fees are due in advance the Monday of each week.

• A $20 late fee will be applied for each late week up to two weeks. Any accounts more than 2 weeks past due, without special arrangements, will result in a loss of placement. New enrollment fees will apply at the time of re-enrollment.

Fees

• A $100 enrollment fee is due at the time of interview and acceptance of your child into the Heartland Child Care Ministry ($125 for two children, $135 for three children).

• A fee of $25 will be charged for each returned check.

• Your child must be picked up no later than 5:45 p.m. A late fee of $3.00/minute for the first five minutes and $5.00 for each additional minute after the first five will be charged for pickups after 5:30 p.m.

Discounts

• Family: 2nd child (older of two children), less 10%, 3rd child (oldest of three children), less 20%.

• Heartland Members will receive a 10% discount on tuition rates.

Staff

The staff at Heartland Child Care Ministry strives to provide a Christian environment. They endeavor to show loving concern through patience and encouragement to each child and their families. Now Hiring for Toddler 2!

Katie Houser

HCCM Director

Beth Keiser

Assistant Director/Pre-K

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Britney Johns

Infant/Toddler Float

Kristi Nice

Preschool 3

Kristine Mcclure

Nursery

Brittany Latta

Toddler/Preschool Float

Jenna Burger

Nursery

Maddison Goodrow

Toddler 2

Child / Staff Ratios

• 4:1 - Infants

• 5:1 - One year olds

• 5:1 - Two years olds

• 6:1 - 2 1/2's not toilet trained

• 10:1 - Three year olds

• 11:1 - Four year olds

• 15:1 - Five year olds

• 18:1 - Six year olds & older

Meals & Snacks

Lunch

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Heartland Child Care Ministry is unable to offer hot meals. Each child will need to carry a sack lunch from home, which will be placed in a refrigerator until it is served. Please send only what your child will eat since we are not allowed to serve the uneaten balance later.

Snacks

We will supply light snacks and a drink for each child twice a day, once in the a.m. and once in the p.m.

Heartland Child Care Ministry requests a complete list of food items that may cause an allergic reaction to your child.

Safety

• At least one staff is trained in infant and child CPR, first aid, and universal precautions annually. Criminal history screens are done on all staff along with a drug test and TB test.

• Heartland Community Church and Heartland Child Care Ministry comply with all building and safety codes. The Child Care facility has been childproofed against accidents and hazards wherever possible.

• Annual and/or quarterly inspections include: IDEM, Indiana Fire Marshal, and FSSA

• The Child Care practices fire drills monthly and (during Tornado season) Tornado Drills. Maps of the exits and plan of action during an emergency are located in every classroom. In the case of an emergency, each parent will be notified as soon as possible.

• The use of tobacco, unintended use of toxic substance, use and/or possession of alcohol or any illegal substance at the Child Care facility is prohibited.