Pre to 3: Home-Visiting Program

The Pre to 3 program is in partnership with the Vanderburgh Health Department and is a voluntary home-visiting program designed to support families from the beginning of pregnancy to their child’s 3^rd birthday. A team of Community Health Workers (CHW) and registered nurses provide weekly visits utilizing the Growing Great Kids™ curriculum to provide support and resources for building a health family.

Anyone that is pregnant or has an infant under 90 days old can join the program, which includes first time mothers, mothers with multiple children, fathers, grandparents, foster parents, same-sex couples, and single parents. The program is open to residents of Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson and Posey counties.

For more information or to sign up, call 812-423-4008 or email at info@child-care.org.

Child Care Needs

Building Blocks Child Care Referrals help parents take the guesswork out of choosing child care by providing tips on choosing care, information about Paths to QUALITY™, and free referrals to local legally operating child care providers. Two easy ways you can contact us for a referral. Call our office to talk with a Child Care Resource and Referral specialist to run a referral for you today, 812-423-4008 option 3 or fill out our online Building Blocks Child Care Referral form by clicking here.

Financial Assistance for Child Care and Car Repair

If you live in Vanderburgh County and are having difficulty paying for child care or your car needs repaired, the Vanderburgh County Initiative Based Assistance Program (Gatekeeper and Safety Net) could help. Click here to fill out the application or for questions email us at gatekeeper@child-care.org or call 812-423-4008 option 2.

Program Requirements:

• Must be a Vanderburgh County Resident.
• Must be working at least 25 hours per week, attending school full-time (12 credit hours or more), or a combination of the two and meet eligibility guidelines.
• For Child Care Assistance (Gatekeeper): You must be the parent/guardian of a child 13 years or younger who lives with you. Available for maximum of one year only.
• For Car Repair Assistance (Safety Net): Vehicle must be registered in Vanderburgh County and in applicant’s name.Available one time.  Max of $1,000 assistance available.

Click here for information on state CCDF Vouchers for Child Care Assistance.

Safe Sleep Information

According to the Indiana Department of Health, “In Indiana, 2 babies die every week in unsafe sleep environments. In 2017, more Indiana babies died from unsafe sleep than all children killed in vehicles collisions, from 0-18 years of age.” Click here to learn more about how you can keep sleeping babies safe and hear from Sarah Broady who lost her daughter to unsafe sleep practices. Please consider donating to this important cause, advocate for Safe Sleep practices, volunteer or Take a Safe Sleep training with us at Building Blocks.

Indiana Department of Health also has great information and resources for families on Safe Sleep and data by county, click here to learn more.

Building Blocks is a non-profit child care resource and referral agency serving twenty-eight counties in Southwestern Indiana, is supported by the Welborn Baptist Foundation, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning, the Indiana Department of Education, and Early Learning Indiana.