State Profile | Indiana

The Afterschool Investments project has developed profiles for each state to provide a snapshot of the "state of afterschool," as well as an opportunity to compare afterschool activities across the country. This profile provides key data and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which includes a range of out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school, on weekends, and during summer months. It is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers, administrators, and providers.

• Quick Facts
• Statewide Initiatives
• Notable Local Initiatives
• Statewide Organizations
• Additional Resources
• Notes and Sources

Quick Facts

Demographics

For more demographic information, visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/index.html

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

CCDF Administrative Overview

Settings

Where CCDF-Subsidy school age-children are served:

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool

"Resource and referral and school-age" targeted funds:
The Lead Agency has partnered with IAEYC to develop and pilot the Indiana School Age Credential as a professional development tool for providers of school age children and youth workers. The next step is to integrate the credential into a professional development system. The credential has been awarded to 5 school age providers benefiting over 300 children. An additional 6 providers have applied and are awaiting the credential assessment.

Other quality activities:
Funds may be used for comprehensive consumer education, grants or loans to providers to assist in meeting state and local standards, and to monitor licensing and regulatory requirements. They can also be used for professional development, improving childcare providers’ salaries, activities promoting inclusive childcare, activities which increase parental choice, and for youth focused health programs.

Provider Reimbursement Rates

Tiered Reimbursement Rate System:
Separate payment rates have been established for licensed, accredited and legally exempt child care. Accredited providers can be paid up to 10% over the licensed rate.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

Program Licensing Policies

Systems/Quality Supports

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)

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Statewide Initiatives

• Indiana Afterschool Network (IAN). The Indiana Afterschool Network is a statewide collaborative organization that provides opportunities for after school providers and related stakeholders to improve the lives of children and youth across Indiana.  Through the creation of statewide partnerships with schools and communities, IAN is committed to policies to enhance the quality and number of after school programs in Indiana.  IAN policies are directed toward securing the resources necessary to meet these goals. IAN and its partners are also creating a statewide system to share best program practices, thus ensuring high quality afterschool programs.
  
  For more information, contact david.klinkose@yahoo.com or see inafterschoolnetwork.com
  
• Mitch’s Kids POWER Hour program. In 2005, the governor launched Mitch’s Kids, an effort to enroll 5,000 more 5- to 14-year-old at-risk youngsters in the Boys & Girls Club after-school POWER Hour program. This program focuses on improving reading and math fluencies by enabling members to complete their homework, receive individualized tutoring, and prepare for class with staff and volunteer encouragement and assistance. The governor has committed $1 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds each year since the start of the program, serving nearly 10,000 children. Youngsters who qualify for free or reduced lunch are eligible for Mitch’s Kids. The Boys and Girls Club works with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to identify and enroll eligible children.
  
• Afternoons R.O.C.K. Afternoons R.O.C.K. began in 1997 as an after school drug prevention program for youth ages 10 to 14 administered through the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) and its community-based partners. The acronym R.O.C.K. represents the mission of the program to provide Recreation, Object lessons, Culture and values, and Knowledge. Born of a need for constructive, supervised activities for youth during after school hours, Afternoons R.O.C.K. teaches youth about social and media influences, conflict resolution, and violence and substance-abuse prevention. The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University provides technical assistance to 14 Local Prevention Services Coalitions that bring the program to over 14,000 targeted youth annually in each Indiana County.

  For more information, see http://www.rock.indiana.edu/

• Safe Haven School Program. In 1998, the Safe Haven/Safe Schools Program was established as part of Indiana’s commitment to making local schools safer. The program is administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and received $1.09 million in state funding in Fiscal 2009. Only Indiana public school corporations are eligible for funding. Schools receiving Safe Haven grants can use the funds for activities during before and after school programs that are geared toward reducing drug use and violent behavior and promoting educational progress. Safe Haven programs are open to all students, not just at-risk youth.

  For more information, see http://www.in.gov/cji/2656.htm

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Notable Local Initiatives

• The Afterschool Coalition of Indianapolis (ACI). The Afterschool Coalition is a collaboration of 30 afterschool providers in Marion County. Since 2000, ACI has worked to identify every major afterschool program in Indianapolis. Through its mapping process, ACI determines which neighborhoods in the city need afterschool programs. Working with local school districts, ACI has secured resources from 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants to create tutoring, arts enrichment, and mentoring in afterschool programs for elementary and middle school students across the Indianapolis metropolitan area. In addition, ACI has developed standards for program operation based on National AfterSchool Association standards and the youth development assets of the Search Institute. Members agree to accept these standards and to implement accountability measures. Working with the Indiana Youth Pro Association and local colleges and universities, ACI is also promoting the Youth Development Credential, an entry-level credential for youth workers.   
  
  For more information, see http://www.afterschoolcoalition.org 
• MCCOY, Inc. Originally called the Marion County Commission on Youth, MCCOY, Inc. was created in 1993 to help coordinate youth services. MCCOY, Inc., is funded through private foundations and donors and provides support for the youth development infrastructure in the county. In 2002, MCCOY, Inc., launched the Committed People Assuring Safety and Success: The Unattached Youth and Youth Adult Initiative (COMPASS), which is an ongoing effort to improve and expand the ways communities serve vulnerable youth. Additionally, MCCOY, Inc., has developed a training network for youth development professionals called the Central Indiana Community Network for Youth Development, which will coordinate the systematic training of frontline youth workers in the principles and practices of youth development.  

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Statewide Organizations

National AfterSchool Association Affiliate:

Indiana YouthPRO Association
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Phone: 317-259-9491
Email: info@indianayouthpro.org
Web: www.indianayouthpro.org

Statewide Afterschool Network

Indiana Afterschool Network,
3901 N. Meridian Street, Suite 9
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Email: david.klinkose@yahoo.com
Web: www.inafterschoolnetwork.com

Indiana Youth Institute
603 East Washington St., Suite 800
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-396-2700
Fax: 317-396-2701
Web: http://www.iyi.org

Statewide Child Care Resource & Referral Network:

Indiana Association for Child Care Resource & Referral (IACCRRA)
3901 N. Meridian Street, Suite 350
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: 317-924-5202 or 800-299-1627
Fax: 317-924-5102
Web: www.iaccrr.org

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Additional Resources

State Child Care Administrators:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf

State TANF Contacts:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/states/tanf-dr.htm

21st Century Community Learning Centers Contacts:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/contacts.html

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Notes and Sources

Demographics

Total population, 2008: Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008, U.S. Census Bureau.

Number of children ages 5-12, 2008: Estimates of the Resident Population by Single-Year of Age and Sex for the United States and States: July 1, 2007, U.S. Census Bureau.

Percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch rate, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Note: Most recent data.

Percent of K-12 students in Title I "schoolwide" schools, 2006: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06. U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Schools enrolling at least 40 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school. Note: Most recent data.

Child Care and Development Fund

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the largest federal funding source for child care. States receive a funding allocation determined by formula and have broad flexibility to design programs that provide child care subsidies for low-income children under the age of 13 and to enhance the quality of child care for all children. Federal CCDF funding consists of mandatory, matching, and discretionary funds. Federal law requires that states spend at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds as well as additional targeted funds on activities to improve the quality and availability of child care. CCDF administrative data in this and the following sections is from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Bureau, as reported by States, unless otherwise noted.

FFY09 CCDF Allocation: Funding allocations are based on appropriation and do not reflect any reallotted or redistributed funds that may occur at a later date.

FFY09 state MOE plus match: In order to receive Federal matching funds, a state must expend Maintenance of Effort funds. Note that this does not capture actual expenditures, only the minimum required to draw down all available federal funds.

FFY09 Tribal CCDF Allocation: Federal CCDF Funds are awarded directly to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriates an additional $2 billion in one-time CCDF Discretionary funding available to State, Territory and Tribal Lead Agencies in FY09 as part of the economic stimulus package.

FFY07 total quality expenditures: This data includes FY07 and prior year funds expended for quality from each of the CCDF funding streams (mandatory, matching, and discretionary) and expenditures under targeted funds for infant and toddler, school-age care and resource and referral. This figure provides information obtained from state financial reports submitted for FY07.

Uses of CCDF Targeted Funds and Quality Dollars for Afterschool: Portions of CCDF discretionary funds are targeted specifically for resource and referral and school-age child care activities as well as for quality expansion. (These funds are in addition to the required 4 percent minimum quality expenditure.)

Maximum rate for school-age category: Rates are listed for center-based care, family child care, and license exempt programs; where rates vary by region or county, the rate for the most populated urban area is given.

Standardized monthly school-age rate: Monthly rate for a child, age 8, in care after school during the school year at a center in the most costly district for four hours per day, 20 days per month. Calculated (in the lowest tier of a tiered system) using information from the FY2008-2009 State CCDF Plan, including rate structures, as submitted to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

Separate subsidy rates for different age ranges and Tiered Reimbursement Rate Systems: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child Care Bureau. Report of State Plans FY2008-2009.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care

In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: In addition to spending TANF funds directly on child care, a state may transfer up to 30 percent of its TANF grant to CCDF. Expenditures represent TANF funds spent in FY07 that were awarded in FY07 and prior years. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/2007/tanf_2007.html.

Program Licensing Policies

States with separate school-age licensing standards and states with specialized requirements for child care centers serving school-age children: National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) and National Association for Regulatory Administration, 2007 Child Care Licensing Study, see: http://www.naralicensing.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=160.

Ratio of children to adults in school-age setting: Data from the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov.

School-based, school-age programs exempt from licensing: Research conducted by Afterschool Investments, March 2008.

Systems/Quality Supports

School-age credential: NCCIC, State Professional Development System Credentials for Individuals, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/pd-credentials.html.

Statewide quality rating system: NCCIC, Quality Rating Systems: Definitions and Statewide Systems, see: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/qrs-defsystems.html.

Statewide afterschool network: National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks, see: http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/.

21st Century Community Learning Centers

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program is a state formula grant. Funds flow to states based on their share of Title I, Part A funds. Data from the U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Office and the 21st CCLC Profile and Performance Information Collection System as of July 2009.

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The Child Care Bureau awarded a technical assistance contract to The Finance Project for the Afterschool Investments project. The goals of the Afterschool Investments project include:

• Identifying ways that state and communities are using Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidy and quality dollars to support out-of-school time programs, and sharing these practices and approaches with other states;
• Identifying administrative and implementation issues related to CCDF investments in out-of-school time programs, and providing information and context (about barriers, problems, opportunities) as well as practical tools that will help CCDF administrators make decisions; and
• Identifying other major programs and sectors that are potential partners for CCDF in supporting out-of-school time programs and providing models, strategies, and tools for coordination with other programs and sectors.

Contact Us:

Email:
afterschool@financeproject.org

Web:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/

The Finance Project
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-587-1000
Web: www.financeproject.org

The Afterschool Investments project's State Profiles are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of noteworthy State and local initiatives across the country. Inclusion of an initiative in the Profiles does not represent an endorsement of a particular policy or practice.