Building Better Futures for Children
Promoting excellence in early care & education in Northeast Indiana
The Latest from ECA
Now Enrolling Preschoolers!
Give your child the perfect place to learn, grow, and thrive! Early Childhood Alliance is now enrolling children ages 3–5 for preschool.
Our nurturing classrooms encourage curiosity, independence, and joyful exploration, helping children build confidence and a lifelong love of learning.
Call 260-399-2331 or email beacon@ecalliance.org today to learn more, schedule a tour, and register!
Scholarship opportunities are available.
Spark a Future Match Campaign
This fall, we’re skipping the gala and igniting your impact instead!
Thanks to PNC, every gift to Early Childhood Alliance will be matched 1:1 up to $5,000 during October.
ECA's New Strategic Plan
We’re proud to share with the community our new, three-year Strategic Plan. Take a look.
Childcare + Education
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Proven Curriculum
Tuition Assistance
The Food Program (CACFP)
Partial Reimbursements
Training & Tech Support
Recipes & Other Resources
Free Claim Software*
* Participating providers must use the provided claim software to be reimbursed.
Now Enrolling Preschoolers!
ECA is now enrolling children ages 3–5 for preschool.
Give your child the perfect place to learn, grow, and thrive! Early Childhood Alliance is now enrolling children ages 3–5 for preschool.
Our nurturing classrooms encourage curiosity, independence, and joyful exploration, helping children build confidence and a lifelong love of learning.
Call 260-399-2331 or email beacon@ecalliance.org today to learn more, schedule a tour, and register!
Scholarship opportunities are available.
ECA is now enrolling children ages 3–5 for preschool.
Call 260-399-2331 or email beacon@ecalliance.org today to learn more, schedule a tour, and register!
Scholarship opportunities are available.
Beacon Early Learning Center (Fort Wayne)
Taking care of babies and young children in Fort Wayne, our Beacon facility provides traditional childcare in a multi-classroom setting that eases children into the school setting. Each classroom is staffed with experienced teachers that help kids learn by doing fun activities together, like playing and exploring. All this comes together when your child graduates from the Beacon Learning Center ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
IMD Early Learning Home (Warsaw)
Taking care of babies and young children in Warsaw, the IMD Learning Home is a more intimate home-life setting that runs in partnership with Instrumental Machine & Development, Inc. of Warsaw, IN. While it exists first to serve the employees of IMD, additional slots are often available to members of the community. Here, children of varying ages co-mingle together while our experienced teachers help them learn by doing fun activities together, like playing and exploring. And, when all is said and done, you’ll have a happy, healthy kiddo, ready to take on kindergarten and the world.
Federal Food Program (CACFP)
The Food Program helps places like schools and daycares by giving them money back when they serve good food to kids.
We’re making an impact in your community
213
Children served in ECA’s Model Learning Programs
3,584
Children received nutritious meals through our Food Program (CACFP)
97%
Of our Childcare Early Learning Programs families receive some amount of financial aid.
From humble beginnings
To a bright future where…
Every kid has the same chance to do well in life, no matter where they begin. We believe kids are our future. If we help them early, our communities will be better places. Let’s work together to make a bright future by teaching kids in new and exciting ways.
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Did you know?
If you’re 70 1/2 years old or older, you can give a smart gift from your IRA directly to a special group that helps people, like Early Childhood Alliance. This special gift is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), and it can really make a difference here at ECA.
Consider a gift to build better futures…
Reviews
Jordin and Logan
ECA’s Scholarship Program helps students like Jordin make growth in our programs. Jordin’s vocabulary blossomed, and her mom is happy because the help with school fees keeps things steady. Or Logan, who is only four months old, is having a good time at ECA and getting the care he needs when his brain is growing a lot.
Without financial support, Jordin and Logan wouldn’t be able to hit the milesones they have.
Maria, parent
Maria’s son Thomas goes to ECA and gets help paying for it. Maria is happy because this helps with the high cost of childcare. She’s proud of how much Thomas is learning, like new words and manners. Her older son Julio also did well after going to ECA. Maria thanks ECA’s teachers for helping her kids grow. Lots of families at ECA have good things to say about how it helps their kids get ready for the future.
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What can we do for you?
Early Childhood Alliance helps lots of different people who want to learn about taking care of and teaching young kids in Northeast Indiana. If you have a question about how to take care of little kids or teach them, we probably have the answer for you.