IN GOD’S ARMS Childcare Ministry Marks One Year Anniversary with Expansion and New Pre-K

By: Kathy Moore

IN GOD’S ARMS Childcare Ministry, located at 1224 Laurel Street in the Fountain Square area of Indianapolis, marked its one year anniversary on August 10th for its childcare that opened in August 2008. This event was marked by doubling in size the area dedicated to child care at Emmaus Lutheran Church. This expansion includes a new infant room and new space for 3, 4, and 5 year olds, which now includes Pre-K for 3 and 4 year olds as part of its offering.

The childcare ministry is available to children ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age and offers such amenities as a strong academic curriculum, before and after school programs, full day care, summer camps and field trips. Hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

In the past year the IN GOD’S ARMS Childcare Ministry has sponsored for the near south side community a Halloween party, Christmas with Santa (with over 500 attendees), and an Easter Egg Hunt. Plans are in place to continue with the outreach to the community and to repeat these events.

Based on a loving, Christian environment, In God’s Arms Childcare Ministry provides year-round care by a well-qualified and dedicated staff. The ministry is registered with the Indiana State Division of Family Resources and the Indiana State Fire Marshall and accepts CCDF vouchers.

“We are offering much more than child care,” says Kathy Moore, director of In God’s Arms. “In addition to what everyone would expect in a childcare program, we are providing a safe, secure Christian environment. Our goal is to reach out to this community by providing a needed service—childcare—in a loving, Christian manner.”

“We would like to invite parents in our community to stop by and take a free tour of a facility and meet our staff. We would like all parents of potential enrollees to know that we offer quality Christian childcare 52 weeks a year.”

Historic Emmaus Lutheran Church has been in existence for more than 105 years. In addition to the childcare ministry, Emmaus also offers an elementary school with a Christian curriculum for grades K-6.

For more information, call 317-632-1486 option #3 or check our web site at www.emmauseindy.org.