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Parents & Teachers Working Together to Raise Up Tomorrow's Leaders!

“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” 
(Proverbs 22:6)

Today’s children will become tomorrow’s leaders, teachers and parents. It is critical that teachers and families work together creating the social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language foundations needed for children’s life-long success. Together we help children develop curious minds that will change the future.

Small Blessings is one of the most versatile and family-focused childcare centers in Indianapolis. We offer families and children an organic multi-age learning platform. Our 17,600 square foot facility, which opened in February 2002, is independently owned and operated by Lee Ann Balta, one of the most respected early childhood educators in central Indiana. The facility features a large multipurpose room, a sick bay with separate entrance and large classrooms with neutral décor to avoid over stimulation.

Through word and deed we believe in parents as partners as we help to Raise Up children to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Christian Environment Staff frames its culture and teaching environments within a Christian-based philosophy of care—moral, ethical and social contexts. We provide an environment where everyone feels safe, welcome and included. While we work in a Christian environment and culture, we do not discriminate based on personal family religious beliefs. We welcome all families and children.

Project Learning Children have a strong disposition to explore and discover. The Project Approach builds on natural curiosity, enabling children to interact, question, connect, problem-solve, communicate, reflect, and more. This kind of authentic learning extends beyond the classroom to each student’s home, community, nation, and the world. It essentially makes learning the stuff of real life and children active participants in and shapers of their worlds.

Multi-Age Learning Platform Teachers utilize a multi-age classroom and academic platform starting at age one that offers an organic environment for children to learn at their academic pace and style. Multi-age environments create a learning atmosphere based on developmental levels rather than age with research showing positive social and educational outcomes.

• Research shows that 9 out of 10 students in multi-age environments perform academically as well as or better than their peers in traditional age group classrooms.
• Additionally, research showed students in multiage settings were more likely than their peers to have positive self-concepts, high self-esteem, and good attitudes toward school.

A Green Childcare Community The community is a “green” childcare facility. Our operations and daily business initiatives stress being good to our environment—from using washable plates/cups to recycling. These philosophies are shared with our students in the classroom.

Accredited Small Blessings is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Standards and criteria are driven by their association with positive outcomes for children, grounded in values and supported by a variety of evidence: Relationships, Curriculum, Teaching, Assessment of Child Progress, Health, Teachers, Families, Community Relationships, Physical Environment, Leadership and Management Professional Code of Ethics. We also are accredited by the State of Indiana Paths to Quality that focuses on high-quality, early-learning experiences to prepare children for future success in school, work and life.