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Indiana’s childcare voucher program is back on track after a pandemic-induced freeze, with over 3,000 new vouchers issued since April thanks to a $200 million emergency funding boost. The state’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning has approved vouchers for nearly 3,200 kids out of 9,000 invited, prioritizing infants and siblings of enrolled children — helping shrink the waitlist to just under 30,000. While home-based care continues to decline, centers are seeing modest growth. Governor Braun is now pushing for more business involvement and potential reforms in childcare training, showing renewed commitment to families and the industry despite ongoing funding challenges.

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