Services
We are better together.
Oak Park Early Learning Academy will positively impact Richmond's community with its commitment to exceptional child care services. Our registered childcare ministry will support our current labor force by providing much-needed child care services for parents with small children. And, our daycare will prepare Richmond's future labor force by offering early educational services for long-term success in school and in life.
We will accomplish this goal by providing child care services that utilize low children to staff ratios, the highest standards of usable space for every child, a formal curriculum and high quality learning games and equipment. Plus, Oak Park Early Learning Academy aims to attract and retain talented, accredited teachers, as well as provide ongoing professional development and training opportunities for our staff. Our approach will be to combine talented teachers and a high quality curriculum to foster cognitive, social, emotional and physical development within each child.
Ages
Our registered childcare ministry will offer services for infants (6 weeks old) through 12 years of age.
The child care options that we offer for infants through five years old are:
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Full-time Yearly Contracts
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Part-time Yearly Contracts: Tuesday and Thursday / Monday, Wednesday and Friday
And, the child care options that we offer for children ages 5 through 12 years old are:
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Before and After School Care
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School Vacations and Teacher Work Days
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Summer Day Camps
Hours & Holidays
Oak Park Early Learning Academy’s operating hours are Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
We will be closed on the following holidays, if they fall on a regular weekday:
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day
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Labor Day
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Thanksgiving
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Christmas Day
Ratios
We are a registered childcare ministry operating under the Indiana Division of Family and Social Services. We adhere voluntarily to the highest state teacher to child ratios:
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Staff:Infant (1:4)
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Staff:Toddler (1:5)
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Staff:2 Years (1:5)
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Staff:30 - 36 Months (1:7)
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Staff:3 Years (1:10)
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Staff:4 Years (1:12)
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Staff:5 Years (1:15)
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Staff:6 - 12 Years (1:20)
Exceptional Food Program Service
Oak Park Early Learning Academy participates in the Indiana Department of Education's Child and Adult Care Food Program. As a CACFP sponsor, we are able to provide our children with healthy, well-balanced meals prepared onsite under the direction of our culinary director and cook. We serve breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. All our meals and snacks are included in the cost of our weekly tuition.