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CAPE Care

Note for Parents... You are your child’s most important teacher! At CAPE Care we keep this in mind as we care for your little one AND as we provide support to you. We enjoy working with our families to provide

“You know your child best!”

the best care we possibly can. You know your child best, and your knowledge is very helpful for us!

CAPE Child Care Washington School 1100 Elizabeth Street Lafayette, Indiana

Providing quality child care for parents who are enrolled in an education program.

47904 Phone: (765) 429-1010 Fax: (765) 448-3698

Telephone: (765) 429-1010 A program of

CAPE Care: Who We Are... The CAPE Care program provides quality

Elementary School at 1100 Elizabeth Street.

What We Do... In addition to providing child care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years, we also offer the following services to our families:

child care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old in a multi-age setting. This pro-

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Home Visits

gram is funded by the Lilly Endowment

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Parenting Education

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Parent/Teacher conferences

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Developmental Assessments

through the Community Alliances to Promote Education (CAPE) grant. It is one component of this multi-faceted grant that promotes literacy.

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CAPE’s mission is to provide meaningful experiences and support for our families in order to promote family literacy, life-long education, and positive parenting. To fulfill our mission we offer multiple services to our enPromoting family literacy.

Providing family support.

rolled families, which are discussed in the following pages.

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CAPE Child Care has two classrooms in the building, with each classroom providing care for 8 children. Our classrooms, Tulip Tree and Chestnut Oak, are across the hall from LSC’s AIM classrooms. CAPE Care is available to parents who…

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such as LARA, AIM, MAP, high school, Ivy Tech, or

Health Assessments Referrals to other agencies

There is also a voluntary research component that is conducted by Purdue University. The purpose of the research is to measure the effectiveness

Are enrolled in an education program

TSC’s Elston Program.

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Meet our income guidelines.

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Are willing to participate in 2 parenting education meetings per month.

of the CAPE Care program, and to assist the CAPE

Applications for CAPE Care are available at

staff in continually improving our services.

the Head Start Center (3600 Eisenhower Rd.) and at Washington School in room 4. If

Where We Are Located and

you have any questions, please call Emily

Other Information...

Barker at 429-1010.

CAPE Child Care is located in the Lafayette School Corporation’s former Washington

CAPE Child Care Washington School 1100 Elizabeth St. Lafayette, Indiana 47904 Phone: (765) 429-1010