Project Overview

The United Way of Southeast Indiana Early Education Access Project is an extension of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati-Southeast Indiana’s working Building Blocks Creative Curriculum program in Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, Ohio and Switzerland counties. The Building Blocks program is increasing accessibility and affordability of pre-K and childcare centers by increasing the number of slots available, moving centers higher on the Indiana Paths to Quality scale, and allowing for more opportunities to use On My Way Pre-K vouchers. The vouchers and new opportunities for private pay will make the new childcare slots sustainable. SEI READI funds will be used by United Way of Southeast Indiana to contract with Building Blocks for two additional years of assistance to the region’s childcare centers to improve their Indiana Paths to Quality ratings.