Lilly Family Center
- Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- P: 317-676-9187 F: 317-926-6136
- enrollment@dayearlylearning.org
- 6 weeks - 5 years
Immediate openings - get started now!
Day Early Learning Lilly Family Center has been providing high-quality early learning in the community for over 60 years. An oasis in the heart of midtown, we provide hands-on learning in our spacious classrooms and natural outdoor green spaces.
Testimonials
Staff
- Leadership - good communication regularly about things going at the school.
- Teaching Staff - the staff that we have worked with show a great dedication to the children's development and well-being.
- Facility Staff - Our daughter is always happy to eat her meals a school because they're both yummy and nutritious. The facility itself is also always clean and well-maintained.
Facilities
- The rooms all have age appropriate toys that keep them interested, engaged, and entertained.
- The outdoor space is great mix of nature, toys, shade and play structures. Our daughter especially loves the rocks and dirt.
Communication
- Frequent daily updates with pictures let us know what our little one is up to and that she's clearly happy
Security
- We are confident that our daughter is safe as the security protols are detailed and thorough
Our daughter absolutely loves going to “school” each day, which speaks volumes about the positive atmosphere they’ve created.
We feel so grateful knowing that the foundation of her learning and development is being shaped at DEL Lilly Family Center. It gives us real peace of mind as working parents, and we highly recommend them to any family looking for a caring and enriching daycare experience.
At Day Early Learning Lilly Family Center, your child will grow and learn in a safe environment. With six classrooms, this school is small and close-knit with a family feel. Classrooms are designed to provide a fun learning environment and are outfitted with developmentally-appropriate learning materials to help your child explore and learn. The center has a student-created sensory wall and natural outdoor play spaces, including gardens where children can plant, weed, water and harvest fruits and vegetables.
School Leadership
Previously a Team Lead, Kat was elevated to a School Leader in June 2023. Kat has been with Day Early Learning since 2014. She has a bachelors degree in early childhood education with a minor in special education. Kat loves watching the children in her class learn and grow.
Keely has been with Day Early Learning since August of 2021 and enjoys building relationships with children and their families.
Laura is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse who has been with Day Early Learning for more than 10 years. Prior to her time at Day Early Learning, she worked in a neonatal intensive care unit, a developmental pediatric office and a pediatric primary care office. Laura has four boys and enjoys traveling to the beach, swimming and gardening during her free time.
Tuition Rates
As a nonprofit, our goal is to provide high-quality, accredited early childhood care and education at a price families can afford. The prices listed below reflect our full fee. Many families qualify for discounts or financial aid. Please check to see if you qualify.
Infants
$410
per week
Toddlers
$385
per week
3-5 Years Old
$304
per week
NOTE: Tuition rates vary based on county. Please visit the page for your desired location to view current rates.
Quick Guide
When you entrust your child to Day Early Learning, you can expect a high level of quality, safety and integrity. Day Early Learning supports the highest standards of early care and education by adhering to national accreditation standards and the state of Indiana’s Paths to QUALITY™ (PTQ) Level 4 standards.
All Day Early Learning classrooms utilize The Creative Curriculum, a research-based early child care and education curriculum. The learning objectives of the curriculum are aligned with Indiana’s Early Learning Foundations and include child-focused activities that address language and literacy, math, cognitive, science, social-emotional and physical development.
Your child’s classroom will have an individualized lesson plan posted every week. Each activity on the lesson plan is purposeful and intentionally planned based on the teachers’ observations of each child in the classroom.
Regularly assessing each child’s growth and development allows teachers to tailor lessons and activities to the needs of each individual child. All Day Early Learning centers use several methods to assess each child’s growth and development including TS GOLD® observations and the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA).
Teachers must have either a bachelor’s or an associate degree in early childhood education. Classroom support professionals must have a high school diploma and CDA or 12 college credits in early care and education within two years of hire. All teachers are trained in Universal Precautions, first aid and CPR.
Children at Day Early Learning receive a healthy breakfast, lunch and two snacks a day at our centers. Meals are designed to be balanced and include fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while limiting the amount of sugars and processed foods. Weekly menus are posted in your center.
Our menus are reviewed by a certified nutritionist, approved by the Indiana Department of Education and meet the Gold Standard from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Child Nutrition Programs. Additionally, our culinary team members are Serv-Safe certified to ensure food safety.
You are your child’s first and most important teacher. You are always welcome at Day Early Learning. Feel free to visit the center and participate in special programs and activities. Your participation is important to your child’s success.
Your child’s health and safety are our top priority, and we work to prevent illnesses through our health and safety policies. When illnesses do occur, school leaders will inform parents of the illness, symptoms and incubation period, per Indiana State Licensing regulations. We take extra care to sanitize classroom surfaces, toys and common use items whenever an illness is confirmed in a classroom.