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Early Childhood Education
The Gateway philosophy is that all children have special needs, and an inclusive approach to early childhood education is the best way for children to develop appropriate skills while learning and growing together.
In our high-quality developmental child care programs, you will see children playing, exploring, and experimenting with materials in a wide variety of learning centers. These learning centers facilitate independent learning and growth in cognitive development as well as fine motor, social/emotional, and self-help skills. The children also build their large motor skills when they play on our outdoor, fenced in playground, in our full size gym, and take field trips and walks. Daily classroom activities are individualized to support each child's specific development and needs. To meet these needs, activities may be modified by adapting the environment and learning materials and/or by providing specialized equipment.
We offer two different educational programs:
W.E. C.A.R.E. Learning Center
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Licensed by the state of Indiana
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Serves children ages 2-8 with and without special needs
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Operates Monday-Friday from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm
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Full and part-time hours/days are available
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Child Development Center
For more information about our Early Childhood Education Programs, please contact our Director of Preschool Programming: Mary Graves (765) 649-1900 ext. 111
Respite Care
Respite Care is a family support program designed to provide short term, temporary care for the purpose of providing relief and time to the parent or primary caregiver of an individual with special needs.
Types of Respite Care:
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DDRS Respite Care - for children and adults with special needs. Eligibility is determined by the state through the Division of Disabilities, Rehabilitative Services
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Waiver Respite Care - for those who have qualified for Support, Autism, Developmental Disability, or other waiver services
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Private Respite Care - for individuals or agencies in need of child care while group meetings occur. Call for hourly rates.
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Crisis Respite Care - for children newborn to seventeen years of age who are at risk of abuse and/or neglect due to the onset of adverse circumstances facing the child's caregiver(s). Referrals by trained professionals only.
Funding sources for Gateway Respite Care services include:
For more information, please contact our Respite Care Coordinator, Carol Ward (765) 649-1900 ext. 104.
Pediatric Therapy Services
We employ and contract with experienced First Steps therapists to provide quality pediatric therapy services. Services can be provided to children enrolled in either the Child Development Center or W.E. C.A.R.E. Learning Center, by appointment at the Gateway facility, or in the home.
Speech Therapy - Therapists focus on helping students with receptive and expressive speech by working on pronunciation, conversational skills, and learning to make complete sentences.
Physical Therapy - The exercises used help children from birth through age 6, who have delayed or under-developed motor skills, work on balance, walking, crawling, and trunk and arm movement.
Occupational Therapy - These services are provided for children from birth through age 6 who need help with cognitive and fine motor skills. The therapy focuses on self-help, pre-writing, and cognitive skills that are important to that child's age level.
For more information, please contact our Director of Therapy, Candy Ground (765) 649-1900 ext. 110.
 
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