Monday Must Know — April 21

Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning sent this bulletin at 04/21/2025 10:00 AM EDT

Office of Early Childhood & Out-of-School Learning

Understand Non-Paid Closure Payments

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Starting with the payment on Thursday, April 24 (3/23-4/5 attendance), any non-paid closures marked by the provider on their attendance will be deducted from their payment at a rate of 1/5th of their weekly subsidy reimbursement amount per day.

Example
A provider that is usually paid $100 per week as their subsidy reimbursement but marks one non-paid closure for that week will receive $80. If they mark two non-paid closures they will receive $60 for that week.

Remember that programs get 16 paid closures per calendar year. All 16 paid closures should be selected before using any non-paid closures. These weeks would only be prorated for closures over the 16 paid closures.

For Pay by Enrollment provider support, call the SPARK Help Desk at 1-800-299-1627 or visit indianaspark.com. You can also use this guide to learn how to update your program's closure information.

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Take the Reimbursement Rate Survey

Do you have questions about the Reimbursement Rate Survey? Take a look at these FAQs about the survey and use this how-to guide when completing your survey.

SPARK Business Coaches are available for weekly office hours from 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. ET every week.

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Join INAEYC for Professional Development Opportunities

The Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (INAEYC) has several upcoming opportunities for child care providers:

Register for INAEYC's Workforce Training
Join INAEYC's Workforce Systems Team from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. ET on April 30 for a virtual Model Work Standards training.

CDA® Renewal Amnesty Program is Back
The CDA® Renewal Amnesty Program allows anyone with a CDA expiration date (going as far back as January 1, 2020) to complete the renewal process and make their credential active again.

Connect for support from INAEYC and TEACH scholarship. Email pdinquiry@inaeyc.org for more information.

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Five Things to Know About the SPARK Help Desk

Here are five things every provider should know about the SPARK Help Desk:

The SPARK Help Desk can help you find the best resources for you and your program.
If you experience challenges within your program, the Help Desk can assist.
The SPARK Help Desk is operated by SPARK Coaches in real-time.
There are three ways to contact the Help Desk: call 1-800-299-1627, email Help@indianaspark.com, or use the 'Chat with an Expert' feature on IndianaSpark.com.
If the team doesn't have an immediate answer, SPARK Coaches will get back to you as soon as possible with solutions. They can also connect you with another ECE partner.

The Help Desk is open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on Fridays. You give your best to Indiana's children — let the SPARK Help Desk Coaches give their best to you.

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Attend Upcoming SPARK Learning Lab Trainings

Explore upcoming training opportunities through SPARK Learning Lab. See a full list of upcoming face-to-face training, live webinars, and live resources, plus read training descriptions and find registration instructions at IndianaSpark.com/training.

This week's training schedule includes:

Virtual Training

Tuesday, April 22 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET | Child Care Licensing Orientation 2: Unlicensed Registered Child Care Ministry
Wednesday, April 23 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET | Learning Forum: Getting Families Involved
Thursday, April 24 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. ET | Building Financial Resilience
Thursday, April 24 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET | Infant and Toddler Writing Activities that Activate Family Experiences

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