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    26Jun, 2020
    Early Head Start Graduation Goes Mobile

    Graduation has looked a little different this year for our Early Head Start children and families we support. With the suspension of programming because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our EHS staff continued to support our families, but the staff decided to take graduation to the homes this year to ensure we honored the hard work that occurred during the weeks out of the classroom. In this series of videos, we’ve recorded some of the presentations. Also, EHS Director Beth Wickham’s introductory video talks briefly about this year’s unique celebration.

    You can view Beth’s introductory video here.

    You can view a presentation from the Hartford City EHS staff to a graduate here.

    You can view a presentation from the Marion EHS home visiting staff to a graduate here.

    You can view a presentation from a Marion EHS staff member to two brothers who graduated here.

    19May, 2020
    Reopening Plan Details Announced

    Jim Allbaugh, President & CEO of Carey Services, discusses the agency’s phased reopening that begins June 1. In the video, he explains the many details that go into each of the plan’s three phases and how those details will impact facility-based operations in coming days.

    You can watch the video by clicking here. You also can read more about the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by clicking here.

    12May, 2020
    Phased Facility Reopening Begins June 1

    Carey Services will begin a phased reopening of facility-based services on June 1. Programming suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic will reopen in three phases, assuming local health conditions continue on a positive trend.

    The June 1 reopening of Marion day-services programming will be for a group of individuals served who are not in COVID-19 high-risk groups. The second reopening phase will begin June 15 for increased numbers of individuals served. The third phase will begin on June 29 and will include individuals served in potential high-risk groups and the reopening of Early Head Start programming. All reopening phases include strict daily health screening, social-distancing and disinfecting protocols.

    Specifics of the reopening plan are available in our Reopening Timeline and Safety Expectations document you can download here. You also can find our archive of COVID-19-related information by clicking here.

    11May, 2020
    Facility-Opening Safe Environment Plan Released
    As part of the governor’s Roadmap to Reopen Indiana, Carey Services has released a video and an accompanying document that describe the protocols the agency is putting in place in preparation for reopening facility-based programming.
     
    In the video, Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and CEO, talks about the plan’s four main components, which cover personal health and hygiene, facility disinfecting, and social distancing. You can view the video here.
     
    Carey Services is monitoring the current community situation and continuing internal preparations with a goal of potentially beginning a phased opening of facility-based services in June. 
     
    You can find the Safe Environments Plan and all agency communications through the COVID-19 crisis here.
    14Apr, 2016
    Early Head Start Receives NAEYC Accreditation

    Carey Services has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation’s leading organization of high-quality early childhood professionals and programming. The agency earned this accreditation for its Grant and Blackford classroom programming and this adds value to the early childhood partnerships and services in those two counties.

    “We’re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for our commitment to this community and the children as we reach the highest professional standards for early childhood education,” said Cathy Queen, director of Early Head Start at Carey Services. “NAEYC accreditation lets families in our community know children in our high-quality program have teachers who create engaging classrooms, enhance relationships with their parents and families, and develop rich experiences for their students to assure they are school ready for Grant and Blackford County schools.”

    Carey Services serves 48 children ages 1-3 and their families in classroom settings in Grant and Blackford counties, as well as 82 children ages 0-3 and families in home-based programming. Carey Services has provided the Early Head Start program since 1998 and routinely receives high marks in state and federal reviews. In earning accreditation through NAEYC, Carey Services is eligible to achieve a Level IV Paths to Quality – the highest level of quality for childcare in Indiana.

    To earn NAEYC Accreditation, Carey Services’ Early Head Start went through a voluntary, extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against 10 NAEYC early childhood program standards and more than 400 related accreditation criteria. The program received NAEYC accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the ten program standards. NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to unannounced visits during their accreditation, which lasts for five years.

    “It’s a lengthy and rigorous process to achieve NAEYC accreditation, and we are proud to meet these high standards for children and families in Grant and Blackford counties,” said Jim Allbaugh, president and CEO for Carey Services. “Carey Services is focused on assuring optimal brain development is achieved in the first few years of life to set a child’s path for success in school and in life.”

    In the 25 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. Carey Services is now one of over 7,000 programs currently accredited by NAEYC, nationwide.

    23Oct, 2014
    Carey Services Receives Grant

    Carey Services recently received a grant from the Blackford County Community Foundation to buy sensory equipment for the Hartford City Day Services Center.

    The foundation awarded the agency nearly $2,900 to buy equipment for a sensory integration room in the day center in downtown Hartford City. The equipment will help center staff members better work with clients in a specific setting designed to help them work on those skills in an optimal environment. The new equipment will help clients work on communication skills and fine-motor and gross-motor skills, among other things. Those skills are part of each client’s personalized plan to become more integrated into daily community activities.

    “We are very appreciative that the foundation is providing funding for us to provide increased services to the people we serve in Blackford County,” said James Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. “The award fits perfectly with the agency’s vision of helping all people, regardless of their abilities and barriers, to be equally valued members of the community.”

    The Hartford City Day Services Center is open Monday through Friday. It serves people in Blackford and surrounding counties. For more information, call (765) 667-0368.

     

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