Child and Youth Services — Child Care, Preschool and After School
Director: Heather Richard
812-364-1142
hrichard@brsinc.org

Child Care

Blue River Services, Inc. operates three, state-licensed child care centers: 

• Rainbow’s End Child Care Center in Corydon

• North Harrison Elementary School in Ramsey

• Morgan Elementary School in Palmyra

All centers employ highly trained, dedicated staff who provide quality child care services and preschool programming. Children are encouraged to explore the world around them and learn through play within a safe, fun and nurturing environment. At Rainbow’s End, separate classrooms are provided for each age group, and children participate in activities that are developmentally and age appropriate.

All centers participate in Paths to Quality, Indiana’s child care quality rating and improvement system, and all have achieved a level 3 rating. Paths to Quality is a vital informational tool for parents as they make decisions about which early care settings are best for their children. Paths to Quality also provides an accountability measure for funding and creates an alignment between licensing, subsidy and quality among child care, head start, and kindergarten.

At Rainbow’s End, child care services are provided Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and serve children from 1 year old through 12 years old. 

For more information or to tour a center, please contact the site manager, Stephanie Martin, at 812-738-1979 or brccgen1@brsinc.org.

FULL-DAY PRESCHOOL

Through funding from the Harrison County Community Foundation’s Jump Start Preschool initiative, preschool programming is offered at Morgan Elementary, North Harrison Elementary and Rainbow’s End Child Care Center. While any child who is 4 years old by August 1 may enroll, to qualify for free programming, children must be from a household with an income that is 200% of poverty or below. 

BRS, Inc. has provided quality preschool programming in Harrison County for more than 25 years. The preschool programs at Morgan and North Harrison are offered Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; however, if necessary to accommodate the needs of a working parent, students can arrive as early as 8 a.m. and remain at the school until 3 p.m. Breakfast, lunch and a nutritious afternoon snack are included. At the Rainbow’s End site, children may arrive as early as 6 a.m. and remain at the center until 6 p.m. Breakfast, a morning snack, lunch and a nutritious afternoon snack also are included at Rainbow’s End.

Any family wishing to enroll their child in the program may call 812-738-1979 for Rainbow’s End and 812-364-1142 for North Harrison/Morgan. Proof of residence and income must be provided to be considered for free programming. 

After School Programs  

Extended day learning and academic enrichment activities for students.

 After school programs are offered at:

• Morgan Elementary in Palmyra, Indiana – 3 to 6 p.m.

• North Harrison Elementary (3 to 6 p.m.) and North Harrison Middle School (3 to 5:30 p.m.) in Ramsey, Indiana

• Medora Elementary and Medora Junior High in Medora, Indiana – 3 to 6 p.m.

• East Washington Elementary and Middle School – (2:30 to 5:30 p.m.) in Pekin, Indiana

• Bradie Shrum Elementary in Salem, Indiana – 3 to 6 p.m.

• Additionally, Blue River manages the Bridge to Success after school program at Slate Run Elementary in New Albany, Indiana – 2:30 to 5:30 pm.

In person and virtual programming is offered corresponding with each school’s daily schedule

Homework assistance, tutoring, social and emotional learning, counseling, therapy, and a wide variety of enrichment activities are included. For more information, please call 812-364-1142.

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