Teacher Linda Kaser was named one of 1995's Top 10 pre-school teachers in the nation by Child magazine. Kokomo Child Care Center, in the Kelley Student Center, serves 241 children, ages 1-5, of IUK students, staff and faculty. Parents schedule times on an hourly basis and provide for lunches, either by sending a sack lunch or taking their children to the campus food service next door in the same building. The center has three rooms with a total capacity of 42 children at one time throughout the day, with some evening hours scheduled. Northwest Child Care Center, south of 35th Ave.
Scheduling is flexible and there are reduced rates for students.
The center has daytime, evening and Saturday morning sessions. Most attend on part time. The kindergarten program emphasizes pre-school activities. There are daytime sessions during the school yearm and in the summer there is a school-age program for children through age 12. There is a paid staff of about 20, including three who are full-time, and there are several volunteers.