Indianola Children's Center's mission is to serve as a quality provider of childcare, for toddlers, preschoolers and school-agers, to be a parent education center, and to be a community resource for the OSU campus and surrounding area.

Indianola Children's Center is a learning community for children and adults, where:

  Children are valued for their ability to do meaningful work, their wonder and curiosity, their perspectives and ability to play.

  Families are valued for their bonds and traditions, their dedication to meeting the physical, emotional, social, and educational needs of their children, and their commitment to the dreams for their children.

  Staff are valued for their vision, their delight in children, their skill, heart,and knowledge, a commitment to families and an ability to play.

  We cherish what we learn from each other.

 To provide a safe, nurturing and responsive setting.

 To foster peacemaking and conflict resolution skills.

 To acknowledge and support children's individual differences by helping them to work cooperatively and by promoting their self-esteem.

  To help children develop positive social and emotional skills.

  To provide academic learning opportunities in literacy, math, science, social studies, music and movement.

  To teach children how to have a respectful relationship with the earth.

  To involve and provide educational opportunities to parents and extended family of children at Indianola Children's Center.

 

Indianola Children's Center is a member of the No Child Left Inside Central Ohio Collaborative

ICC has also been awarded a Green Spot by the City of Columbus for its environmental initiatives.