Midtown Early Learning Center

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An early learning center in the heart of Indianapolis helping our littlest learners foster imagination, encourage curiosity, fall in love with nature and develop with movement and music.

There’s something magical about the turning of seasons. Cooler air, colorful leaves and the joy of discovering all the c...
11/01/2025

There’s something magical about the turning of seasons. Cooler air, colorful leaves and the joy of discovering all the changes fall brings. Our little learners have been exploring the wonders of autumn in every way… even by getting their hands a little messy exploring the inside of a pumpkin! 🎃✨

To celebrate the season, we wrapped up with a Spirit Week that included all kinds of fun: Spooky Pajama Day, Fall Sweater Day and of course, a parade of costumes for Halloween! 👻🕸️

From squishy pumpkin seeds to cozy sweaters and big smiles, our school is full of laughter, curiosity and joy.

🍁 Happy Halloween from all of us at Midtown ELC! 🍁

Here’s to the beauty of fall and the wonder it inspires in every child!

10/15/2025

🥒 Peter Piper Picked a Peck… and so did our toddlers! 🥒

One of our favorite summer memories at Midtown Early Learning Center was Pickle Day! Each toddler got to make their very own jar of Refrigerated Pickles using cucumbers grown right here in the MELC garden. 🌿

This hands-on activity was more than just fun — it helped little hands build fine motor skills and encouraged curiosity through new smells and tastes. And the best part? Everyone went home with a crunchy reminder of their garden-to-table adventure! 💚

Getting MELC littles outside is one of our favorite things to do. This summer, students have loved caring for our MELC g...
08/25/2025

Getting MELC littles outside is one of our favorite things to do.

This summer, students have loved caring for our MELC garden and observing close-up the workings of nature and appreciating its many benefits, including tasty vegetables.

We have all learned patience, independence and teamwork as we've tended the plants, carefully picked ripe veggies and then turned them into tasty foods like bruschetta and pasta sauce.

Yum, cooking classes with Ms. Carolina using freshly picked ingredients from our garden have become highlights of our summer!

08/11/2025

Cue the cupcakes, juice boxes and silly songs, Midtown Early Learning Center turned ONE this week! We celebrated a year of growth, memories and milestones with our students, families and teachers.

Year #1 brought much to be thankful for - from our village of supporters to our talented teachers and our MELC kiddos. Thank you to everyone who has supported and cheered us on. We couldn't have done it without you.

We're looking forward to many more birthdays to come!

MELC littles focus on the sensory experience and creative process of art and are encouraged to express themselves throug...
06/26/2025

MELC littles focus on the sensory experience and creative process of art and are encouraged to express themselves through all sorts of materials - from kiwi and kale to shaving cream and textured painting with salt.

With the Reggio Emilia approach, students exploring art materials and tools is just as important as the final masterpiece - which are proudly hung on many refrigerators!

Spring has brought MELC students out to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air with class strolls around the neighborhood to s...
04/24/2025

Spring has brought MELC students out to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air with class strolls around the neighborhood to see flowers blooming, watering seeds we are patiently watching grow and many outdoor sensory activities with eggs, water and more.

Spring has sprung and MELC littles can't get enough of it!

Gobble, gobble, gobble! We love our little MELC turkeys and are full of gratitude for all of the love shared between stu...
11/28/2024

Gobble, gobble, gobble! We love our little MELC turkeys and are full of gratitude for all of the love shared between students, families and staff! We have spent the last two weeks enjoying the final festivities of fall and making crafts in honor of our infants' FIRST Thanksgiving and our toddlers' wonder of fall and celebration of friendship.

Some of our favorite activities included our infants shake painting with pinecones and our toddlers cork painting leaves and practicing their fine motor skills trying to take the corn off the cob one by one.

Happy Thanksgiving. Feeling especially grateful this year for our village of supporters as MELC celebrates its FIRST Thanksgiving! 🍂🍁

As we inch toward winter in Indianapolis, MELC littles have loved experiencing all things fall! There is something about...
11/09/2024

As we inch toward winter in Indianapolis, MELC littles have loved experiencing all things fall!

There is something about a big pile of leaves that is irresistible to toddlers and exploring the inside of a pumpkin that makes you giggle and squeal. MELC babies enjoyed the "mess-free" version with dried corn rattles and pumpkin sensory bags, among activities... All topped off with a fall festival enjoyed with family and friends.

We're going to miss pumpkin season and all the laughter and spice that comes with it!

It was a faboolous and spooky day at MELC! We had a little pirate, space martian and Elsa in attendance among other fun ...
10/31/2024

It was a faboolous and spooky day at MELC! We had a little pirate, space martian and Elsa in attendance among other fun characters.

Wishing everyone in Midtown all treats and no tricks this evening. Happy Halloween! 🎃

10/15/2024

The fingerprints of our community are all over the Midtown Early Learning Center... especially our new toddler-friendly playset!

While Canterbury Park is a stone's throw away for our littles to enjoy, nothing beats the proximity and access of a playset designed just for pint-sized toddlers in our own MELC backyard!

Thank you to our village for helping us build a dream-come-true playset. MELC students are huge fans!

Recently, MELC teachers spent time with learning best practices for creating a Reggio-inspired curriculum for infants a...
09/12/2024

Recently, MELC teachers spent time with learning best practices for creating a Reggio-inspired curriculum for infants and toddlers. Our teachers are passionate about finding age friendly ways to connect students to nature, their community and the world around them.

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56th & Indianola Avenue
Indianapolis, IN
46220

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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