About Amma's Academy
Our Mission
Our Beginning
Our Beginning
At Amma's Academy our mission is Bridging the Gap: We believe that every family in our community between poverty stricken and middle-class needs and deserves free or low-cost quality childcare, preschool, before and after school care to grow and thrive.
Our Beginning
Our Beginning
Our Beginning
Established in 2024, Ammas Academy was inspired by the need of free to low-cost quality childcare for struggling families that do not qualify for state subsidized childcare assistance.
Our Faculty
Our Beginning
Our Faculty
Our faculty is made up of dedicated, and experienced educators who are passionate about helping our students achieve their full potential.
Discover Amma's Academy
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
6am-6pm
*Subject to change
Age Range
2yrs-12yrs
*Subject to change
Holiday Closings
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King’s Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Juneteenth
Labor Day
Thanksgiving (day of and day after)
Christmas Eve
Christmas (if it falls on a Saturday, we will be closed Thursday and Friday. If it falls on a Sunday, we will be closed on Friday and Monday.
Rates/Fees
Weekly Rates: ($0-$75) Individual Basis
Supply Fees $20
Registration Fees $50 (add $10 ea. additional child)
*rates/fees subject to change with advanced notice.
Meals/Snacks
Breakfast: 7am-8am
AM Snack: 10:30am
Lunch: 12:00pm-12:45pm
PM Snack: 3pm
Amma's Academy follows the CACFP food program guidelines
Amma's Peaceful Pathways Program
Our program is dedicated to providing children ages 6 to 12 years and their families with essential youth mental health resources, materials, workshops, and presentations. Amma's Peaceful Pathways will offer resources including information on free or low-cost mental health care, assessments, workshops, training, and presentations led by state-certified youth mental health therapists.
Amma's Academy holds the conviction that nurturing the skills of young people is essential for an all-encompassing approach to curbing youth violence. A lack of advanced skills in communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, empathy, impulse control, and emotional regulation among the youth may escalate the likelihood of violent behavior. Fostering these vital life skills enables young individuals to become more self-aware, interpret social cues correctly, steer clear of perilous situations and behaviors, and settle disputes nonviolently.
Contact Us
Get in touch with us to learn more about Ammas Academy or to schedule a visit. We are always happy to hear from prospective families.
Amma's Academy Inc. Board of Directors
Founder and Executive Director
Inspired by personal challenges, Monique Wimberly founded Amma's Academy. She stepped in to care for her grandchildren, enabling her daughter to work and support the family after being ineligible for state-subsidized childcare assistance due to income limits. Yet, the cost of childcare, at $420 weekly ($1,680 monthly), remained unaffordable. Amma's Academy Incorporated was established to assist such families in need. Monique, an Indiana University alumna with a Bachelor of Science in Labor Studies since 2015, earned her Child Development Associate certification on May 7, 2023, and holds a certification in Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid from the National Council of Wellbeing.
President
Dwight Harwell
Vice President
Vacancy
Treasurer
LeNita Hampton
Secretary
Brandy Ickes