SOUTH BEND, IND. (March 30, 2007) – More than 30 public organizations, nonprofit agencies and academic programs will take part in Ivy Tech Community College’s sixth annual KidCare Festival on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Bend campus, 220 Dean Johnson Blvd.

KidCare Festival is a free health, safety and education fair for families and early childhood educators in north central Indiana and southwestern Michigan.  The event is geared toward children ages three through eight.

Teacher’s Credit Union is the major sponsor of the event which is presented in conjunction with National Week of the Young Child, an annual initiative of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Ivy Tech’s Early Childhood Education program offers both two-year degree and certificate courses of study on the South Bend, Elkhart and Warsaw campuses.