Happy Days Child Care Center, Merrillville, IN

Happy Days Child Care Center is an early childhood private school in Merrillville, IN teaching grades K-Transitional K. It reported 15 students and about 15 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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Schools marked here appear on the 2026-27 participating schools sheet published by the Indiana Department of Education.Official Choice Scholarship source.

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School facts

Grades: K-Transitional K
Students: 15
Teachers: 1
Students per teacher: 15
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Early childhood
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: Suburb

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What Indiana pays, and what that leaves you

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Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship

About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Happy Days Child Care Center?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms Choice Scholarship award Children

Choice Scholarship pays between $6,033 and $8,329 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Happy Days Learning Center	K	8	8	Nonsectarian	<1
Aquinas Catholic Community School	PreK-8	212	17.2	Roman Catholic	<1
Andrean High School ✓	9-12	455	13.5	Roman Catholic	1
Montessori Academy in the Oaks ✓	PreK-3	22	11	Nonsectarian	2
My Safari Preparatory Academy Georgia St. Campus	PreK-K	5	5	Nonsectarian	3
Montessori Academy of Nwi	PreK-K	3	1	Nonsectarian	3
Ascension Lutheran Christian School	K-5	52	17.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	3
Forest Ridge Academy ✓	PreK-8	157	5.7	Nonsectarian	3

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