Childcare facilities struggling to find proper insurance coverage [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — Some childcare providers are struggling to get insurance coverage. Kelly Dawn Jones is one of those providers. She has been in the childcare industry for over a decade; insuring her home and business has never been an issue until now.

They said that they just can’t do it anymore,” Kelly Dawn Jones a Licensed Childcare provider said. “They can’t cover us because there is licensed childcare in the home. “

She isn’t alone. Deanna Azbell runs an at-home childcare facility in Wabash. It is one of the very few options there. She is still insured but is looking for a lower price. She says trying to find new and affordable insurance is proving to be a nightmare.

“I have been turned down by four or five different locations trying to get insurance,” Deanna Azbell the Owner of Little Hands Big Hearts Daycare LLC said. “As soon as I …