Haven of Rest Overnight Childcare
Care for children from birth through age 12 whose parents work overnight or nontraditional schedules. Haven of Rest is not open yet — we are securing a location, completing licensing, and planning for a September 2027 opening.
The shifts that keep a community running happen at night.
Hospitals, plants, warehouses, and emergency services do not close at five o’clock. Neither do the responsibilities of the parents who staff them. Haven of Rest is being designed for those families.
- Nurses, aides, and healthcare workers on overnight rotations
- Manufacturing teams and third-shift plant and warehouse workers
- First responders, dispatchers, and security personnel
- Transportation crews and hospitality staff
- Student parents in night classes or training programs
- Families navigating a season with no dependable overnight option
Staff are awake throughout the night, every night we are open.
Most childcare closes when the second shift starts. Haven of Rest is being built for the hours after that. This is the program flow we are developing — a sample routine, not a fixed timetable.
- Arrive
- Transition
- Nourish
- Connect
- Prepare for rest
- Sleep
- Wake gently
- Get ready
- Breakfast
- Ready for the day
Arrival and evening transition
Parents check in and each child is welcomed by staff, washes their hands, puts their belongings away, and settles into the space at their own pace.
Evening meal or snack
Every child is offered evening food service with age-appropriate variety. Children eat at an unhurried pace, with conversation among peers and staff, then wash their hands afterward.
Staggered bedtime preparation
Children are taken through bedtime preparation a few at a time: bathroom, changing into sleepwear, personal-care needs, and handwashing.
Quiet wind-down
Books, drawing, puzzles, quiet table activities, and soft conversation — unhurried choices that help a child come down from the day.
Group story and bedtime
The children gather together for a story and a peaceful transition toward rest.
Rest
Lights down. Children who arrived earlier may already be asleep by now.
Rest and continuous supervision
Children rest while staff continue to supervise and monitor them throughout the night. A child who wakes is met with a calm voice, not a closed door.
Wake, dress, and personal care
Children wake according to their own sleep needs, then get dressed, take care of bathroom and personal-care needs, wash their hands, and gather their belongings.
Breakfast
Breakfast together, with time for conversation and a calm start rather than a rushed one.
Departure
Children are made ready for school transportation, bus pickup, or a parent arriving from their shift, with timing adjusted around each family's departure schedule.
Times overlap because children do not all arrive at once. A child who arrives at nine may be settled and asleep while another is still eating. This is a tentative sample routine, not a rigid schedule. It may be adjusted to support children’s individual sleep needs, family arrival and departure schedules, and childcare guidance.
A child’s sleep is often interrupted before they ever arrive.
When a parent works overnight, the night may start with a child waking up, leaving home, traveling to another location, and settling into childcare. That transition can interrupt sleep and cost a child real rest before care has even begun.
So we are not designing a schedule that rushes children and parents to meet an arbitrary bedtime. We are designing one that protects sleep.
That is why arrival is a window from 9:00 to 10:30 p.m. rather than a single time. A parent whose shift starts later is not made to hurry, and a child who arrives early can begin winding down and rest sooner. Because children do not all arrive together, the evening has to flex rather than run in lockstep.
Mornings carry the same tension in reverse. Children wake according to their own sleep needs, within what school transportation, bus pickup, and parent pickup actually allow. Balancing those two things well is the work.
The goal is more than overnight supervision. We want every child to receive as much appropriate, restorative rest as possible while still being prepared for school transportation or parent pickup.
What we will not compromise on.
Licensed and inspected
We will not open until we meet Indiana childcare licensing, fire, and safety requirements in full.
Supervised at all times
Children are supervised and monitored by staff at all times while they are in our care, including throughout the night. Not adults asleep in another room.
Background-checked caregivers
Every adult who works with children is screened, trained, and accountable to a named supervisor.
A routine children can count on
A familiar rhythm of welcome, nourishment, quiet activities, personal care, rest, and morning preparation — with room for variety and each child's needs.
Rest that is actually protected
A child's sleep is often already interrupted by the time they arrive. Our routine bends around their rest instead of running them to an arbitrary bedtime.
Is Haven of Rest open yet?
Not yet. Haven of Rest is in development — we are searching for a location, completing licensing requirements, and building the team. We are planning for a September 2027 opening. Joining the interest list is the best way to hear when the date is confirmed.
How many children will you start with?
We plan to begin small and intentional, with an enrollment of 16 children, so that the quality of care is right from the first night. We expect to grow from there, including toward second-shift care as the ministry develops.
What ages will you care for?
Children from birth through age 12.
What hours will you be open?
Planned hours are Sunday through Friday, 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Haven of Rest will be closed Saturdays. Within those hours, arrival and departure timing may be adjusted around family work schedules, school transportation, and each child's sleep needs.
Will children sleep there?
Yes. Overnight care means real rest, with a consistent evening routine and staff supervising and monitoring children throughout the night.
Are children supervised while they sleep?
Always. Children are supervised and monitored by staff at all times while they are in our care, including throughout the night. That is not an add-on to the service; it is the service.
What if my child arrives already tired, or needs to sleep longer?
That is exactly what we are building around. Children arrive at different times and have different sleep needs, so the evening routine flexes rather than running to a fixed clock. In the morning children wake according to their own needs, within what school transportation and pickup times allow.
Do families have to be Christian?
No. Foundations of Love is a Christian, faith-guided ministry, and every family is welcome. Care is offered to anyone who needs it.
How much will it cost?
Rates have not been set. We are committed to keeping overnight care reachable for working families and exploring resources and partnerships that can help make care accessible.
Tell us what you need.
We are planning Haven of Rest around real schedules, not assumptions. If you work overnight or nontraditional hours, tell us the ages of your children and the hours you need covered. You’ll be the first to hear when we have an opening date.
Joining the list is not a registration and does not commit you to anything.
Add your family to the interest list
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