Enrolling
Who may enroll, and in what order
Families from our partner plants and neighbors around the park may enroll. When a place opens in a room, it goes down this list, and within each group in the order families joined.
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Step 1: Brothers and sisters
A child whose brother or sister is already enrolled hears first, so siblings can share a room's hours.
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Step 2: Partner-plant families
Families with a parent at one of our partner plants are next, whatever the shift.
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Step 3: Neighbors
Families who live or work around the park come after. A spot on the list moves a family up; it does not hold a place.
Employer partners
A dozen plants, one center
Honeybun is run by a group of employers in the Elkhart manufacturing park. Each partner plant schedules its shifts with us in mind, and neighbors around the park are welcome too.
Final assembly lines
Families on a 6:00 a.m. start drop off between 5:00 and 5:45 and are on the road before the line starts.
Chassis and axle plants
Heavy shifts that end at 2:30 p.m. fit the handoff window, when pickups and drop-offs happen together.
Fiberglass and trim
Second-shift crews bring children in during the handoff window and stay through supper.
Cabinet and furniture shops
Smaller crews with mixed hours use the day-hours schedule or split a week between both shifts.
Electrical and wiring
Technicians who are on call or work a long shift tell us ahead, and we plan the late room around them.
Metal fabrication
Plants that run Saturday overtime tell us by midweek so we can reserve a time for those families.
Through the year
When enrollment opens
Fall places open in April, and families already on a shift hear from us in May.
Evenings in October and April
Open houseOpen houses at shift change
Walk the rooms when both shifts are in them and meet the lead teachers.
Any weekday
April
Applications openFall places open
Brothers and sisters first, then partner-plant families, then neighbors.
May
DecisionsFamilies hear from us
Elieser calls each family on the list with an offer or a place on the list.
Late August
First dayFirst day of fall
Rooms are ready for both shifts.
A few holidays
ClosedClosed days
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Sample dates.
Ask where your family falls
Call Elieser and he will tell you which list your family joins and how long families usually wait.