Terre Haute, In. – Community partners gather Friday for the ribbon cutting of the new facility of the Jan McCarthy Early Childhood Education Center. The new location for the center is next door to the Bayh College of Education at 749 Chestnut Street on the campus of Indiana State University. The center is named for Jan McCarthy, former ISU faculty member known as a pioneer in early childhood education. McCarthy, who now lives in Florida, visited the center earlier in the day. Early Childhood Education Center increases quality childcare opportunities for the community, which in turn contributes to economic development efforts as well as provide enhanced learning opportunities for ISU students.