Brightpoint Head Start in Columbia City - Columbia City IN Licensed Center

1340 S Governors Drive , Columbia City IN 46725
(260) 244-2737

About the Provider

Description: Mission
Brightpoint helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty.
Vision
Brightpoint envisions a world without poverty in which all people have access to opportunities and are treated with dignity.​

Additional Information: PTQ Level 4;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 20
  • Age Range: Three-Five
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • PTQ Level: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-01-01
  • District Office: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-511-1144 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Type/Date Action needed to correct issue Date Resolved
Licensing
2022-11-09
Kitchen and food preparation areas 2022-11-16
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116
Extra food not stored in an air tight manner.
Licensing
2022-11-09
All caregivers counted in child/staff ratios shall meet the following qualifications: They shall have a high school diploma or shall have passed an equivalency test 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2)
Crystal missing high school diploma or higher.
Licensing
2022-11-09
Staff orientation 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32
Crystal missing new staff orientaion.
Licensing
2022-11-09
A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: volunteers; as a caregiver at the child care center. The drug testing results required under this subsection must be obtained before the individual is employed or allowed to volunteer as a caregiver 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(2)
Crystal missing drug screen
Licensing
2022-11-09
During the first two (2) weeks of employment, all staff shall receive documented training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. The director shall update this training annually 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b)
Crystal missing child abuse and neglect training.
Licensing
2022-11-09
Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2)
Crystal missing TB test
Licensing
2022-11-09
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature within thirty (30) days of employment dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to date of hire 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(6)
Crystal missing physical.

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