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CAPE Place Head Start
Evansville, IN
· Vanderburgh County
301 Lincoln Avenue,
Evansville, IN 47713
Quick Facts
Capacity
120 children
Age Range
Three-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
4
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Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
14172
License Issued
Jan 1, 2026
Active Through
Dec 31, 2028
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
Mission Statement
To provide a unified voice that represents all paid members and agencies. IHSA meets the needs of its members by providing advocacy, training and leadership development, and by promoting collaboration and communication. IHSA is committed to fostering professionalism within the organization and accountability to members. IHSA promotes proactive leadership and respect for diversity.
To provide a unified voice that represents all paid members and agencies. IHSA meets the needs of its members by providing advocacy, training and leadership development, and by promoting collaboration and communication. IHSA is committed to fostering professionalism within the organization and accountability to members. IHSA promotes proactive leadership and respect for diversity.
Additional Information:
Head Start Center; PTQ Level 4;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2025-10-02 |
Room 101 has a trampoline. Trampolines are defined as unsafe surface in CCDF letter from 4-30-15. | 2025-10-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances |
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| Licensing 2024-11-12 |
The caulk between the wall and floor behind the toilets in the bathroom in Room 102 is cracked. | 2024-11-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Building maintenance |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2023-10-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 The Playground surface on the 100 hallway playground has 8 cracks that go all the way through the poured surface causing tripping hazzard. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
Building maintenance | 2023-10-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 The caulk on the back wall of the bathroom by room 102 is not completely sealed making the area unsanitizable. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
2 staff members have expired fingerprints on file with the division. | 2023-10-06 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2023-10-04 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 2 staff members have expired fingerprints on file with the division. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Blood borne diseases and their transmission, work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment as required by the OSHA and ISDH | 2023-10-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) 2 staff members currently working with children have expired Universal Precautions training. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-03 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter | 2023-10-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) 2 staff members working with children have expired varification that staff is free from tuberculosis. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-02 |
The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any other item that states keep out of the reach of children in a place that is inaccessible to children | 2022-11-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100(e) At time of inspection, rooms 102, 202, and 204 had teachers handbags on the floor, accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-02 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2022-11-02 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of inspection, two staff with expired background checks, by the FederalBureau of Investigation. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-02 |
The center shall use an antiscald valve approved by ISDH to maintain water temperature between one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit on all hot water supplied to sinks, bathing, and washing facilities used by children. | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114(d) At time of inspection, in classroom 102, sinks that are in the classroom, had hot water temperature readings of: 75 degrees Fahrenheit and 74.6 degrees Fahrenheit. In classroom 103, sinks had hot water temperature readings of 76.4 degrees Fahrenheit and 82.2 degrees Fahrenheit. In classroom 201, one sink with a hot water temperature reading of 126.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot water temperatures should be between 100 degrees Fahrenheit and 120 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-02 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 At time of inspection, blue palyground surface mat cracking and rising. Therefore, the blue mat that covers the entire playground, presents a tripping hazard. |
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| Licensing 2021-11-02 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114 204 water temperature 80.1 degrees right, 201 water temperature 71 degrees right, 101 water temperature 79.6 degrees left, 102 water temperature 78.1 degrees left, 103 water temperature 75.6 degrees right. Hot water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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| Licensing 2021-11-02 |
The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances | 2021-11-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) 201 baseboard missing from wall to floor surface. |
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| Licensing 2021-11-02 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Playground with the built in hill slide has anchoring devices showing and no fall zone around the slide. Needs to be in compliance with CPSC. |
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