Description: At Kids Connection Childcare Centers, we know that finding the perfect child care for your child isn't a decision that can be made overnight. There are many factors that go into choosing who will take care of your child and where your child will stay while you are at work. There are quite a few differences between in-home daycare and full-featured child care centers such as Kid’s Connection that you should carefully consider. We have listed a few of our advantages below:
Resources
At Kid’s Connection, we have more children, more teachers, much larger spaces, and more structured activities for your child.
Training
Being CDA Certified, our lead teachers have formal child care training to better provide early childhood education. This means your child will benefit from classroom oriented lessons while at Kid’s Connection. This will accelerate your child's education and help them transition into the classroom setting more easily. In fact, studies show that most elementary school teachers heavily prefer children from child care centers as opposed to home-based daycares.
Safety
Our Child Care Centers are safe and secure. Outside doors are kept locked and can only be opened from the inside or by integrated security control system access panels. All rooms are monitored and recorded at all times with state-of-the-art digital recording equipment. Not only do we monitor all rooms live, we can quickly and easily search and review all activity that took place in any part of our facility for the previous 2-week period. We also routinely practice storm, fire, and lockdown drills, and regularly have law-enforcement and first responders come to our facilities and talk to the children about issues such as fire prevention, stranger danger, safety, and drugs.
Social Development
At Kid’s Connection, there will be many more children with whom your child can interact with and practice social skills. Also, your child will placed with, and kept with, other children of the same age group, as opposed to the wide array of ages that are often mixed in a home-based environment.
Stability
Many home-based day cares are left with no option but to close if the provider is sick or other issues arise, leaving you to unexpectedly find some other care for your child that day or calling in at work so you have someone to watch your child. At Kid’s Connection, we are always open during regularly scheduled hours. We have several well-qualified providers to care for your child, so we don’t close due to illness or other unforseen circumstances.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In main hallway storage closet was unlocked. Containers of soap read "keep out of reach of children" and were within reach. Hand soap dispenser bottles in Schoolage room said "keep out of reach of children. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 School age children were released to the outdoor play area while the 3s class was outside as well. The two groups were not separated and played together.This made the ratio 32:3 for a group of 3s. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Educational equipment and materials | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-63 In PreK room there were no station materials oberved for art or science. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-66 In toddler outdoor play area an umbrella stand was sitting out, presenting a trip hazard. Plants were growing in the mulch serfacing of the large area. Large play equipment had a climbing rock section with rocks broken. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 In toddler room there was no thermometer in the refridgerator. Fridge in kitchen shredded cheese had no label for date opened. Strawberries were opened and uncovered. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-14 |
Caregivers shall determine maximum group size by the age of the youngest child | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-152(b) School age children were released to the outdoor play area while the 3s class was outside as well. The two groups were not separated and played together.This made the ratio 32:3 for a group of 3s. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2022-04-29 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-13 One staff member did not have up to date child abuse training on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
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: is employed | 2022-05-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) One staff member had consent for drug screen on file but drug screen results were missing. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
Childrens admission records | 2022-05-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36 Two children did not have up to date immunizations on record. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | 2022-04-29 |
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Type of correction needed:
3-4.7-1(24) (1) One staff member did not have a copy of their diploma on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-05-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Door to the hallway closet was unlocked, containingwater heater, furnace, and valspar paint. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-22 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-06-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Mechanical closet was unlocked and water heater was accessable. Furnace closet was unlocked and furnace was accessable. In 2s room clorox bleach was stored under the sink behind a restrictive device. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-20 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2020-08-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Cabinet under sink in Infant room was unlocked with child deterrent device contained drain cleaner, window cleaner, and lysol disenfectant spary all labeled "keep out of reach of children." |
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| Licensing 2020-08-20 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | 2020-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
3-4.7-1(24) (1) One caregiver was missing records for proof of high school graduation. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-20 |
Childrens admission records | 2020-10-05 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36 Two children missing files for physcial exam in recrods. |
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This Day Care is okay for the price and some of the staff are very good but not all. Not sure the preschool teacherrs are qualified and there always seems to be a shortage of learning supplies. The place needs cleaning and new paint in every room. The place is does not show well or that the kids are in a good learning environment. Carpets in rooms are old and stained. The best thing about the day care is the out door space /playground. It is not an unsafe place but it seems to be poorly run and the current Cook is horrible. Food nutritian is not a priority, too much unhealthy food served. Overall I don't like it but I haven't found a place that is that much better yet. Day Care is in a sad state.