Description: we provide your children with a kids first approach to early childhood development & education. We are licensed for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. Our hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and we are open Monday - Friday. We are a family owned & operated state licensed facility. We provide nutritious meals and snacks as well as a structured program with all age groups.
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 2023-11-03 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 At the time of visit, in the transition classroom, there was cleaning products and rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide in the lower cabinet, accessible to the children. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
Centers shall comply with the following: Keep cold foods under forty-one (41) degrees Fahrenheit | 2022-10-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-81(b)(2) The infant room refrigerator thermometer was 58 degrees at time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper | 2022-10-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2) In the transition room, there was not paint or paper at the easel at the time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
When to wash hands | 2022-10-27 |
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Type of correction needed:
410 IAC 7-24-129 In the transition room, a child had snot on his fingers, he was given a tissue by staff but was not guided to the sink to wash hands. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-10-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In the transition room, the Dab-O-Link dobbers state keep out of reach of children. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
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 | 2022-11-02 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) 1 staff (KA) does not have evidence of an annual TB test on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-26 |
The center shall cover electrical outlets or otherwise make them shockproof in all areas accessible by children | 2022-10-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-101(b) The pre-k classroom is missing outlet covers. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
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. | 2021-10-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Six caregivers have not submitted consent forms to the division which allowing for a National Criminal History background check. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-10-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 In classroom refrigerators (Rooms A, C, and F) opened gallons of milk were not dated with the date opened. In room C, pitchers of liquid were in the refrigerator and were not labeled with item name or date. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Bathrooms | 2021-10-14 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 In the boys bathroom in room E, there is a metal file cabinet with teaching materials in it. Items unrelated to toileting can not be stored in the restrooms. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Rest periods | 2021-10-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-53 Cots in the one's and two's classroom were not were not spaced 2 feet apart. In the one's classroom, cots were touching. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-10-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 The two caregivers in the toddler classroom (room A) have not submitted consent forms and therefore are not qualified caregivers; therefore the room is not properly supervised. The caregiver in the two's classroom (room C) has not submitted a consent form to the division and therefore is not a qualified caregiver; therefore the classroom is not being supervised. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-10-14 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In room E, shaving cream was found in an unlocked cabinet and accessible to children. Shaving cream states, "keep out of reach of children" |
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| Licensing 2021-10-14 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: A statewide limited criminal history check completed by the Indiana state police | 2021-10-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(3) Six caregivers have not submitted consent forms to the division allowing for a statewide criminal history check to be done. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-07 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2020-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Janitor's Closet by the staff restroom is open with bleach and chemicals accessible.Staff bag and purse accessible in Room D and Room EStaff restroom door open with spray cleaner and aerosol can accessible |
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I used to work for this facility, but have since left. While I was working there the teachers (most of them) beautifully treated the children like their own. It's management that's the issue. Despite coming in with my certifications and years of experience, I, as well as many others, were still making minimum wage. After working there a few years many of us still had not seen a raise at all. Management was bad for playing favoritism. A teacher can watch 5 kids depending on the classroom, so with 2 teachers there is 10 children in a class. Occasionally the coworker would leave to *gossip* with the owner, leaving one teacher with 10 1 year old's for over an hour. There was a classroom with an extra kid occasionally because the owner would allow her unregistered grand niece to come in about twice a week, putting us over ratio no matter what. After leaving, I worked for a different company, and needed to pick up a child from Kids First. The teachers had lost the child, and neither of them knew where he had been for about the last half hour. After complaining to my company, Kids First tried to get me fired from there for "slandering their name." The teachers are great, and truly try their best with what they have, but I wouldn't send my kid here due to the train wreck of management.