Kids First Academy - Highland IN Licensed Center

2450 Lincoln Street , Highland IN 46322
(219) 923-5437
1 Review

About the Provider

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. 

Additional Information: Number Of Infants Licensed: 8; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 2;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 1100245
  • Capacity: 96
  • Age Range: Infant; Toddler; Two-Twelve
  • PTQ Level: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: Jan 01, 2021
  • 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
2020-10-07
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2020-10-08
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
Licensing
2020-10-07
Bathrooms 2020-10-12
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113
Ventilation fan covers in some of the restrooms are dusty.Bathrooms being used for storage of items that are not sanitizable in Room D and Room ETwo stained ceilig tiles in Room Room D bathroom
Licensing
2019-11-08
In-service staff training 2019-11-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35
Caregiver in infant room not trained in safe sleep
Licensing
2019-11-08
Infant physical care 2019-11-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-123
Cloth not being used when holding infant and feeding infant.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Confidentiality of records 2019-11-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-44
Allergies posted in the 1's room.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Infant Food Preparation and Storage 2019-11-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135
Powdered forumal being used without doctors note and medical reason..
Licensing
2019-11-08
Building maintenance 2019-12-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
1's Room:Wall under the months of the year in need of repair.Wall by birthday chart in need of repair. 3/4's room:Wall by music posting in need of repair. Screen broken.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Bathrooms 2019-11-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113
Plunger being stored in the restroom of the 1's room. No soap at sink in the 1's room.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Educational equipment and materials 2019-11-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63
Sensory table being used for storage in the 2's room.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Diapering 2019-11-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94
Diapers being stored in reach of children in the 1's, 2's and 2.5/3's room.
Licensing
2019-11-08
Kitchen and food preparation areas 2019-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116
Refrigerator in the 1's and 2's room in need of cleaning. .
Licensing
2019-11-08
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2019-11-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100
1's Room:Staff purse, soap and cleaners in reach of children. Infant Room:Diaper creams in reach of children 2's room:Soap, disinfectant spray, windex, staff purse and cleaners in reach of children. Bins on shelf tippable and a hazard. 2.5/3's:diaper creams in reach of children 4/5's room: Nail polish in reach of children.
Licensing
2018-10-18
Building maintenance 2018-10-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
Ceiling tiles in the restroom in the 1's room in need of repair or replacing. Restroom ceiling tiles in the 2/5's room in neeed of repair or replacing. Counter top ledge in 3/4's coming off. Ceiling tiles in the 4/5's room in need of repair or replacing.
Licensing
2018-10-18
Kitchen and food preparation areas 2018-10-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116
1' s room refrigerator:lunch meat not labeled with date open. Infant room:Cheerios, chex mix, goldfish and crackers not labeled with date open. In the 2.5/3's room:milk not labeled with date open. In Pre-K room:Salami not dated with date open.
Licensing
2018-10-18
Childrens admission records 2018-10-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36
One child missing evidence of child development information. One child missing name, address, and telephone number for person responsible who may be called in an emergency and for the person authroized to remove child from premises.

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Reviews

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Rose Feb 12, 2022
I am an employee

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.

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