Kinder Care Education - Indianapolis IN Licensed Center

8930 East 21st Street , Indianapolis IN 46219
(317) 897-9918

About the Provider

Description:

Our experts designed our classrooms - and every activity and lesson - to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.

You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills.

Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!

Amanda Bennett, Center Director

Additional Information: Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 4;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 12070
  • Capacity: 100
  • Age Range: Toddler; Two-Twelve
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • PTQ Level: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs, Before and After School Programs
  • Current License Issue Date: 2024-04-10
  • 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
2024-04-04
Child/staff ratios and supervision
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48
Regarding 4.2.24 incident, three year old boy outside of building in parking lot and not under direct supervison by responsible caregiver.
Licensing
2023-08-24
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable 2023-08-24
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n)
At time of inspection, school-age, PreK, and 3/4 classrooms with brooms and/or dust pans in restroom, cannot be stored in restroom; school-age, and 3/4 classroom with toilet paper and paper towels on shelf, not sanitizable; PreK classroom with paper towels on shelf, not sanitizable.
Licensing
2023-08-24
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 2023-09-22
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1)
Two caregivers without drug test results available for review at time of inspection.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Disposable towels in a dispenser or electrical hand dryersthat operate at a maximum temperature of one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit shall be within reach of the children by the sinks. If the center uses electrical hand dryers, they must provide one (1) for each sink 2023-08-24
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(j)
PreK and 3/4 classrooms with no paper towels in paper towel dispencer at time of inspection.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to enrollment date 2023-09-09
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1)
At time of inspection, one child without physical available for review.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Diapering 2023-09-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94
2's classroom with multiple tears in changing table pad, not sanitizable at time of inspection.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Toddler Room Furnishings 2023-09-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-130
At time of inspection, toddler classroom with multiple tears in changing table pad, not sanitizable; toddler classroom with debris under changing table pad, not clean or sanitized.
Licensing
2023-08-24
The center shall control toilet and bathroom odors by ventilation and sanitation. If a screened window is not present, there shall be mechanical exhaust vents. Existing centers shall have ventilation added if sanitation measures fail to control odors 2023-09-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(p)
At time of inspection, school-age, PreK, and 3/4 classroom without working mechanical exhaust vent.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Kitchen and food preparation areas 2023-08-24
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116
Kitchen with frozen ravioli, waffles, pancakes not labeled; frozen pizza, chicken nuggets, and fish not labeled or with open date at time of inspection.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Building maintenance 2023-08-25
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
At time of inspection, 3/4 classroom with unsanitary return vent on wall.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Current and complete record of immunization history showing month, day, and year of each immunization. 2023-08-28
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2)
One child without current immunization record available for review at time of inspection.
Licensing
2023-08-24
Each childs record shall contain the following consents signed by the parent: Emergency medical authorization to provide transportation and obtain medical treatment for children when the parent cannot be contacted. This authorization shall also be in the emergency information file 2023-08-25
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-37(1)
At time of inspection, onechild without emergencymedical transport andtreatment authorizationavailable for review.
Licensing
2022-11-02
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. 2022-11-02
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1)
At time of visit one staff member present with expired fingerprints on file with the division making them Unqualified (FM, exp 9/14/22).
Licensing
2022-08-19
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2022-08-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100
preschool room cabinet was not locked and had lysol cleaner on the shelf
Licensing
2022-08-19
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children 2022-08-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c)
there was an open bag of pull ups on the shelf in the preschool bathroom

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