Description: Hoosier Uplands has been providing Head Start services since the program's inception in 1965. Head Start is a family centered child development program designed to provide a safe, healthy environment for those who attend. Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physically. The Head Start staff recognize that parents are the first and most important teachers of their children. Head Start staff welcome parental involvement in Head Start activities and will work with parents as partners in their child's educational activities. Head Start serves nutritious meals and provides medical, dental, vision, speech and hearing screenings for each child enrolled. Transportation is also available to most of the children enrolled in the Head Start Program. The Hoosier Uplands Head Start Program is funded to serve a total of 270 children in the four county service area of Lawrence, Martin, Orange and Washington Counties of Indiana.Â
Additional Information: Head Start Center; PTQ Level 3;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 2022-11-02 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2022-11-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-114 at time of inspection, water temps in the classroom bathroom (2 handwashing sinks) is 130 degrees f. |
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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. | 2022-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) at time of inspection, one caregiver presently working with children has an expired consent and fingerprints. (JG) |
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| Licensing 2021-10-07 |
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. | 2021-10-11 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) 5 staff working without consent background checks completed. (3 expired in Aug) |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Bathrooms | 2021-01-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 One of the sinks in the Classroom B's restroom is not caulked correctly. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Building maintenance | 2021-01-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 The blue restroom in class A does not have a working exhaust fan. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2021-01-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-66 The steering wheels on the climbers do not meet playground safety standards. The wheels cannot be open. |
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| Licensing 2019-11-19 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2019-11-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 There was a toilet brush accessible to the children in the restroom. There were two purses (one with medication in view ) were accessible to the children. There is a piece of the rubber railing outside that is missing and there are screws exposed to the children. There were several household cleaners accessible to the children in the second classroom. There were being kept in an unlocked file cabinet. |
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