Mitchell Head Start Center - Mitchell IN Licensed Center

1240 Orchard Street , Mitchell IN 47446
(812) 849-4448

About the Provider

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. 

Additional Information: Head Start Center; PTQ Level 3;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 14185
  • Capacity: 60
  • Age Range: Three-Five
  • 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
2021-01-19
Bathrooms 2021-01-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113
One of the sinks in the Classroom B's restroom is not caulked correctly.
Licensing
2021-01-19
Building maintenance 2021-01-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
The blue restroom in class A does not have a working exhaust fan.
Licensing
2021-01-19
Playground and Outdoor Safety 2021-01-22
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.
Licensing
2019-11-19
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2019-11-20
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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