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Windsor Village West Head Start and Early Head Start
Indianapolis, IN
· Marion County
5950 East 23rd Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Quick Facts
Capacity
320 children
Age Range
Infant-Five
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
4
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Contact Information
📞 (317) 803-4654
Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
14464
License Issued
Jan 1, 2025
Active Through
Dec 31, 2027
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
Family Development Services is the sole provider of Head Start for Marion and Hamilton counties, and we served more than 2,500 children, and infants last year alone.
Our services are designed to nourish early childhood development and foster long-term learning and social skills through:
Education
Comprehensive health services
Active family involvement
Family support services such as employment counseling, literacy education, and crisis intervention
Our services are designed to nourish early childhood development and foster long-term learning and social skills through:
Education
Comprehensive health services
Active family involvement
Family support services such as employment counseling, literacy education, and crisis intervention
Additional Information:
Number Of Infants Licensed: 8; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 16; Head Start Center; PTQ Level 3;
Hours of Operation
- Monday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Tuesday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Wednesday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Thursday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Friday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2025-10-23 |
At time of visit there were two unlocked mop closets with items labeled "keep out of reach of children" sanitizer and mop cleaner. At time of visit there was also an unlocked laundry room with items labeled "keep out of reach of children" bleach and laundry soap. At time of visit there was a bag of deicer labeled "keep out of reach of children" at the end of a hallway within reach. | 2025-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2023-10-20 |
One staff member present with children has expired fingerprints on file. | 2023-10-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) 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. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-06 |
On the day of occurrence, caregiversshall inform parents of minor injuries when they pick up their child. Minor injury reports shall be kept in the childs individual file or in a separate minor injury reporting file and shall be recorded showing the following: The date and time of the injury | 2022-04-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-39(b)(1) During visit it was found that a minor injury report had not been completed or kept in a child's file from a previous minor injury that occurred at the center. |
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| Complaints 2022-03-28 |
2022-05-17 | |
| Type of correction needed: Provider did not inform parents of minor injuries when child was picked up based on 470-IAC 3-4.7-39 regulation. | ||
| Licensing 2021-11-03 |
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. | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) In HS 3 - One staff member missing consent to release for this location. |
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| Licensing 2021-11-03 |
The center shall provide tables and chairs in each child care area as follows: Child-sized chairs made so that when a child sits in a chair their feet touch the ground and their back touches the chair back | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111(b)(1) In EHS 1 an 8 month old was placed in a toddler size chair and was not strapped in and their feet did not touch the ground. |
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| Licensing 2021-11-03 |
Discarding or reconditioning of unsafe, misbranded, adulterated or contaminated food | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-141 In EHS 2's classroom fridge there were several expired bananas that was blackened |
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| Licensing 2021-11-03 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 The refrigerators storing milk in the storage room across from the kitchen and the back storage room in kitchen were missing thermometers inside the fridge |
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| Licensing 2021-11-03 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In Gym in unlocked room behind stage were several items labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" including hand sanitizer and lysol wipesIn EHS 3 under the diaper table behind a child deterrent there were deoderizing cleaning materials labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" |
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| Licensing 2020-10-22 |
Building maintenance | 2020-10-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Rooms 3 & 4: brooms and dustpans stored in bathroom. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-22 |
Diapering | 2020-10-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 EHS Rooms 1 & 2: diapers not stored in sealed container prior to use. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-22 |
The center shall use a changing table as follows: The table must be sturdy and sanitizable | 2020-10-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(i)(1) EHS Room 1: changing pad torn and not santizable. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-06 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 1 can of mandarin oranges, 1 can of Arrezio spaghetti sauce dented. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-06 |
The center shall provide hot and cold running water at all hand washing sinks | 2019-12-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114(c) water temperatures at handwashing sinks measured below 100 degrees Fahrenheit: Room 3: 97 degrees F, Hallway bathrooms: 71 degrees F, EHS Room 1: 68 degrees F, EHS Room 2: 69 degrees F. Required temperature range is 100-120 degrees Fahrenheit, for effective hand washing with non-scalding water. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-06 |
Parents may supply filled bottles as follows: Staff shall return all unused bottles daily | 2019-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135(k)(5) EHS room 1: 1 infant bottle dated 12/5/19 found in refrigerator. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Rm 5 Shaving cream accessible to children on top of play kitchen. In the storage room at the end of the EHS hallway door was unlocked and hand sanitizer was accesible. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
The center shall provide space for each childs personal belongings to keep them separate from other childrens belongings | 2018-12-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111(d) In all classrooms children's personal belongings were touching. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
Prior to admission, the childs parent shall establish a feeding plan, based on the recommendation of the childs physician, for each infant | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134(b) EHS 1 2 missing feeding plans. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
Building maintenance | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 In EHS 1 there was a hole in the under the sink cabinet floor. In EHS3 the screen is missing on a window and lying on the ground outside. In Rm 6 there was peeling paint on the wall in the home living area. Hallway: one water fountain had one spigot that was not working, another fountain was not working at all. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
All caregivers and other persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have training in basic first aid as follows: Except as stated in subdivision (1), training for all other staff shall be completed within six (6) months of employment and at least every three (3) years thereafter | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-33(2) 3 staff missing documentation of annual first aid training |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
All cribs shall meet the following guidelines: Cribs shall be of sturdy construction | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-141(f)(1) EHS 1 one crib had a manufacturing date of 2010 with no documentation of compliance with Federal Crib Standards. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | 2018-12-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) Rm 3, 4 EHS 1, 2, 3,4 bathrooms are used for storage (brooms, mops, dust pans, plungers, kids chairs, feeding chair, binder, papers, foil pan on cabinet, bucket of sand, toys) In EHS 4 potty seat not kept sanitary. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
Rest periods | 2018-12-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-53 In rooms 1,6,7 lighting was less than 5ft candles at naptime. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
The parent shall update the feeding plan as the childs food intake changes | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134(d) EHS 1 one feeding plan was not signed by the parent. |
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| Licensing 2018-12-04 |
Toddler Room Furnishings | 2019-01-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-130 EHS 4 no rocking chair present. |
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