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Foundations Child Care Center Inc DBA Foundations for Early Childhood Excel

1517 Grant St, Elkhart IN 46514 · License #167600 · Licensed Center

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Capacity 94 childrenAges 2 yr – 12 yr4-Star programLast inspected Jan 9, 2026
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Director
Jennifer Paholak
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Address
1517 Grant St, Elkhart IN 46514 · Directions

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

CCDF ProviderOn My Way Pre-K

Ages served

Two-Twelve (94)
  • 4-Star quality rating
  • Accepts CCDF child care assistance
  • Licensed for 94 children
5
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Indiana FSSA
6
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.8
Indiana average
0.6

Inspection history & violations

Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning
Jan 9, 2026 — Licensing
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 23, 2025 — Licensing
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    470 IAC 3-4.7-55 · Inappropriate discipline

    Caregiver did not engage in positive discipline with a child that had kicked a teacher and child. Teacher pushed child on forehead made the child who was kicked, kick back as retaliation.

    Corrected by Dec 23, 2025

    View state record

Sep 11, 2025 — Licensing
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) · Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Blood borne diseases and their transmission, work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment as required by the OSHA and ISDH

    one file checked did not have current universal precaution training

    Corrected by Sep 11, 2025

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Aug 14, 2024 — Licensing
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision

    Observed the school age room out of ratio with 17 children and 1 caregiver.

    Corrected by Aug 15, 2024

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Aug 14, 2024 — Licensing
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    470 IAC 3-4.7-94(j) · Caregivers shall use the diapering surface exclusively for diaper changing

    Caregivers in 2's room used diaper table to dry artwork on drying rack.

    Corrected by Aug 15, 2024

    View state record

Sep 27, 2023 — Licensing
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    470 IAC 3-4.7-76(b) · Menus shall show serving sizes, specific food items, and serving times for all snacks and meals

    Menus do not show amounts of each food and drink item

    Corrected by Sep 28, 2023

    View state record

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Dec 23, 2025 inspection noted: “Caregiver did not engage in positive discipline with a child that had kicked a teacher and child. Teacher pushed child on forehead made the child who was kicked…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Sep 11, 2025 inspection noted: “one file checked did not have current universal precaution training” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Aug 14, 2024 inspection noted: “Observed the school age room out of ratio with 17 children and 1 caregiver.” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning · Source records · Report an error