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LaPetite Academy
130 East Catalpa Drive, Mishawaka IN 46545 · License #169908 · Licensed Center
Contact
- Director
- Crystal Allison
- Phone
- (574) 255-3701
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 130 East Catalpa Drive, Mishawaka IN 46545 · Directions
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- 4-Star quality rating
- Accepts CCDF child care assistance
- Licensed for 109 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-21(b) · Each child care center must employ a qualified person to carry out the responsibilities of the director
Program does not currently have a qualified director
Corrected by Apr 22, 2026
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-100(f) · The center must store hazardous articles, sharp scissors, knives, latches, lighters, flammable liquids, power tools, cleaning supplies, and any other items that might be harmful to children in a place inaccessible to children
Teacher purses accessible to children in classroom cabinets in Toddler room and Twos classroom.
Corrected by Jun 19, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-53(d) · The center shall provide individual storage so that one (1) childs cover does not touch the cover of another child
Blankets stored touching in the 2.5s classroom
Corrected by Jun 19, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(5) · Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: An annual written evaluation of the employees performance
Three staff files missing annual evaluation documentation
Corrected by Apr 26, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) · Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter
Two staff files missing updated tb test results
Corrected by Apr 29, 2024
- 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 staff file missing updated universal percautions training
Corrected by Apr 29, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-33(2) · 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
One staff file missing first aid training documentation
Corrected by Apr 26, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) · All items in the restroom must be sanitizable
Items stored in toddler bathroom and twos bathroom not related to bathroom or sanitizable -toys, cloth bins, broom/dust pan, etc.
Corrected by Apr 29, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-32(c) · Documentation shall be available at the child care center showing that all applicable orientation topics are covered and the dates of when the training was provided
Four staff files missing orientation training documentation
Corrected by Apr 26, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-66(11) · The specific guidelines of the most current, Handbook for Public Playground Safety, as published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, shall be used to determine compliance with the following safety rules: There shall be no accessible protrusions, projections, pinch, crush, or shearing points on equipment that could injure children or catch their clothing
Fallen tree present on playground that has taken down a section of fencing. Cracks in pavement are large -tripping hazard.
Corrected by Apr 24, 2024
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Apr 22, 2026 inspection noted: “Program does not currently have a qualified director” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Jun 19, 2025 inspection noted: “Teacher purses accessible to children in classroom cabinets in Toddler room and Twos classroom.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Jun 19, 2025 inspection noted: “Blankets stored touching in the 2.5s classroom” — 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