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Kinder Care Learning Center #571
4001 West Clara Lane, Muncie IN 47304 · License #169457 · Licensed Center
Contact
- Director
- Macayla Venable
- Phone
- (765) 286-1850
- Website
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- Address
- 4001 West Clara Lane, Muncie IN 47304 · 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 98 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- Critical Health and Safety
470 IAC 3-4.7-48(e) · All children shall be under the direct supervision of a responsible caregiver at all times
On 4/252025, a teacher was not able to actively supervise her 13 students in the classroom while also preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Corrected by May 3, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-41 · Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records
The provider does not have documentation of a criminal history check for N.S., M.S., K.W., & C.J.
Corrected by May 3, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-49(f) · Caregivers may group children three (3) years of age through school age together during the first and last hour of the child care centers operation provided the group size does not exceed the maximum group size for the youngest children in the group
On 4/25/2025, 13 students ages two through seven years old were grouped together from 6:30 to after 8:30 which exceeds the alloted hour, group size, and age range.
Corrected by May 2, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48(a) · Child/staff ratios shall be maintained during all hours of operation
At the infant classroom did not have the proper number of caregivers directly careing for the number of children in the classroom. They had 0 qualified caregivers with 1 children. At the infant classroom did not have the proper number of caregivers directly careing for the number of children in the classroom. They had 0 qualified caregivers with 5 children. At the infant classroom did not have the proper number of caregivers directly careing for the number of children in the classroom. They had 0 qualified caregivers with 7 children. On 4/25, 10 children ages two through kindergarten were out of ratio in a classroom with only one teacher. The required ratio for two's is 5 students to 1 teacher.
Corrected by May 3, 2025
- Critical Health and Safety
470 IAC 3-4.7-55(a)(3) · Any person, while on child care center premises, shall not engage in or direct any of the following actions toward children: Cruel, harsh,unusual, humiliating, or frightening methods of discipline, including threatening the use of physical punishment
On a previous day, a teacher used masking tape and taped a 2 1/2 year old male child's shoes to his ankles.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) · Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually
During file review, 3 staff files were missing documentation of current TB test results.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(p) · The center shall properly install a hand washing sink in the kitchen. The center shall supply soap and disposable towels from a dispenser or an electric hand dryer by the sink
There was no soap at the handwashing sink in the kitchen.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) · The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances
Some ceiling tiles are broken/showing signs of water damage--one to the left of the sink in the 2's room, one between the preschool and 2 1/2 classroom, and one in the corner of the school age classroom. The vents in the building are covered in dust and one of them is bent and partially hanging off.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) · Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center
During file review, 2 staff files were missing documentation of physical examination.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- 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
During file review, 3 staff files were missing documentation of current universal precautions training.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c) · The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children
Some diapers were being stored openly on shelving in the bathrooms.
Corrected by Jan 20, 2025
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The May 2, 2025 inspection noted: “On 4/252025, a teacher was not able to actively supervise her 13 students in the classroom while also preparing breakfast in the kitchen.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The May 2, 2025 inspection noted: “The provider does not have documentation of a criminal history check for N.S., M.S., K.W., & C.J.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The May 2, 2025 inspection noted: “On 4/25/2025, 13 students ages two through seven years old were grouped together from 6:30 to after 8:30 which exceeds the alloted hour, group size, and age ran…” — 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