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KinderCare Learning Center
3230 State Rd. IN 23, South Bend IN 46635 · License #168990 · Licensed Center
Contact
- Director
- Casey Dudas
- Phone
- (574) 387-4809
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 3230 State Rd. IN 23, South Bend IN 46635 · 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 147 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 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
DP1 classroom out of ratio with 14 children ages 3-5 with 1 staff member
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) · All items in the restroom must be sanitizable
Items stored in bathroom not santizable -teacher coats, children's coats/blankets, towels, and diapers stored open to the air
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-76(b) · Menus shall show serving sizes, specific food items, and serving times for all snacks and meals
Serving times not listed on menus
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-77(c) · The center shall serve breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, and a mid-afternoon snack each day
Program is not serving a morning snack
- 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 stored acessible to children behind front desk. Hand sanitizer acesssible to children on front desk.
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-49 · Child grouping policies
Toddler class over group size with 11 toddlers and 2 staff members
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
Toddler class over ratio with 11 toddlers and 2 staff members
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-45(1) · Written attendance records shall be kept at the child care center, available for review for a minimum of one (1) year and shall document the following for all children, staff, and volunteers: Daily arrival and departure times
Written attendance records not being completed.
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-77(c) · The center shall serve breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, and a mid-afternoon snack each day
Program no longer serving a morning snack.
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-109(a) · The center shall keep all interior garbage, dirty diapering supplies, food products, and disposable meal service supplies in tight seamed, easily cleanable trash containers and cover them with tight fitting lids pending removal
Kitchen trash can does not have lid
Corrected by Apr 17, 2025
- Violation
- Violation
- 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
Shaving cream and can of fake snow labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" acessible in cabinet of PK1. Teacher purse stored within reach of children in DPS 1.
Corrected by Apr 16, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(a) · Diaper bags brought from home shall be inaccessible to children
Diaper bag stored in hallway acessible to children
Corrected by Apr 17, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) · All items in the restroom must be sanitizable
Classroom bathrooms being used for storage that is not related to bathrooming and not stored in a sanitizable manner (brooms, dust pan, art supplies, blankets, pull ups stored uncovered, snow clothes, etc.)
Corrected by Apr 17, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-135(g) · If a days supply of bottles is prepared at one (1) time, each bottle shall be covered and labeled with the childs name, date, and time poured
Baby bottles in fridge not labeled with time prepared
Corrected by Apr 17, 2025
- Violation
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) · 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Two teachers working with expired fingerprints.
Corrected by Apr 18, 2025
- Violation
410 IAC 7-24-402 · Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceili
Walls throughout center with chipped paint and exposed drywall
Corrected by Apr 17, 2025
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The May 8, 2026 inspection noted: “DP1 classroom out of ratio with 14 children ages 3-5 with 1 staff member” — what has changed since then?
- 2The May 8, 2026 inspection noted: “Items stored in bathroom not santizable -teacher coats, children's coats/blankets, towels, and diapers stored open to the air” — what has changed since then?
- 3The May 8, 2026 inspection noted: “Serving times not listed on menus” — 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