Cambridge City YMCA Child Care
801 E. DELAWARE ST, CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN 47327Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 25% violation rate across 8 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Indiana's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Indiana caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- License Exempt
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- Not Available
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:5 12 Toddlers 1:6 14 Preschool 1:13 29
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1), and Hazardous Materials Handling (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Mar 18, 20261 Finding1 Critical
- The Child Care Ministry Must Do the Following: Conduct a Criminal History Check
One caregiver working with children in the 2/3 room has expired fingerprints on file with the division, expired 12/1/25.
Feb 7, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Diapers. The Diapering Process Shall Be Done on a Table
Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary Diaperin table in infant room does not have two feet of sanitizable flooring on back side.
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which In Infant room medications were in cubbies and diaper cream in changing table, medication was in refrigerator within reach of children. One to two-year old room had lysol wipes in bottom drawer and diaper bags with medications, and items labeled 'keep out of reach of children' accessible to children
Sep 28, 20232 Findings2 Important
- The Operator of a Child Care Ministry That Cares for Children Who Are Less Than
infant staff no safe sleep training working in infant room at the time of the inspection
- Direct Child Care Providers
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the 2 infant staff with no CPR, no first aid and no Universal precautions working in the infant room at the time of the inspection
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0