Gateway Developmental Learning Center
1215 JACKSON STREET, ANDERSON, IN 46016Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.5 / 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.5 / 5
- 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Path to QUALITY rating of Level 4 (out of 4) and NAEYC accreditation. Structural quality reflects a clean inspection record across 5 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected May 2025), no complaints on record over the same window, 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Path to QUALITY Level 4 (Max 4) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 124
- Cost
- Free pre-K available
- Participates in On My Way Pre-K, a state-funded pre-K program that's free for eligible families. Other care hours may have tuition.
- 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 1 inspection since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2) and Hazardous Materials Handling (1). Of 4 total findings, 1 was critical.
See the Inspection Visit
May 29, 20244 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- The Center Must Store Cleaning Equipment
The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any Some items labeled "keep out of reach of children" were accessible to children. The janitor's closet was unlocked with several cans of wall paint on low open shelving. The teacher workroom was unlocked and had hand sanitizer on low open desks. In the monkey room, diaper cream was in a low unlocke
- All Caregivers and Other Persons Counted in Child/staff Ratios Shall Have Traini
During file review, on staff file was missing documentation of current first aid training.
- Within Thirty (30) Days of Employment
Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substit During file review, one staff file was missing documentation of a physical examination signed by a physician or nurse practitioner.
- The Center Shall Place an Accurate
The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartm The refrigerators or freezers in the classrooms and staff room were missing thermometers.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 0
- 0% of licensed capacity
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