Hillside Childcare and Learning
1815 S MILLER STREET, SHELBYVILLE, IN 46176Childery 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.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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a clean inspection record across 6 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected October 2025). 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (4). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 7, 20251 Finding1 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 Brown changing table: Changing pad has 2 rips in it which is unsanitary.
Oct 17, 20244 Findings4 Important
- All Restrooms Shall Be Equipped with Flush Toilets and Handwashing Sinks and Sha
Bathroom: Men’s bathroom has toilet paper and paper towels sitting on the counter and not in the dispenser. No toilet paper in the dispenser. No Paper towels in the dispenser.
- Sanitizers; Criteria
Strip kit not present during visit.
- Sanitizers; Criteria
Strip kit not present during visit.
- Refrigerator and Freezers
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities Kitchen: Fridge and freezer are both missing thermometers inside them.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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