JAM Early Education
1200 EAST HOUSTON STREET, GARRETT, IN 46738Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.4 / 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.2 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Path to QUALITY rating of Level 3 (out of 4). Structural quality reflects a 33% violation rate across 9 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected January 2026). 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 3 (Max 4) Learn more →
- 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
- 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 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3) and Building & Premises Safety (2). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Aug 25, 20252 Findings2 Important
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Lid on fish tank in Preschool 1 Room must fit securely to cover entire top of tank so children cannot reach in. Toddler 2 Room had an axolotl in an aquarium. Amphibians are not allowed in childcare.
- All Restrooms Shall Be Equipped with Flush Toilets and Handwashing Sinks and Sha
Bathroom in Toddler 1 room had a gap in tile near toilet. At time of visit, lock down kits in cloth bags, containing toys, and other unsantizable items were hanging on inside of bathroom doors.
Jan 9, 20253 Findings3 Important
- A Provider Shall Provide for a Safe Environment by Ensuring That No Conditions E
A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas
- Storage. Containers and Packages of Food
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipm Previously opened items in kitchen dry storage were not labeled with date opened.
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Items labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' accessible as follows: -Toddler 1 room had hand sanitizer on the sink and baby powder under the diapering table; -Toddler 2 room had a teacher's bag in an unlocked closet with O'Keefe's lotion; -Preschool 1 had a teacher bag on the floor in a storage clo
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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