Rise and Shine Child Care
4602 N. EMERSON, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46226Childery 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.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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 50% violation rate across 4 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected January 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 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1), and First Aid & Pediatric CPR (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Dec 2, 20255 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- The Child Care Ministry Must Do the Following: Conduct a Criminal History Check
Two staff members present with children who do not have consents and fingerprints on file with the division.
- All Restrooms Shall Be Equipped with Flush Toilets and Handwashing Sinks and Sha
In both men and women’s bathroom, have toiles that are not working. In the men’s restroom, light not work.
- Each Childcare Provider Shall Have Certification in Pediatric CPR
Each childcare provider shall have certification in pediatric CPR. Each child At least one adult shall have certification in CPR applicable to all age groups cared for and is present at all times when a child is in care.
- Each Childcare Provider
Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall s Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for.
- Each Childcare Provider Shall Have Documentation of a Drug Test and Result Does Not Show Presence of Illegal…
Each childcare provider shall have documentation of a Drug test and result does not show presence of illegal controlled substance(s).(Standard 5 or 8 panel urine test)
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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