St. Paul's Childcare Ministry
3995 NORTH 1000 WEST, ANDREWS, IN 46702Childery 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 7 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected October 2025) 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 2024, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Oct 14, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Hygiene. A Sink Used Exclusively for Handwashing Shall Be Located in the Kitchen
No staff wearing hair restraints and aprons/smocks at time of snack service.
- 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 Diaper table in two's had artwork drying on it.
May 19, 20252 Findings2 Important
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Items that say Keep Out of Reach accessible to children: two tubes of diaper creams in unlocked changing table in 2/3's room, wipes in both prek classroom cabinets above sink, excema cream in child's low cubby.
- Hygiene. A Sink Used Exclusively for Handwashing Shall Be Located in the Kitchen
Two staff assisting with morning snack were not wearing aprons/smocks during morning snack service.
May 14, 20241 Finding1 Important
- The Operator of a Child Care Ministry That Cares for Children Who Are Less Than
When consultant entered infant room four infants were asleep in cribs, all with Safe Sleep violations: Four month old boy was swaddled and had a pacifier with a clip holder attached, 4 month old boy with a pacifier with a clip chord attached, eleven month old female with a lovey pacifier (small plus
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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