The Montessori School at WPC
123 WEST HILL STREET, WABASH, IN 46992Childery Rating: 4/5
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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.4 / 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Path to QUALITY rating of Level 3 (out of 4). Structural quality reflects a 22% violation rate across 9 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.
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 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (3) and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
May 12, 20255 Findings5 Important
- A Provider Shall Provide for a Safe Environment by Ensuring That No Conditions Exist in or on the Grounds of The…
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
- All Children in Care Are Supervised by a Caregiver
All children in care are supervised by a caregiver. All children in care are supervised by a caregiver.
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Approximately 25 chicks in open top tub in school age room.
- Refrigerator and Freezers
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities Thermometer in refrigerator in Room 103 reading 46 degrees, Room 209 26 degrees, and room 208 30 degrees. Although two below 41, don't feel 26 and 30. Thermometers should be monitored daily, replaced if not operable.
- A Provider That Cares for More Than Sixteen (16) Children at a Facility Where the Provider Operates a Child Care…
A provider that cares for more than sixteen (16) children at a facility where the provider operates a child care program shall maintain a ratio of children to caregivers in the same proportions as specified in the child to staff ratio requirements.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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