TRI-CAP Head Start - Petersburg
809 EAST ILLINOIS STREET, PETERSBURG, IN 47567Childery 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 clean inspection record across 5 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected November 2025), 2 complaints over the same window, 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 20
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Preschool 1:13 29
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (3), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Oct 17, 20235 Findings5 Important
- The Center Must Store Cleaning Equipment
The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any In the girls restroom on the sink counter top was a soap container that states keep out of reach of children and this was accessible to the children.
- The Director Responsibilities Shall Include the Following: The General Planning
The director has the overall resposibility for the supervision of children in the program. On 9-22-23 an incident occurred that was self-reported, with 7 children left in a classroom without supervision by staff.
- Child/staff Ratios and Supervision
Complaint: Supervision was not maintained during an incident on 9/22/23 when 7 children age 3 to 5 were left inside the classroom with no caregiver directly present.
- Child/staff Ratios and Supervision
Complaint: Ratio was not maintained during an incident on 9/22/23 when two caregivers exited the classroom after two children had exited classroom. This left 7 children age 3 to 5 inside the classroom with no caregiver present.
- Child/staff Ratios and Supervision
The classroom had an incident when two students ran out the playground door at seperate times and two staff went out the door after them at seperate times and the door shut behind them. The third staff from the classroom had left before all this happened because two students needed to use restroom
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints (Last 36 Months)
- 2
- 10% of licensed capacity
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