Westminster Preschool Jay Co.
827 W. HIGH ST, PORTLAND, IN 47371Childery 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 13% violation rate across 8 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 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.
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 2026, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2), Building & Premises Safety (1), and Hazardous Materials Handling (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 23, 20265 Findings5 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
- Immersion for at Least One (1) Minute in Clean Water Which Is at a Temperature O
One bottle and two sippies with milk not labeled in Poppies refrigerator.
- All Interior Surfaces
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Light table cords trip hazards in Primrose and Marigold rooms. Two doorways to kitchen open, kitchen unoccupied, large cutting knife out on edge of counter. Items labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children accessible to children: Poppies - two tubes of diaper cream on bottle shelf of unlocked cabinet und
- A Provider Who Cares for Children Who Are Less Than 12 Months of Age Shall Compl
A provider who cares for children who are less than 12 months of age: Ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than 12 months of age follow safe sleep practices.
- Caregivers of Children Twelve (12) Months of Age and Younger Have Completed The
Caregivers of children twelve (12) months of age and younger have completed the approved safe sleep training.
Complaints & Safety Record
- Complaints
- 0
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