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Daycare violations in Indiana
5,445 of Indiana's recorded violations are severity 4–5 — the categories covering direct risk to child health and safety.
Headline numbers
Indiana has 3,996 licensed childcare facilities in our data. 2,813 of them (70.4%) have at least one recorded violation, out of 50,416 violation records total. 47% are family home providers;
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Immediate risk to health/safety | 0 |
| 4 | High risk | 5,445 |
| 3 | Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Low risk | 0 |
| 1 | Administrative | 0 |
Violations per facility, by city
| City | Facilities | Violations | Per facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 14 | 722 | 51.6 |
| Fishers | 32 | 1,100 | 34.4 |
| Mishawaka | 13 | 447 | 34.4 |
| Westfield | 16 | 485 | 30.3 |
| Indianapolis | 456 | 13,117 | 28.8 |
| Marion | 14 | 400 | 28.6 |
| Fort Wayne | 115 | 3,131 | 27.2 |
| Greenwood | 22 | 587 | 26.7 |
| Avon | 13 | 336 | 25.8 |
| Brownsburg | 10 | 222 | 22.2 |
Largest operators
| Operator | Facilities | Violations across portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Greater Indianapolis | 29 | 158 |
| AYS | 25 | 382 |
| Fort Wayne Community Schools | 19 | 130 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | 15 | 96 |
| Kathy Guajardo | 14 | 144 |
| Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation | 13 | 38 |
| Metropolitan YMCA of Greater Ft. Wayne Inc. | 13 | 160 |
| Monroe County Community School Corporation | 13 | 14 |
| Stephanie LaPlante | 12 | 668 |
| Youth Link Southern Indiana | 11 | 116 |
Lowest compliance scores
| Facility | City | Score | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Steps Childcare Ministry inc | Indianapolis | 0 | 30 |
| Bambini Montessori School | Zionsville | 0 | 22 |
| Open Hands Childcare | Brazil | 0 | 42 |
| KinderCare at Notre Dame | South Bend | 0 | 32 |
| I-Spy kids childcare | 0 | 26 | |
| Rising Sun PreK 4 | Rising Sun | 0 | 20 |
| The Weston School | Speedway | 0 | 35 |
| Richmond Community Schools - Early Head Start | Richmond | 0 | 18 |
| TrueNorths Kid-ventures | Fort Wayne | 0 | 50 |
| Manzanita Ministry | South Bend | 0 | 34 |
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