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West Terre Haute, IN 47885 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Highland Academy
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About Highland Academy
Highland Academy is a child care center in West Terre Haute, Indiana. It is registered with the state.
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning made 20 visits in the last 3 years and cited 17 rules across 7 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
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Inspection reports for Highland Academy
License
- Status
- Registered with the state and operating
- License type
- Registered child care ministry (unlicensed)
- License number
- #RM-101724-A
Summary
20 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 23, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 8 of 20 visits · 17 rules in all · 13 corrected
- Health, medication and illness 6
- Food and nutrition 3
- Safety and hazards 3
- Background checks 2
- Staff training and qualifications 2
- Discipline and child guidance 1
For comparison: 70% of Indiana daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 3.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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- Sep 23, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
- Sep 23, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
Jun 26, 2026Inspection7 rules cited
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers
“Sandwhiches in fridge are not labled with date prepared.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-257 Food temperature measuring devices
“Kitchen missing metal thermometer at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-257 Food temperature measuring devices
“Kitchen missing metal thermometer at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet
“Shared bathroom of 1-2 and 3-4 year olds is missing toilet paper dispenser.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-443 Sanitizers; criteria
“Kitchen missing test strips at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-443 Sanitizers; criteria
“Kitchen missing test strips at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill________________
“Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 17, 2026
Jun 26, 2026Inspection7 rules cited
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers
“Sandwhiches in fridge are not labled with date prepared.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-257 Food temperature measuring devices
“Kitchen missing metal thermometer at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-257 Food temperature measuring devices
“Kitchen missing metal thermometer at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet
“Shared bathroom of 1-2 and 3-4 year olds is missing toilet paper dispenser.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-443 Sanitizers; criteria
“Kitchen missing test strips at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
410 IAC 7-24-443 Sanitizers; criteria
“Kitchen missing test strips at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 6, 2026
IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill________________
“Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 17, 2026
- Dec 22, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
- Dec 22, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Nov 6, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers
“At time of review, fingerprinting completed without consent on file for one caregiver.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(b)(3) Child Abuse and Neglect
“Child Abuse and Neglect”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-12 Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for.
“Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8 Each childcare provider shall have certification in pediatric CPR. Each childcare provider shall have current certification in First Aid.
“Each childcare provider, employee, or volunteer, caregiver shall have current certification in First Aid.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2025
Nov 6, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers
“At time of review, fingerprinting completed without consent on file for one caregiver.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(b)(3) Child Abuse and Neglect
“Child Abuse and Neglect”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-12 Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for.
“Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 15, 2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8 Each childcare provider shall have certification in pediatric CPR. Each childcare provider shall have current certification in First Aid.
“Each childcare provider, employee, or volunteer, caregiver shall have current certification in First Aid.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 18, 2025
- Jul 30, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
- Jul 30, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Show 10 earlier visits
- Jun 13, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
- Jun 13, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Dec 30, 2024Inspection4 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11(a) 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 that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Fire arms, ammunition and other weapons Location __________ Poisons, chemicals, bleach cleaning materials and Medications Location __________.
“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 that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Poisons, chemicals, and cleaning materials”
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet
“In the bathroom between the classrooms, paper towels were not in the dispenser.”
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(g) Hygiene. A sink used exclusively for handwashing shall be located in the kitchen and supplied with soap and disposable towels from a dispenser. Persons who prepare, handle, and serve food shall thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water and use disposable towels for drying. Handwashing shall be done before starting work and as often as necessary to keep them clean. Persons who prepare and handle food shall wear clean, washable garments (aprons or smocks) and effective hair restraints. All food preparation and eating surfaces shall be sanitized before and after use
“In the kitchen there is no paper towels available, no dispenser seen.”
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction
“In the Kitchen, with the door unlocked there are bottles of bleach on the floor, and cleaners under the sink that are within reach of children. In the toddler classroom, diaper cream was in a tote under the changing table which is labeled "keep out of reach of children" In the toddler bathroom, diapers are not covered which makes them unsanitary.”
Dec 30, 2024Inspection4 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11(a) 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 that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Fire arms, ammunition and other weapons Location __________ Poisons, chemicals, bleach cleaning materials and Medications Location __________.
“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 that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Poisons, chemicals, and cleaning materials”
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet
“In the bathroom between the classrooms, paper towels were not in the dispenser.”
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(g) Hygiene. A sink used exclusively for handwashing shall be located in the kitchen and supplied with soap and disposable towels from a dispenser. Persons who prepare, handle, and serve food shall thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water and use disposable towels for drying. Handwashing shall be done before starting work and as often as necessary to keep them clean. Persons who prepare and handle food shall wear clean, washable garments (aprons or smocks) and effective hair restraints. All food preparation and eating surfaces shall be sanitized before and after use
“In the kitchen there is no paper towels available, no dispenser seen.”
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction
“In the Kitchen, with the door unlocked there are bottles of bleach on the floor, and cleaners under the sink that are within reach of children. In the toddler classroom, diaper cream was in a tote under the changing table which is labeled "keep out of reach of children" In the toddler bathroom, diapers are not covered which makes them unsanitary.”
- Dec 23, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- May 29, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- Jan 2, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
- Jan 2, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
Nov 28, 2023Inspection2 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2) The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough
“2 children do not have complete immunization records in child files.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 20, 2023
470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4) Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions
“1 staff member has an expired Universal Precautions training in a staff file (training expired on 7/6/23).”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 20, 2023
Nov 28, 2023Inspection2 rules cited
IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2) The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough
“2 children do not have complete immunization records in child files.”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 20, 2023
470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4) Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions
“1 staff member has an expired Universal Precautions training in a staff file (training expired on 7/6/23).”
Correction date in the state record: Dec 20, 2023
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FAQ
Questions about Highland Academy
Is Highland Academy licensed?
Yes. Highland Academy is registered with the state and operating. This is how Indiana authorizes this type of child care.
When was Highland Academy last inspected?
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning lists the most recent visit on September 23, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 20 visits in the last 3 years.
Has Highland Academy had rules cited by the state?
Yes. Inspectors cited 17 rules across 8 of 20 visits in the last 3 years; 13 show a correction in the state record. For comparison: 70% of Indiana daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 3. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
Does Highland Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
What are Highland Academy's hours?
Its hours are not listed. Call (317) 420-9366 to confirm.
How much does Highland Academy cost?
It has not listed its tuition. Call (317) 420-9366 to ask.
What is Highland Academy's phone number?
(317) 420-9366.
Where is Highland Academy?
2400 Silvan Road (A), West Terre Haute, IN 47885. The nearest other daycare we list is Busy Bee Daycare & Preschool, 1.7 miles away.