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Carmel, IN 46280 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is licensed by the state, for up to 157 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care, before-school care, full-time care and infant care.
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning made 35 visits in the last 3 years and cited 33 rules across 22 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| Monday | 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: 6 weeks to 12 years |
|---|---|
| Programs | After-school care, before-school care, full-time care, infant care, part-time care, pre-k, preschool, summer camp and toddler care |
| Enrichment | Small Group Enrichment Classes: Cooking Academy™, Music Explorers™, Phonics Adventures® |
| Safety | Outdoor playground |
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| Assistance it accepts | CCDF and On My Way Pre-K |
| Transportation | Transportation (transportation from center to child's school and back) |
| Licensed capacity | 157 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Kindercare Learning Center has not listed its tuition.
State record
35 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 9, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 23 of 35 visits · 33 rules in all · 24 corrected
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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470 IAC 3-18-15(a)(3) The provider shall, at no expense to the verifying agency, provide to the verifying agency a copy of drug testing results for the following: All employees and volunteer caregivers at the facility where child care is provided
“At time of visit, one caregiver missing drug test results in staff file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 1, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center
“At time of file review, 4 caregivers missing physicals in staff file.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 1, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(c)(1) The feeding plan for each infant shall include and list the following: The specified kind and amount of food or formula to be offered
“Director reported on 6/16/26, Caregivers did not follow the infant’s individual feeding plan by providing them breastmilk that was not their own.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 16, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(g) Caregivers shall adjust to infants individual feeding schedules
“Director reported on 6/16/26, Caregiver did not follow the infant's individual feeding schedule by providing them breastmilk that wasn't part of their scheduled feeding meal.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(c)(1) The feeding plan for each infant shall include and list the following: The specified kind and amount of food or formula to be offered
“Director reported on 6/16/26, Caregivers did not follow the infant’s individual feeding plan by providing them breastmilk that was not their own.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 16, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(g) Caregivers shall adjust to infants individual feeding schedules
“Director reported on 6/16/26, Caregiver did not follow the infant's individual feeding schedule by providing them breastmilk that wasn't part of their scheduled feeding meal.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“Director self reported on 4/7/26- Video of caregiver grabbing a 2 1/2 yr old child's arm restricting movement, hitting child with her hand on the arm. Caregiver is heard on video yelling at the child. Director self reported on 4/6/26- Caregiver grabbing a 6 yr old child's wrist to move from one location to the other in classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Apr 21, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“In the infant room Director self-reported that staff fell a sleep with 2 infants in room asleep. The rule states person must be directly engaged in supervising and implenting activities for children.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 12, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“In the infant room Director self-reported that staff fell a sleep with 2 infants in room asleep. The rule states person must be directly engaged in supervising and implenting activities for children to be counted for ratio. (2 children 0 staff)”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 12, 2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) All items in the restroom must be sanitizable
“In the school age room the back restroom had a plunger and in the Toddler 2 shared restroom a mop, bucket and dust pan were in the restroom. These items are not sanitizable.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms
“In the school age room the back restroom dispenser was empty of toilet tissue and the paper towel dispenser was empty.”
Correction date in the state record: Jul 16, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(c)(2) The feeding plan for each infant shall include and list the following: The scheduled hours that food or formula are to be offered
“Caregivers did not follow the infant’s individual feeding plan by providing them breastmilk/formula that was not their own”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 13, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(g) Caregivers shall adjust to infants individual feeding schedules
“Caregivers did not follow the infant’s individual feeding schedule by providing them breastmilk/formula that wasn’t part of their scheduled meal.””
Correction date in the state record: Jun 18, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(c)(1) The feeding plan for each infant shall include and list the following: The specified kind and amount of food or formula to be offered
“Caregivers did not follow the infant’s individual feeding plan by providing them breastmilk/formula that was not their own.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 13, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“A 3 yr old child was left in the kitchen area of the classroom unsupervised until another staff member found him doing a room check after a seizure incident had happened earlier. This left the child unsupervised for 2 to 3 minutes.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“A 3 yr old child was left in the kitchen area of the classroom until another staff member found him doing a room check after a seizure incident had happened earlier. This left the ratio at 1 child to no staff for 2 to 3 minutes.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2025
Validated complaint
“Provider did not maintain compliance with ratio and supervision.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“A 5 year old child was unsupervised in the classroom for about 30 seconds, when staff left and took the other children to get some tape in office area and returned to class.”
Correction date in the state record: Feb 17, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“Facility was out of child/staff ratio when a sleeping child (5years old) was found by another staff member in the classroom alone.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“Staff member placed child in corner and then placed the stacked cots so child was only able to get out by climbing over the cots. This was witnessed by another staff member. Director did notify consultant and contacted DCS to make a report.”
Correction date in the state record: Jan 9, 2025
Validated complaint
“Provider did not maintain compliance with discipline policy.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with use of positive discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with positive discipline.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 Inappropriate discipline was used when it was reported a teacher cussed at the children ages 1 to 2 in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 positive discipline was not used when it was reported a teacher slapped children age 1 to 2 on face, head, hands at different times in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with use of positive discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with positive discipline.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 Inappropriate discipline was used when it was reported a teacher cussed at the children ages 1 to 2 in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 positive discipline was not used when it was reported a teacher slapped children age 1 to 2 on face, head, hands at different times in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with use of positive discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with positive discipline.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 Inappropriate discipline was used when it was reported a teacher cussed at the children ages 1 to 2 in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 positive discipline was not used when it was reported a teacher slapped children age 1 to 2 on face, head, hands at different times in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with use of positive discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with positive discipline.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 Inappropriate discipline was used when it was reported a teacher cussed at the children ages 1 to 2 in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 positive discipline was not used when it was reported a teacher slapped children age 1 to 2 on face, head, hands at different times in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with appropriate discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with use of positive discipline.”
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with positive discipline.”
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 Inappropriate discipline was used when it was reported a teacher cussed at the children ages 1 to 2 in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline
“On Oct 16 and 21 positive discipline was not used when it was reported a teacher slapped children age 1 to 2 on face, head, hands at different times in the classroom.”
Correction date in the state record: Oct 21, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-118 Pest prevention
“Assistant Director stated they did have a mice issue before (5 mice caught) , but have hired a pest control company and has not been a problem since.”
Correction date in the state record: Sep 18, 2024
Validated complaint
“Provider not in compliance with controlling pests in the childcare.”
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit: (1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and (2) the applicant fingerprints; for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“Provider has submitted consent for national criminal history background check by the FBI on one staff member (prints), not qualified at time of inspection.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 26, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-55(a)(2) Any person, while on child care center premises, shall not engage in or direct any of the following actions toward children: Hit, spank, beat, shake, pinch, or any other measure that produces physical discomfort
“Regarding 6.12.24, caregiver engaged in inappropriate discipline.”
Correction date in the state record: Jun 15, 2024
Validated complaint
“470 IAC 3-4.7-55”
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“Regarding Feb. 6, 2024 incident, Discovery/Pre 2 classroom caregiver fell asleep during naptime leaving classroom of nine two year old children without supervision of a caregiver.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision
“Regarding Feb. 6, 2024 incident, Discovery/Pre 2 classroom caregiver fell asleep during naptime leaving classroom out of ratio with nine two year old children and no caregiver awake and present.”
Correction date in the state record: Mar 19, 2024
Validated complaint
“470 IAC 3-4.7-48”
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Carmel, IN 46280 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
8600 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
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8350 Ditch Road, Indianapolis, IN
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Carmel, IN 46280 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
7700 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN
7711 Holliday Drive East, Indianapolis, IN
FAQ
Yes. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning lists it as licensed and operating.
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning lists the most recent visit on September 9, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 35 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 33 rules across 23 of 35 visits in the last 3 years; 24 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.
157, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (317) 818-7709 to ask.
(317) 818-7709.
91 West 91st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260. The nearest other daycare we list is Beginnings Preschool and Child Care, 0.9 miles away.