The Goddard School

CARMEL, INLicensed CenterLicensed

4.3based on state inspection data
Capacity130
Est. price$1,120/mo

Contact information

Address160 Medical Dr, Carmel, IN, 46032

CityCARMEL, IN 46032

CountyHAMILTON

Phone317-705-0875

Operating details

Capacity130

License dateFebruary 23, 2026

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 2/5/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High2
  • Medium-High3
  • Medium7
  • Medium-Low1
  • Low0

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Location

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160 Medical Dr, Carmel, IN, 46032, CARMEL, IN 46032

Questions to ask on a tour

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  1. This facility has food-service findings on its state record - ask how meals are prepared and how allergies are handled
  2. Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
  3. This is a large program - ask how children are grouped, how ratios are kept in each room, and how staff cover breaks
  4. Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day

Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 2/5/2026

  • High2
  • Medium-High3
  • Medium7
  • Medium-Low0
  • Low0

2026

  1. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/5/2026

    470 IAC 3-4.7-55(a)(3) — Any person, while on child care center premises, shall not engage in or direct any of the following actions toward children: Cruel, harsh,unusual, humiliating, or frightening methods of discipline, including threatening the use of

    On 1/12/26 a teacher threatened a child at naptime in order to get them to lay on their cot. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/13/2026

2025

  1. Medium riskStandard 47011/4/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-113 — Bathrooms

    Boys bathroom had toilet paper on top of each stall's dispenser and had a plunger by the sinks, not sanitary. Sheeps room did not have paper towels in the dispenser. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/4/2025
  2. Medium riskStandard 47011/4/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-134(b) — Prior to admission, the childs parent shall establish a feeding plan, based on the recommendation of the childs physician, for each infant

    8 infants did not have a feeding plan signed by the physician prior to admission. Send documentation to consultant. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/14/2025
  3. Medium riskStandard 47011/4/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-114(h) — All plumbing fixtures shall be in good repair

    The infant room and the Sheep room have leaky cold water handles. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/9/2025
  4. Medium-High riskStandard 47011/4/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-100 — Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

    Hazardous items were found in the following area, Chicks room had a teacher purse on the bottom shelf of a closet behind a child deterrent. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/4/2025
  5. High riskStandard 47011/4/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-135 — Infant Food Preparation and Storage

    9 infant bottles were not labeled correctly, no dates were on them. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/6/2025
  6. High riskStandard 4704/17/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.7-53(h)(3) — During the rest period for children toddler age and older, caregivers may supervise children at fifty percent (50%) of the required child/staff ratio provided that: a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the children in the class are

    At the time of inspection the Sheep classroom, ages 4-5 had 16 of the 21 children awake at naptime with only 1 caregiver leaving the classroom out of ratio. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 4/18/2025

2024

  1. Medium riskStandard 47011/19/2024

    470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(4) — The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A shatterproof mirror

    At the time of inspection a mirror was not seen in the Roosters, Cows, and Sheep rooms. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/22/2024
  2. Medium riskStandard 47011/19/2024

    470 IAC 3-4.7-113 — Bathrooms

    In the Chicks bathroom there was 2 rolls of toilet paper on the back of the toilet and one roll of paper towels not on a dispenser used to wipe the changing table. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/25/2024
  3. Medium riskStandard 47011/19/2024

    470 IAC 3-4.7-113 — Bathrooms

    The seal on the handwashing sinks in the Bunnies, the boys bathroom, Roosters, and Ponies is coming off. The counter top in the Cows bathroom has a chip in the covering, exposing the wood. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/26/2024
  4. Medium riskStandard 47011/19/2024

    470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(5) — The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A set of wooden unit blocks

    At the time of inspection a set of wooden unit blocks was not seen in the Ponies room. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/25/2024
  5. Medium-High riskStandard 47011/19/2024

    470 IAC 3-4.7-100 — Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

    At the time of inspection the infant room had a bottle of Hempz lotion labeled Keep out of reach of children in a low unlocked cabinet behind a child deterrent. In the Sheep room there was a container of potting soil containing fertilizer in the science center accessible to children. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 11/19/2024

Safety & Compliance Analysis

This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.

13Total Violations
0Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

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Estimated monthly cost

$1,120/month

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About this daycare

  • Location: CARMEL, HAMILTON County
  • Capacity: 130
  • Type: Licensed Center
  • Years in operation: 1

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