SonShine Christian Academy

FORT WAYNE, INUnlicensed Registered MinistryLicensed

2.3based on state inspection data
Est. price$889/mo

Contact information

Address5122 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46814

CityFORT WAYNE, IN 46814

CountyALLEN

Phone260-436-5857

Operating details

License dateOctober 1, 2024

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 7/10/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High7
  • Medium-High10
  • Medium8
  • Medium-Low0
  • Low0

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5122 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46814, FORT WAYNE, IN 46814

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  1. This facility has health or sanitation findings on its state record - ask about their current cleaning, diapering, and handwashing procedures
  2. This facility has food-service findings on its state record - ask how meals are prepared and how allergies are handled
  3. Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
  4. Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day

Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 7/10/2026

  • High5
  • Medium-High8
  • Medium8
  • Medium-Low0
  • Low0

2026

  1. Medium-High riskStandard 4107/10/2026

    410 IAC 7-24-177 — Food storage

    Food being transported from kitchen to classrooms was not covered. Food on individual plates on cart, uncovered. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  2. Medium-High risk7/10/2026

    IC 12-17.2-6-7.5(b)(1) — An individual who: is employed as a caregiver at a child care ministry shall maintain current certification in pediatric first aid applicable to all age groups of children cared for by the child care ministry.

    Fifteen staff members do not have documentation of current pediatric first aid training on file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  3. Medium-High riskStandard 4107/10/2026

    410 IAC 7-24-187 — Potentially hazardous food; hot and cold holding

    Food not being held at proper temperatures - Lunches brought from home not being kept in refrigerator to hold at 41 degrees or below. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  4. High risk7/10/2026

    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

    Provider is unable to adequately check for required criminal history of employees MM, MR, AR, JW, MW, without a consent form permitting the Division to send a report to the ministry. In addition to these five staff members working without current background checks, GA has a disqualified status and working at program. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  5. Medium riskStandard 4707/10/2026

    470 IAC 3-4.5-6(c) — Ill Children. Ill children shall be kept separate from others and all surfaces and items with which a sick child has come in contact with shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use. Individual belongings shall be kept separate

    Nap blankets stacked on top of one another in Voyagers, Trailblazers and Pathfinders. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  6. Medium-High riskStandard 4707/10/2026

    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

    Items accessible to children that say Keep Out of Reach of Children: Adventurer Club 1 - First Aid kit with Neosporin in low cabinet, Sonbeams - sunscreens and diaper creams in low unlocked cabinet, Cleaners accessible in storage rooms in Adventure Club 2. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  7. High riskStandard 4707/10/2026

    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 an

    Staff member in kitchen preparing lunches was not wearing an apron or hair restraint. Caregivers in Sprouts and Sonbeams not wearing aprons during lunch service. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Not corrected
  8. Medium riskStandard 4703/3/2026

    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 p

    Children's bathroom in hallway had a mop stored inside. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/5/2026
  9. Medium-High riskStandard 4703/3/2026

    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

    Items labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' accessible as follows: -Pathfinders had disinfecting wipes on top of a filing cabinet; -Voyagers had shaving cream in an unlocked cabinet; -Men's Bathroom had an unlocked storage closet containing Raid, Scrubbing Bubbles, Clean Freak, Degreaser, Sanitizer and other chemicals; -Trailblazers had triple antibiotic cream in an unlocked drawer, and a bottle of antibacterial handsoap under the sink in an unlocked cabinet. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/5/2026

2025

  1. Medium-High riskStandard 4709/11/2025

    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

    Items labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' accessible as follows: -Sunbeams room had Dawn dish soap at the sink, -Sprouts room had a teacher bag in an unlocked cabinet. -Wiggles room had bottles of sunscreen and Febreze plug ins in an unlocked cabinet. -Pathfinders/Voyagers room had a first aid bag in an unlocked drawer with hydrogen peroxide, aspirin, hand sanitizer, triple antibiotic ointment, hydrocortisone cream, and eye wash. -Trailblazers room had Magic Erasers at sink. -Comets room had bottles of sunscreen in an unlocked cabinet. -Men's bathroom in hallway had a spray bottle labeled as cleaner. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 9/12/2025
  2. Medium riskStandard 4709/11/2025

    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 p

    Bathroom in Sprouts room had a broom. Bathroom in Trailblazers room had a toilet brush stored on top of a dispenser. Hallway Men's bathroom had a mop and bucket stored. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 9/12/2025
  3. Medium riskStandard 4709/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.5-6(c) — Ill Children. Ill children shall be kept separate from others and all surfaces and items with which a sick child has come in contact with shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use. Individual belongings shall be kept separate

    At time of visit, nap belongings were not kept separate in Sprouts and Weebles rooms. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 9/15/2025
  4. Medium-High riskStandard 4709/11/2025

    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 co

    Kitchen had several previously opened items in snack area and in freezer that were not labeled with date opened. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 9/12/2025
  5. High risk9/11/2025

    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 visit, two (2) staff members working with children had expired fingerprints. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 9/25/2025
  6. Medium riskStandard 4703/19/2025

    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 p

    Items in Hall Bathroom need to be in sealed containers to prevent contamination (clothes, jacket, diapers. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/24/2025
  7. Medium riskStandard 4703/19/2025

    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

    Items labeled 'Keep out of reach of children' were accessible as follows: -Comets bathroom had Clorox wipes on top of paper towel holder; -Guppies had lotion and detangler in an unlocked desk drawer; -Trailblazers had Trader Joe's hand soap at the sink; -Sprouts had a teacher bag on a low cabinet; -Wiggles had a teacher bag within reach; -Weebles had A&D, Aquaphor, Boogie Diaper Rash Spray under the diapering table behind a deterrent. -Tall cabinets in Voyagers, Trailblazers, Sprouts, Sunbeams, Wiggles, and School Age are not anchored to wall. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/28/2025
  8. Medium-High riskStandard 4703/19/2025

    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 co

    Previously opened food items were not labeled with opened date - Kitchen refrigerator and freezer. Snack in Guppies. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/21/2025
  9. Medium riskStandard 4703/19/2025

    470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d) — Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary manner. The diaper changing surface shall be sanitized after each use and materials used for skin cleansing shall be discarded after each use into a tigh

    Diapering process is not posted by diapering tables. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/20/2025
  10. High risk3/19/2025

    IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) — The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33

    Two staff members did not have consents on file with the division (Payton Carr and Payton Schaefer). Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/28/2025
  11. Medium riskStandard 4703/19/2025

    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 p

    Dispenser in Sunbeams bathroom did not have paper towels. Toilet paper dispenser in Boys Bathroom was broken. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/20/2025
  12. High risk3/19/2025

    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

    One staff person working with children had expired fingerprints with the division (Cindy Venderley, Exired 6/29/2024). Two staff members did not have fingerprints on file with the division (Payton Carr and Payton Schaefer). (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/28/2025

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Safety & Compliance Analysis

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25Total Violations
7Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

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Estimated monthly cost

$889/month

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About this daycare

  • Location: FORT WAYNE, ALLEN County
  • Type: Unlicensed Registered Ministry
  • Years in operation: 2

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