Jumpstart Childcare Center
MARION, IN·Licensed CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address2111 W 2nd St, Marion, IN, 46953
CityMARION, IN 46953
CountyGRANT
Phone765-662-2572
Operating details
Capacity83
License dateDecember 1, 2024
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 5/26/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High4
- Medium-High7
- Medium14
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
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2111 W 2nd St, Marion, IN, 46953, MARION, IN 46953
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 5/26/2026
- High4
- Medium-High6
- Medium12
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
2026
- High riskStandard 4705/26/2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(3) — Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: A statewide limited criminal history check completed by the Indiana state police
The provider does not have the documentation of a criminal history check for the following caregivers: R.C. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - High riskStandard 4705/26/2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-48(a) — Child/staff ratios shall be maintained during all hours of operation
Ratio was not maintained during the incident on April 28, 2026. One child was left unattended on the bus and was incorrectly marked as absent. The child was later located after the grandparent contacted the center to discuss changes to the child’s pick-up and drop-off arrangements. The self-reported ratio for the six-year-old child during the time the child was unattended was 0:1, indicating no staff present to provide required supervision. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - High riskStandard 4705/26/2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-13(f)(1) — Staff shall immediately report suspected child abuse or neglect as follows: If the alleged abuse or neglect occurred while the child was under the care of the child care center or the center receives a complaint from anyone regard
On the afternoon of April 28, 2026, a child enrolled at the licensed childcare center was left unattended on the program’s transportation bus following the scheduled drop-off. The child was discovered only after the child’s grandparent contacted the center to request a change in the child’s pick-up and drop-off arrangements. At the time the child was located, the child was not under direct supervision as required by licensing standards. The center reported did not report this incident to the Department of Child Services (DCS), despite mandatory reporting requirements for any incident involving a lapse in supervision or a child being left unattended in a vehicle. Failure to report the incident constitutes noncompliance with required reporting and supervision regulations intended to ensure child safety. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - High riskStandard 4705/26/2026
470 IAC 3-4.7-48(e) — All children shall be under the direct supervision of a responsible caregiver at all times
On April 28th, 2026, the program failed to maintain supervision of children in care. During interviews conducted with the director and staff present that day, it was reported that a child was left on childcare bus after pickup from school to daycare. Staff reported they did not observe anyone else on the bus and were unaware of the incident until the grandparent called to discuss pickup and drop off authorization. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - Medium risk5/18/2026
No standard description available
Complaint on record. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/2/2026
2025
- Medium riskStandard 4705/30/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) — The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring
There were not thermometers in the refrigerator or freezer in the main kitchen. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 6/4/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4705/30/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-106(g) — All outside doors and windows shall be screened with sixteen (16) gauge mesh screen when open
Door in red room leading to playground was propped open. Doors can not be propped without screen. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 6/2/2025
2024
- Medium riskStandard 47011/8/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 — Bathrooms
Toilet paper loose in age two classroom, not in holder. Plunger in back classroom bathroom, unsanitary. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/8/2024 - Medium riskStandard 47011/8/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-98 — Staff hygiene
Staff overseeing lunch, food handlers, were not wearing hairnets and smocks during food service. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/11/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/28/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-72(6)(b) — The following rules apply to all center transportation of children in vehicles owned or leased by the center: Vehicle equipment shall include the following: One (1) restraint per child
Program bus was out of order, too many children being transported in program minivan, not enough restraints for each child. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/7/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/28/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-72(2)(j) — The following rules apply to all center transportation of children in vehicles owned or leased by the center: Not permit children to ride in the front seat of any vehicle
A complaint stated that a child was seated in the front seat of program minivan, no children can ride in the front seat of any vehicle. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/7/2024 - Medium riskStandard 47010/28/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-106(g) — All outside doors and windows shall be screened with sixteen (16) gauge mesh screen when open
Door from 3/4's classroom to playground was propped open with a block. All outside doors need to be screened if open. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/4/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/28/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-74(c)(3) — The center shall establish a written transportation agreement between the parent and the center, including, but not limited to, the following: The means of transportation
Program does not have any transportation agreements for the children they are transporting. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/4/2024 - Medium risk10/1/2024
No standard description available
Complaint on record. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/12/2024 - Medium-High risk10/1/2024
Program out of compliance with 470 IAC 3-4.7-72 Transportation in child care center owned or leased vehicles
Complaint on record. Program out of compliance with 470 IAC 3-4.7-72 Transportation in child care center owned or leased vehicles Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 11/12/2024 - Medium riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(n) — There shall be a soft sanitizable pad on the table with a clean strip of waterproof, disposable paper to cover the entire pad. Caregivers shall place a new, waterproof, paper strip on the pad after each diaper change
Two's room changing table does not have a sanitizable pad as it is a wall changing table, but also no disposable paper used and changing table not sanitized between diapers. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/24/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-103(a) — Staff shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the rules of the FPBSC under 675 IAC. Drills shall be conducted monthly and the records available to document
Last documented fire drill was 7/8/24. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/25/2024 - Medium riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-60 — Written program plans
Although there were lesson plans posted in all classrooms, there is no evidence they are being used in 2's or 3/4 classroom. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/24/2024 - Medium riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(u) — The childs hands shall be washed after diaper changing with a clean, damp, soapy cloth, then rinsed with a second clean cloth in the same order, or, the childs hands shall be held under warm, running water, soaped, and dried with a d
In two's room, child did not wash hands after having diaper changed. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/24/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-78(g)(4) — Centers shall not offer foods that present a choking hazard to children under three (3) years of age, including, but not limited to, the following: Nuts
Two's teacher giving two year old nuts from her personal snack, children under three can not be given nuts. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/23/2024 - Medium riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-76(c) — Food service staff shall record menu changes as served and keep menus on file for one (1) month
Posted menus not being followed. Posted breakfast menu showed oatmeal and strawberries. Program served cinnamon toast crunch and fruity pebbles. Morning snack was celery and peanut butter on menu, program serving a cereal mix. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/24/2024 - Medium riskStandard 4709/23/2024
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(t) — Regardless of whether gloves are used, caregivers shall wash their hands before and after each diaper change
Caregiver in two's room did not wash her hands after changing a diaper. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/24/2024
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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Estimated monthly cost
$675/month
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About this daycare
- Location: MARION, GRANT County
- Capacity: 83
- Type: Licensed Center
- Years in operation: 2
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