Destiny Christian Academy-Central
MUNCIE, IN·Licensed CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address700 N Jefferson Street, Muncie, IN, 47305
CityMUNCIE, IN 47305
CountyDELAWARE
Phone765-216-1409
Operating details
Capacity123
License dateJanuary 20, 2026
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 1/23/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High0
- Medium-High5
- Medium8
- Medium-Low1
- Low0
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Location
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700 N Jefferson Street, Muncie, IN, 47305, MUNCIE, IN 47305
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- This facility has staffing or training findings on its state record - ask about background checks, required training completion, and staff turnover
- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- This is a large program - ask how children are grouped, how ratios are kept in each room, and how staff cover breaks
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 1/23/2025
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- Medium-High2
- Medium5
- Medium-Low1
- Low0
2025
- Medium riskStandard 4701/23/2025
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
Shatterproof mirrors were not available in the centers in the two's classroom or the toddler 4 classroom. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 2/15/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4701/23/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2) — The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper
Art easels with paint were missing from the learning centers in the preschool room, toddler 4 room and two's room. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 2/15/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4701/23/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-135(g) — If a days supply of bottles is prepared at one (1) time, each bottle shall be covered and labeled with the childs name, date, and time poured
During inspection, 3 bottles belonging to one infant were not labeled/dated. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 1/23/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4701/23/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-111(c) — Staff shall not stack tables or chairs in the class room/area while children are awake
Chairs were being stacked in the sensory table of Toddler 4 classroom. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 1/28/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4701/23/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-100(e) — The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any other item that states keep out of the reach of children in a place that is inaccessible to children
Some items labeled "keep out of reach of children" were accessible to children: The laundry room was unlocked and contained stain remover and purex laundry detergent. Contact solution and shaving cream were located on a low shelf in an unlocked yet deterred cabinet in the two's room. Lysol wipes were being stored under the unlocked yet deterred diaper table in the infant 2 room. In the teacher desk of the preschool room, there were adult scissors, carmex, lotion, and prescription pills. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 2/15/2025 - Medium-High riskStandard 4701/23/2025
470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) — The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, s
The toilet in the school age bathroom is missing the cap leaving a screw uncovered. The toilet in toddler 4 room is not currently usable. There are ceiling tiles in the school age 2 room and the boy's bathroom that have signs of water damage. There is a gap under the back door and a cracked tile by the back door. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 1/25/2025
2024
- Medium-Low riskStandard 4709/25/2024
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
On 9/11/2024 the program self-reported to licensing and DCS that a 2 year old female child bit a male 2 year old child. To separate the children, the teacher grabbed the female child by arm in a forceful way. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 9/11/2024 - Medium-High risk9/13/2024
Program out of compliance with 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline
Complaint on record. Program out of compliance with 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 10/28/2024
Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$1,120/month
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About this daycare
- Location: MUNCIE, DELAWARE County
- Capacity: 123
- Type: Licensed Center
- Years in operation: 1
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