Highland Academy
WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN·Unlicensed Registered MinistryLicensed
Contact information
Address2400 Silvan Road (A), West Terre Haute, IN, 47885
CityWEST TERRE HAUTE, IN 47885
CountyVIGO
Phone317-420-9366
Operating details
License dateJanuary 1, 2026
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 6/26/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High5
- Medium-High5
- Medium8
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
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2400 Silvan Road (A), West Terre Haute, IN, 47885, WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN 47885
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- This facility has health or sanitation findings on its state record - ask about their current cleaning, diapering, and handwashing procedures
- This facility has food-service findings on its state record - ask how meals are prepared and how allergies are handled
- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 6/26/2026
- High5
- Medium-High3
- Medium5
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
2026
- Medium-High riskStandard 4706/26/2026
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
Sandwhiches in fridge are not labled with date prepared. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/6/2026 - Medium riskStandard 4106/26/2026
410 IAC 7-24-443 — Sanitizers; criteria
Kitchen missing test strips at time of inspection. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/6/2026 - Medium-High risk6/26/2026
IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) — Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill______________
Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/17/2026 - Medium riskStandard 4106/26/2026
410 IAC 7-24-257 — Food temperature measuring devices
Kitchen missing metal thermometer at time of inspection. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/6/2026 - Medium riskStandard 4706/26/2026
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
Shared bathroom of 1-2 and 3-4 year olds is missing toilet paper dispenser. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 7/6/2026
2025
- High risk11/6/2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(b)(3) — Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/15/2025 - High risk11/6/2025
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 review, fingerprinting completed without consent on file for one caregiver. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/15/2025 - Medium-High risk11/6/2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-8 — Each childcare provider shall have certification in pediatric CPR. Each childcare provider shall have current certification in First Aid.
Each childcare provider, employee, or volunteer, caregiver shall have current certification in First Aid. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/18/2025 - High risk11/6/2025
IC 12-17.2-3.5-12 — Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that
Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/15/2025
2024
- High risk12/30/2024
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11(a) — A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the child
A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Poisons, chemicals, and cleaning materials (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 47012/30/2024
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
In the bathroom between the classrooms, paper towels were not in the dispenser. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - High riskStandard 47012/30/2024
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
In the kitchen there is no paper towels available, no dispenser seen. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 47012/30/2024
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
In the Kitchen, with the door unlocked there are bottles of bleach on the floor, and cleaners under the sink that are within reach of children. In the toddler classroom, diaper cream was in a tote under the changing table which is labeled "keep out of reach of children" In the toddler bathroom, diapers are not covered which makes them unsanitary. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Not corrected
Safety & Compliance Analysis
This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.
(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$889/month
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About this daycare
- Location: WEST TERRE HAUTE, VIGO County
- Type: Unlicensed Registered Ministry
- Years in operation: 1
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