Agape Learning Academy - Merrillville IN Licensed Home

, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
(219) 308-2039

About the Provider

Description: Agape Learning Academy is a Licensed Home in MERRILLVILLE IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Twelve. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 12
  • Age Range: Infant-Twelve
  • PTQ Level: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-10-01
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2025-09-30
  • District Office: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-511-1144 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Type/Date Action needed to correct issue Date Resolved
Licensing
2023-09-25
A child care home shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for: the provider 2023-10-26
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1)
one staff does not have an initial drug test read by a medical review officer
Licensing
2023-09-25
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in Universal Precautions, and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers 2023-09-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5)
3 staff members do not have documentation of their annual Universal Precautions
Licensing
2023-09-25
The caregiver shall maintain and make available verification of the following: Annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray for direct child care providers and all family members over eighteen (18) years of age 2023-10-25
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1)
3 staff members do not have documentation of annual TB test on file
Licensing
2023-09-25
Licensee shall provide electrical or battery-operated smoke detector that is installed to manufacturers specifications and is located and adjusted to operate reliably in case of smoke in any part of the child care home, including not less than one (1) smoke detector at the top of each stairway and adjacent to all sleeping areas. The alarm should be loud enough to alert all occupants in the child care home 2023-09-26
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l)
the smoke detectors are chirping and the alarm system reads that they have a low battery
Licensing
2021-09-22
Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following: Childs name and date of birth 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(6)(a)
none of the children enrolled have the form where the parents consent or decline to have the child's name checked against the missing children's registry
Licensing
2021-09-22
An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following: Submit to the COFC a completed, signed application for a child care home license, including attachments required to demonstrate compliance with this rule 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3)
Provider has not submitted an application via ILEAD to renew the license
Licensing
2021-09-22
Direct child care providers who work in the home more than three (3) times a month and all members of the household having direct contact with children receiving care shall have an initial physical examination by a physician or certified nurse practitioner indicating that they are free from communicable disease, have no physical or other condition which would endanger the health or welfare of children in care, and have an annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a)
one staff member does not have an initial physical on file
Licensing
2021-09-22
An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following: Submit a statement attesting that the applicant has not been: convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(4)(a)
Has not submitted an attestation for the renewal of the license
Licensing
2021-09-22
The caregiver shall maintain and make available verification of the following: Annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray for direct child care providers and all family members over eighteen (18) years of age 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1)
1 staff member has a TB test that is over a year old on file and the other staff member does not have an annual TB test results on file.
Licensing
2021-09-22
Within thirty (30) days of a childs admission, the licensee shall receive a written statement from the childs parent or legal guardian signed by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner which states the following: That the child can participate in the child care homes activities 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1)
one child did not have an initial physical on file
Licensing
2021-09-22
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in fire prevention and safety procedures within one (1) week of starting employment or volunteer work 2021-09-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(a)
staff did not have an orientation checklist on file
Licensing
2020-11-18
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in Universal Precautions, and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers 2020-11-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5)
one staff member does not have her annual CPR and Universal Precautions on file
Licensing
2020-11-18
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care 2020-11-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d)
The gate in the outdoor playarea is set to the side so the outdoor play area is not enclosed
Licensing
2020-11-18
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies 2020-11-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1)
Cleaning Supplies under the kitchen sink are accessilbe to the children
Licensing
2020-08-20
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in Universal Precautions, and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers 2020-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5)
Applicants CPR is a year old tomorrow and she does not currently have anything scheduled

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