Description: We are a state licensed childcare center located in Crown Point, Indiana. We are open Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We accept children ages 6 weeks through 10 years.
Our center offers a combination program of preschool and childcare for children ages 3 and 4, and childcare for infants and toddlers. We also offer after school programs for school aged children and summer program for children up to 10-years-old.
Here at CFLC, we will do our best to support your family and meet your needs. We make every effort to enhance your child’s development by providing the best possible early childhood education and care in both a sensitive and stimulating environment. We encourage all families that are considering enrollment to visit Children First Learning Center Foundation to view all that we have to offer your children.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2024-02-29 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2024-03-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Facility self-reported a caregiver in the one's classroom pushed/guided a child by their head during a biting incident. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Employee was immediately removed from classroom. After speaking with employee; employee was let go and no longer working here. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-26 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2024-01-29 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Bottle prep is considered food prep and must be done in a approved food prep area. Facility is currently prepping bottles in classrooms. If using powdered formula, there must be a note in the child's file. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-26 |
Hand washing facility; water temperature and flow | 2024-01-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
410 IAC 7-24-342 The two's room handwashing sink does not get warm enough. Consultant ran water twice and for a minute. Water did not warm at all. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-16 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2023-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Teacher abuptly woke child up from sleeping to change his diaper. After diaper change, stood child up over the gate forcefully. Child fell backwards, hitting his head on the floor. Teacher then picked up next child for diaper change without helping/consoling first child. |
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| Complaints 2023-11-08 |
2023-11-29 | |
| Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate Discipline | ||
| Licensing 2022-07-19 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2022-07-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Caregiver acted as if she was going to hit a child; put her hands on the child's face inappropriately. |
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| Complaints 2022-07-01 |
Positive discipline | 2022-09-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Provider not in compliance with positive discipline regulations. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-16 |
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 regarding possible abuse or neglect of a child by a staff member, they or the director must immediately call the institutional abuse hotline or a law enforcement agency and self-report the suspected abuse or neglect | 2021-10-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-13(f)(1) Administration failed to self report the division of alleged abuse or neglect that occured on 08/12/2021. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-16 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2021-08-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 One caregiver failed to implement positive redirection while disciplining children. |
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| Complaints 2021-09-08 |
Positive discipline | 2022-02-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Inappropriate discipline |
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| Complaints 2021-08-23 |
Positive discipline | 2022-03-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Program not in compliance with positive discipline policy. |
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| Licensing 2021-08-02 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2021-08-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 1 unqualified caregiver has been working at the facility. Consultants came out on a complaint visit in regards to staff background check. |
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| Complaints 2021-07-16 |
2022-02-01 | |
| Type of correction needed: Unqualified caregiver working with children | ||
| Licensing 2021-03-24 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2021-03-24 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Teacher was heard harshly yelling at a child. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-24 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2021-03-25 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Cereal in infant room expired. |
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