Learning Tree Preschool - Columbus IN Unlicensed Registered Ministry

618 8th Street , Columbus IN 47201
(812) 378-2851

About the Provider

Description: Learning Tree Preschool is a Unlicensed Registered Ministry in Columbus IN. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-04-01
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2025-03-31
  • 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
Registration
2024-02-27
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring 2024-03-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c)
Refrigerator storing lunches in room 206 was reading 50 degrees.
Registration
2024-02-27
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers 2024-03-01
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1)
At time of visit 2 staff members had expired fingerprints on file with the division. DM and TG. At time of visit 1 staff member did not have fingerprints or consent form on file with the division.
Registration
2023-01-12
The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough 2023-01-23
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2)
During file review, there were two children missing immunization records.
Registration
2023-01-12
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 2023-01-16
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c)
At time of inspection, there were two staff members present with children who have expired consent forms on file (A.H. and O.K).
Registration
2023-01-12
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers 2023-01-13
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1)
At time of inspection there was one staff member present with children who has expired fingerprints on file (O.K).
Registration
2022-08-31
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring 2022-09-07
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c)
No thermometers in the Dogwoods and Sycamores freezers.
Registration
2022-08-31
Plumbing and Sewage Disposal. All plumbing fixtures shall discharge into a public sanitary sewer whenever available within a reasonable distance, or when soil conditions prohibit the construction of an adequate on-site system. Any on-site sewage treatment system shall meet the requirements of 410 IAC 6-10. If a discharging sewage treatment system is to be constructed, it shall meet the requirements of the department of environmental management. New plumbing equipment shall meet the requirements of the fire prevention and building safety commission (FPBSC) and SBH 2022-09-09
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-3(b)
The insulation on a pipe in the hall bathroom is torn.
Registration
2022-08-31
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 paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2022-09-01
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
In the Willows room there were paper towels on the counter, not on a dispenser.
Registration
2022-08-31
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating 2022-09-01
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b)
The hot water at the hand washing sink in the Oaks room did not reach 100 degrees F.The children in the Elms room did not wash hands before snack, they used handsanitizer.A child in the Hickories room did not wash hands after eating snack and before going to play.
Registration
2022-08-31
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 2022-08-31
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
In the Sycamore room there were antibacterial wipes on a low shelf in a cupboard, lysol liquid under the sink, and clorox wipes under the changing table all labeled Keep out of reach of children accessible to children.In the Hickories there was disinfectant wipes by the changing table and shaving cream on a low shelf in a cabinet all labeled keep out of reach of children accessible to children.
Registration
2022-08-31
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers 2022-09-09
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1)
2 unqualified staff (PG, TN) working with expired criminal history police checks.Send consultant notification of fingerprinting.
Registration
2022-03-08
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 contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers 2022-03-09
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f)
Rm 204: peanut butter crackers and 1 container of food in the fridge not labeled with date of opening.
Registration
2022-03-08
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 paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2022-03-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Hall bathroom toilet seat is chipped, not sanitizable.Rm 203: bathroom sink not completely sealed to wall, tile wall not sealed above heating unit, toilet seat chipped-not sanitizable.
Registration
2022-03-08
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 2022-03-09
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c)
2 unqualified caregivers (TG, CC) working with expired child abuse/neglect checks.Send notification to consultant of consent form submission.
Registration
2022-03-08
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating 2022-03-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b)
Children in room 204 did not wash their hands after eating snack. Hot water in rooms 301 and 306 did not reach 100 degrees F. Hot water is to be between 100 and 120 degrees F for proper handwashing.

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