ABC Academy - Hobart IN Licensed Center

480 West 61st Avenue , Hobart IN 46342
(219) 945-0767

About the Provider

Description: ABC Academy is a Licensed Center in Hobart IN, with a maximum capacity of 144 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant-Toddler; Two-Twelve. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Number Of Infants Licensed: 7; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 1;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 14626
  • Capacity: 144
  • Age Range: Infant-Toddler; Two-Twelve
  • PTQ Level: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-06-01
  • 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
Licensing
2024-01-08
The center must seal all hand washing sinks to the wall 2024-02-05
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(l)
Sinks in the red and orange rooms need to be resealed to the wall.
Licensing
2024-01-08
Infant/toddler room furnishings; general 2024-01-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-128
In the infant room, there is a coat being stored in a crib.
Licensing
2024-01-08
Building maintenance 2024-02-05
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
The blue room has a sink that is out of order and needs repaired. Girls restroom in large room is out of order and needs repaired.
Licensing
2024-01-08
The center must store hazardous articles, sharp scissors, knives, latches, lighters, flammable liquids, power tools, cleaning supplies, and any other items that might be harmful to children in a place inaccessible to children 2024-01-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100(f)
Purses were being stored in cabinets that are accessible to children.
Licensing
2023-02-23
The center shall provide office space separated from the areas used by the children 2023-03-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-119(a)
Infant was sleeping in a crib in the office at the time of visit.
Licensing
2023-02-23
Child/staff ratios and supervision 2023-03-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48
Ratio in the 3's room was 23:2
Licensing
2023-02-02
Electrical safety 2023-02-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101
Outlet covers are missing in the red room.
Licensing
2023-02-02
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: A statewide limited criminal history check completed by the Indiana state police 2023-02-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(3)
One caregiver (EM) does not have a current consent form on file with the division.
Licensing
2023-02-02
The center must seal all hand washing sinks to the wall 2023-03-03
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(l)
Children sinks in the orange room and the red room need to be recaulked.
Licensing
2023-02-02
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2023-02-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100
In the red room, a caregiver's purse is on the counter. In the ocean room, personal bags are located in a cabinet accessible to children.
Licensing
2023-02-02
Walls shall be of washable materials 2023-03-03
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99(e)
Several areas of the building are missing baseboards leaving the drywall exposed. Drywall is not washable.
Licensing
2023-02-02
The center shall post the following items: A copy of infant feeding plans in each infant room 2023-02-15
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19(b)(3)
Two infants (E and K) do not have feeding plans posted in the infant room.
Licensing
2023-02-02
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children 2023-02-07
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c)
In the Ocean room, there were diapers in buckets on the table outside of the children's restrooms. They are accessible to children and not protected from contamination.
Licensing
2023-02-02
Child/staff ratios and supervision 2023-02-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48
In the ocean room (3's) there were 21 children and 2 caregivers. The ratio in a 3's classroom can not exceed 20:2.
Licensing
2023-02-02
Indoor furnishings 2023-02-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111
Chairs were stacked while children were awake in the ocean room and the purple room.

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