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Busy Bee's Daycare Center
Kokomo, IN
· Howard County
4008 South Dixon Road,
Kokomo, IN 46902
Quick Facts
Capacity
95 children
Age Range
Infant-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Issued
Jul 1, 2026
Active Through
Jun 30, 2029
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
Busy Bee's Daycare Center is a Licensed Center in Kokomo IN, with a maximum capacity of 95 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant-Twelve. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM-5:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
PTQ Level 1;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM-5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM-5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM-5:30 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM-5:30 PM
- Friday6:00 AM-5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2026-04-20 |
This was a supervision issue that was self reported. A child was left in the building when they went out for recess and was unattended for a short period of time. | 2026-04-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision |
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| Licensing 2024-04-05 |
diaper pad in the twos classroom is ripped, needs replaced so it is sanitizable. | 2024-04-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(n) There shall be a soft sanitizable pad on the table with a clean strip of waterproof, disposable paper to cover the entire pad. Caregivers shall place a new, waterproof, paper strip on the pad after each diaper change |
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| Licensing 2023-09-05 |
There shall be a soft sanitizable pad on the table with a clean strip of waterproof, disposable paper to cover the entire pad. Caregivers shall place a new, waterproof, paper strip on the pad after each diaper change | 2023-09-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(n) In the 2's room, the diaper pad is wrapped in packing tape which is pealing up making it unsanitizable. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-05 |
One staff (HS) in the 2's, does not have a completed consent form on file with the division; therefore can not count in ratio. This makes the ratio in the 2's room 8:1 instead of 8:2. When the consultant walked into the preschool restroom (in hallway), there was a child in the stall. There was not a teacher in or right outside the restroom with the child. The teacher was in the classroom with other students. This child was in a 1:0 ratio. | 2023-09-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision |
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| Licensing 2023-09-05 |
Electric fans, if used, shall be securely mounted high on the wall or ceiling or shall be guarded to limit the size of the opening in the blade guard with properly installed sixteen (16) gauge mesh screen. The Underwriters Laboratory must approve all fans | 2023-09-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(c) Throughout the classrooms, fans are being used and do not have properly installed 16 guage mesh screens on them and/or are not mounted high on the wall/ceiling. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-05 |
During the first two (2) weeks of employment, all staff shall receive documented training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. The director shall update this training annually | 2023-09-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) One staff (T.W.) does not have evidence of current child abuse and neglect training in her file. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A set of wooden unit blocks | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(5) Two year old room does not have wooden unit blocks |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Each room shall have, at a minimum, the following: A sand/water/sensory table or container with equipment for measuring and pouring | 2023-06-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(b)(2) Two's room does not have a sand/sensory table. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Staff shall cover, date, and refrigerate open containers of food. Caregivers shall use or discard the contents of opened jars within twenty-four (24) hours | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-139(b) Baby food in the infant refrigerator is opened. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Caregivers shall: provide an art easel with paint and paper in each toddler room | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(a)(2) Toddler room is missing art easel with paper |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A water/sand/alternative type of activity | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(3) Two year old classroom does not have a water/sand table. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) In the toddler restroom, there is a tunnel being stored and cots being stored. All items in the restroom must relate to toileting and be sanitizable. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
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 | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(3) Two staff do not have consent froms on file with the division and therefore, fingerprints can not be checked for a NCHC: AS and AM |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Two staff do not have current consent form on file allowing for background check to be done. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Food shall be covered during transport from kitchen | 2023-06-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-79(f) Food plated in the kitchen and brought to classrooms on cart was not covered. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Children two (2) years of age shall have small climbing equipment that they can go in and out of, over, and around in their area | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(f) Two year old room does not have climing equipement in the classroom |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
If a days supply of bottles is prepared at one (1) time, each bottle shall be covered and labeled with the childs name, date, and time poured | 2023-06-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135(g) Bottles in the infant refrigerator are not labeled with any information. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Infants and toddlers shall have indoor/outdoor small climbing equipment that they can go in and out of, over, and around | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-131(j) Toddlers do not have indoor climbing equipemtn in the classroom. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Centers shall comply with the following: Keep cold foods under forty-one (41) degrees Fahrenheit | 2023-06-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-81(b)(2) Infant refrigerator thermometer is reading 48 degrees |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In the school age classroom, there are several items on the counter that state keep out of reach of children. These items include, but are not limited to: isopropyl alcohol, shaving cream, and lysol wipes |
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| Licensing 2023-06-12 |
Floors shall be of smooth, nonabsorbent materials and free of cracks that would prevent cleaning. The center shall not carpet the kitchen or food preparation areas | 2023-06-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116(j) The floor in the 2's room is not sanitizable as the linoleum flooring has holes in it. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-04 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Waffles and hashbrown patties are not labled. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-04 |
Infant Room Furnishing | 2021-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-129 The diaper changing pad in the infant room has two tears. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-04 |
Building maintenance | 2021-02-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 The stall divider is rusty and the paint is bubbling up. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
Garbage and refuse | 2020-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109 Garbage can in 3/4/5 room has food waste items in it with no lid. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2020-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Fence coming away from wall. Not enough fall surface around climbing equipment/slide.Tree Root at bottom of slide creates tripping hazard.Concrete barrier visible and creates hazard at base of climber.What appears to be an aftermarket rock steps up to tic-tac-toe board needs removed.Blue car ride on toy in younger children's play area steering wheel not CPSC compliant. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
Building maintenance | 2020-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Infant room:Wall behind sink paint chipping. Cabinet around sink paint chipping.Green box on lower portion of wall not secured and loose.Cracked Ceiling tiles.1s bathroom: Wall behind changing table paint chipping. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
The center shall use a changing table as follows: The table must be sturdy and sanitizable | 2020-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(i)(1) Changing table in infant room has paint missing along top making changing table not sanitizable. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2020-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Material closet: 14 cans of paint on shelf in reach of children.Black filing cabinet outside kitchen top drawer contains two cans of shaving cream. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-13 |
The center shall control toilet and bathroom odors by ventilation and sanitation. If a screened window is not present, there shall be mechanical exhaust vents. Existing centers shall have ventilation added if sanitation measures fail to control odors | 2020-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(p) 3/4/5 bathroom: No ventilation in bathroom and window closed at time of consultant's visit. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-04 |
Infant Feeding | 2020-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134 Infant feeding plan not followed as child was given another child's breast milk. |
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| Complaints 2019-11-26 |
2020-03-09 | |
| Type of correction needed: Infant feeding plan and procedure were not followed when infant was given someone else's breast milk. | ||
| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
Infant/Toddler Equipment; General | 2019-02-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-131 Climbing equipment in 1's room frayed and in need of repair or replacement. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2019-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114 Water temperature reading 68F at handwashing sink. All handwashing sinks must measure between 100 and 120F. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
Bathrooms | 2019-02-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Preschool bathroom: 2 toilets not sealed to floor.3/4/5s bathroom:Wooden stump under toilet not sanitizable. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
The childs hands shall be washed after diaper changing with a clean, damp, soapy cloth, then rinsed with a second clean cloth in the same order, or, the childs hands shall be held under warm, running water, soaped, and dried with a disposable towel | 2019-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(u) Infants hands were not washed following diaper change. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
Building maintenance | 2019-02-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 2's room: Ceiling tiles damaged1's room: Ceiling tiles damagedPreschool bathroom: ceiling tiles cracked and water spots on ceiling.3/4/5s room: Ceiling tiles with water spots. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-12 |
Drinking fountains shall have a guarded angled stream with water pressure regulated so that the stream rises at least two (2) inches above the guard but does not splash on the floor | 2019-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-115(c) Hallway drinking fountains stream of water not rising at least 2 inches above the guard. |
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