Dree's Playhouse And Learning Center - Gary IN Licensed Home

, GARY IN 46408
(219) 201-2231

About the Provider

Description: Dree's Playhouse And Learning Center is a Licensed Home in GARY IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Fourteen. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 12
  • Age Range: Infant-Fourteen
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: Jan 01, 2020
  • 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
2020-12-17
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of criminal history checks on employees, volunteers, and all household members who are at least eighteen (18) years of age 2020-12-31
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3)
Consent to release forms needed for the provider and caregivers.
Licensing
2020-12-17
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 2020-12-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l)
A smoke detector is need in the sleeping area or adjacent to the sleeping area.
Licensing
2019-12-16
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 2019-12-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1)
Four children's physical did not have a physican's or nurse practitioner's signature.
Licensing
2019-12-16
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies 2019-12-16
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1)
Cleaning chemicals were accessible under the bathroom sink.
Licensing
2019-12-16
The licensee shall ensure that the kitchen is equipped with: a sink with hot and cold running water;in operating condition sufficient to accommodate the food requirements of the number of children in care 2019-12-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(f)(3)
The water temperature was 129 degrees. The water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees.
Licensing
2019-12-16
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 2019-12-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l)
A smoke detector is needed at the top of the basement stairwell.
Licensing
2019-01-07
The caregiver shall provide activities according to the age, developmental needs, interests, and number of children in care while including both active and quiet play which may consist of safe, age-appropriate toys, games, and equipment for both indoor and outdoor play 2019-02-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-38(a)
There were not any age appropriate toys, games, and equipment for the children enrolled.
Licensing
2019-01-07
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 2019-01-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5)
There was no verification of Universal Precautions and first aid training for one caregiver.
Licensing
2019-01-07
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of criminal history checks on employees, volunteers, and all household members who are at least eighteen (18) years of age 2019-01-24
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3)
A consent form has not been submitted for the provider and one caregiver.
Licensing
2019-01-07
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care 2019-01-16
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d)
There was no fenced in outdoor play area.
Licensing
2019-01-07
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 2019-01-24
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1)
There was no verification of annual TB tests on file for the provider and one caregiver.
Licensing
2019-01-07
The licensee shall provide the parent or legal guardian with a written copy of the discipline policy of the child care home 2019-01-23
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-41(a)
There was not a suspension and explusion policy on file.
Licensing
2019-01-07
A licensee that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than twelve (12) months of age follow safe sleeping practices. 2019-02-05
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2)
There was no verification of in person safe sleep training on file for one caregiver.
Licensing
2019-01-07
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Procedures for preventing, detecting, and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect 2019-02-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(3)
There was no verification of child abuse and neglect training on file for one caregiver.

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