Description: EL ARBOLITO is a Licensed Home in SOUTH BEND IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Eighteen. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2023-10-17 |
Direct child care providers shall keep protective coverings over exposed electrical outlets | 2023-10-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-48(a) There was no electrical outlet cover in the main area |
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| Licensing 2023-10-17 |
Birth Certificate documentation | 2023-11-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-2-1(8) Child EB did not have a birth certificate |
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| Licensing 2023-10-17 |
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 | 2023-11-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l) The smoke detector in the basement was not at the top of the stairs |
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| Licensing 2023-10-17 |
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 | 2023-11-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) Staff MF did not have an updated TB |
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| Licensing 2023-01-10 |
The maximum capacity in a Class I child care home shall be twelve (12) children at any one (1) time plus three (3) children during the school year who are enrolled in at least Grade 1. | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(a) Program exceeded max capacity with 13 children in a class 1 home. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-04 |
The following child to staff ratios apply: Type of Home Child:Staff Ratio Infant/Toddler Mixed (Birth-24 months) 6:1* *Two (2) of the six (6) children must be at least sixteen (16) months of age and walking. Otherwise the ratio is 4:1. Mixed Age Groups (Birth-6 years) 10:1* *No more than three (3) of the ten (10) children may be under sixteen (16) months of age and must be walking. 3 years and older (3-10 years) 12:1 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(e) One caregiver with 12 children ages 2.5-5 at the time of inspection |
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| Licensing 2021-11-04 |
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 | 2021-11-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l) At the time of the inspection the provider did not have a smoke alarm on the landing from the basement |
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| Licensing 2021-11-04 |
Licensee shall provide a two and one-half (2) pound or greater ABC multiple purpose fire extinguisher which shall be located on each floor of the building in which child care services are provided, including an additional extinguisher located in the kitchen area of the child care home | 2021-11-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(m) At the time of the inspection the provider did not have a fire extinguisher in the basement. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(3) Child Abuse and Neglect training for staff member not available for review |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
A child care home shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for: the provider | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) Drug test for staff member in file not signed by MRO |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) Safe Sleep training for staff member not available for review |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) No Universal Percautions training available for staff on file (K) |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) Conset form for staff member not submitted at PTQ application |
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| Licensing 2021-06-25 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) TB test for staff member expired in file |
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| Complaints 2021-06-02 |
The provider shall maintain the following records and documents at the facility, which shall be made available to the verifying agency upon request: Statewide criminal history checks | 2022-04-05 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-18-19(6) Provider not in compliance with employee background check regulations. |
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