Description: El Pascadito Learning Center Inc. 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 2023-09-21 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(m) The fire extinguishers had expired. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-21 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l) The provider did not have fire alarm at the top of the stairs in the basement. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-21 |
If more than one (1) infant or toddler in care is bottle fed, all bottles shall be labeled with the childs name | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-7(b) The provider had more than one infant and toddler in care and was observed feeding and the bottles were not labeled. |
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| Licensing 2022-07-25 |
Direct child care providers shall feed infants and toddlers according to their dietary needs and shall hold infants during bottle feedings until they demonstrate their ability to hold their own bottles | 2022-07-25 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-7(a) At the time of the inspectin the provider had a child under 12 months that could hold her bottle but was placed in the pack n play for the bottle feeding and not held or placed in a chigh chair. |
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| Licensing 2022-07-25 |
If more than one (1) infant or toddler in care is bottle fed, all bottles shall be labeled with the childs name | 2022-07-25 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-7(b) At the time of the inspection the provider had more than 1 infant under 12 months in care and the bottles were not labeled. |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
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) Staff file not on site to review upon request |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
The licensee shall provide an area for diaper changing with a washable surface on which the infant or toddler may be placed. The diaper changing surface must have waterproof material between the child and the surface of the changing area. This material shall be changed after each use. The diaper changing area shall be sanitized daily and when soiled | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-6(a) No paper or wax barrier available for diaper changes |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
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) Staff member out of ratio with 12 children in a mixed age group |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
The licensee shall ensure that no conditions exist in the home or on the grounds where child care services are provided that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) Hand soap under bathroom sink labeled "keep out of reach of children", Upstairs closet had medication and other hazards accessible. |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
Direct child care providers shall not prop feeding bottles | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-7(c) Staff member placed infant in crib with propped bottle while consultant was present |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
Licensee shall provide a separate crib, portacrib, or playpen in which each infant or toddler can sleep. Each crib, portacrib, or playpen shall be equipped with a firm-fitting mattress or pad made of waterproof materials. A parent or legal guardian may provide or approve the use of a bassinet for an infant and is responsible along with the caregiver to monitor its use closely. (Manufacturers of bassinets indicate that a bassinet should no longer be used once an infant begins moving and turning unassisted.) | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-5(a) Staff member placed infant in crib with two pillows |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
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) Staff file not on site to review upon request |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
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) Staff file not on site to review upon request |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(m) No fire extingisher upstairs |
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| Licensing 2021-08-03 |
Direct child care providers who work in the home more than three (3) times a month and all members of the household having direct contact with children receiving care shall have an initial physical examination by a physician or certified nurse practitioner indicating that they are free from communicable disease, have no physical or other condition which would endanger the health or welfare of children in care, and have an annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) Staff file not on site to review upon request |
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