Description: Karissa McDermott is a Licensed Home in Evansville IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Twelve. 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 2024-03-12 |
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 | 2024-03-18 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) TB results expired for staff present at time of visit.*Send documentation. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-12 |
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 | 2024-03-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) Universal Precautions expired for staff present at time of visit.*Send documentation. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-07 |
Children shall not be left unattended and shall be supervised at all times | 2023-12-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(b) 23 month old and 2 year old playing alone in fenced play yard at time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-01 |
An applicant must submit the necessary information, forms, or consents for the division to: obtain a national criminal history background check on the applicant through the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39 | 2023-12-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) Fingerprint receipt not submitted thru I-Lead for consent/background check at time of visit.*Submit thru I-Lead. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-01 |
Children shall not be left unattended and shall be supervised at all times | 2023-12-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(b) 13 month old sleeping behind closed door with bottle in crib at time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-01 |
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 | 2023-12-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.2-7(a) 13 month old sleeping behind closed door with bottle in crib at time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-01 |
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 | 2023-12-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) Consent/Background check missing for 1 staff present at time of visit.*Submit thru I-Lead. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-03 |
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 | 2023-11-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) Consent not completed for staff present at time of visit.*Submit thru I-Lead. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Carolyn's background was completed for 2 other daycares. She has now completed the consent to background check for the new location as well. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-03 |
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 | 2023-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) Drug test results missing for staff present at time of visit.*Send documentation. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) The teachers negative drug test results were misplaced when moving homes. She has completed a new drug test to show compliance. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-03 |
An applicant must submit the necessary information, forms, or consents for the division to: obtain a national criminal history background check on the applicant through the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39 | 2023-11-04 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) Fingerprint receipt missing at time of visit.*Send documentation. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) All teachers have completed the required background checks. Now consent forms are updated thru ILEAD. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-03 |
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 | 2023-11-05 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l) Smoke alarm is missing at top of stairs at time of visit. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) I have a smoke detector in kitchen in hall, in nap room and basement. Now I have a 2nd smoke detector in kitchen at the top of basement stairs. |
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| Licensing 2023-11-03 |
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 | 2023-11-04 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(e) 5 children present with 1 caregiver at time of visit.. Caregiver is not qualified at time of visit. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more
information.) Carolyn is approved, background checked, safe sleep trained etc. at my other daycare home. We thought her consent form showed for both homes. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-14 |
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 | 2020-01-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) 1 staff missing physical.*Send documentation. |
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