Home Away From Home - Fort Wayne IN Licensed Home

, FORT WAYNE IN 46806
(260) 441-7717

About the Provider

Description: Home Away From Home is a Licensed Home in FORT WAYNE 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 12
  • Age Range: Infant-Twelve
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-01-01
  • 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
2022-11-02
The licensee shall notify the local fire department at the time of application or relicensure of the licensed capacity and the hours of operation of the home 2022-11-17
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(u)
No current documentation of notifying local fire department during the time of inspection.
Licensing
2022-11-02
Annual vaccination records for animals subject to rabies. 2022-11-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(12)
No current pet vaccination documentation during the time of inspection.
Licensing
2022-11-02
The caregiver shall conduct and document quarterly fire drills 2022-11-03
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(s)
No current fire drill documenation during the time of inspection.
Licensing
2021-09-20
Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following: The names of adults authorized to pick the child up from the home 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(6)(d)
Authorized adults for pickup not listed on enrollment forms
Licensing
2021-09-20
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 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1)
No physical for children's files
Licensing
2021-09-20
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 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3)
Household member on premises with no fingerprints
Licensing
2021-09-20
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 has had immunizations which are up-to-date for the childs age. 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(2)
Immunizations not up-to-date
Licensing
2021-09-20
If fans or heaters are used, licensee shall provide models that are protected by safety devices which will not allow a childs fingers to come in contact with the blade or heating element 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(b)
Fans on floor accessible
Licensing
2021-09-20
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 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a)
Bedrooms unlocked with items that starts keep out of reach of children
Licensing
2021-09-20
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 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e)
Household member on premises with no consent submitted
Licensing
2021-09-20
Prior to acceptance of children, the caregiver shall have the parent or legal guardian: complete and sign an enrollment form for the child 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(1)
Enrollment form missing
Licensing
2021-09-20
Exits shall not be blocked in the child care home 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(g)
Door knobs on front and rear exits have covers
Licensing
2021-09-20
Caregiver shall keep garbage in containers with tight-fitting lids and remove it from the premises at least once a week. Waste paper need not be kept in a closed container 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-47(d)
Kitchen garbage missing lid
Licensing
2021-09-20
Prior to acceptance of children, the caregiver shall have the parent or legal guardian: complete and sign a release for emergency medical care for the child 2021-10-02
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(2)
No emergency medical treatment authorization form

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