Description: HORACE MANN CHILD CARE INC (A) 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-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 2024-03-05 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(2) One kids emergency medical release form was not signed. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-05 |
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) A slide that was in the outdoor fence in play area was cracked. |
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| Licensing 2023-12-14 |
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 | 2023-12-14 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(e) Upon arrival 11 kids of mixed ages were present with one caregiver. The child to staff ratio shoud be 11:2. One additional caregiver is required. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-18 |
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 | 2023-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) One caregivers TB test was over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-18 |
Prior to acceptance of children, the caregiver shall have the parent or legal guardian: complete and sign an enrollment form for the child | 2023-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(1) One child did not have an enrollment form in the file. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-18 |
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 | 2023-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1) One kid did not have a physical on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-21 |
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 | 2022-12-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) A consent to release form is needed for new staff member. |
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| Licensing 2022-06-07 |
Daily attendance records for children in the child care home which shall be maintained for at least two (2) years at the child care home site | 2022-06-09 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(11) There were not any daily attendance records on file for the current week and last month. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-15 |
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care | 2022-02-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d) Two panels were missing on the fence surrounding the outdoor play area. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-15 |
Birth Certificate documentation | 2022-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-2-1(8) One child did not have proof of date of birth on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-15 |
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 | 2022-02-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) The bottom of the gate in front of the stairwell leading upstairs was broken. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-10 |
An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following: Submit to the COFC a completed, signed application for a child care home license, including attachments required to demonstrate compliance with this rule | 2021-02-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3) There was not a current business license on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-10 |
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 | 2021-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) The applicant and one caregivers TB test was over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-19 |
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 | 2020-02-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l) A smoke detector is needed at the top of the stairwell. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-19 |
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. | 2020-02-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) Verification of safe sleep training is needed for one caregiver. |
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This daycare is one of the best places i have put my children in the owner is very helpful and respectful even the staff I lost my child care and the owner helped me get it back my children have learned a lot since they been here.