Description: Infant Tree Educational Rockstar LLC is a Licensed Center in Gary IN, with a maximum capacity of 42 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Two-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 2024-03-06 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2024-03-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 At time of visit, consultant watched video of staff inappropriate handing of a student. |
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| Complaints 2024-02-26 |
2024-03-10 | |
| Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 | ||
| Licensing 2023-10-12 |
A written application for admission of each child, signed by the childs parent, shall be on file at the child care center prior to admission and shall include the following: The name, address, and telephone number of the childs physician and dentist to call in emergencies | 2023-10-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36(7) At time of visit, 2 student missing dentist/doctor information |
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| Licensing 2023-10-12 |
During the first two (2) weeks of employment, all staff shall receive documented training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. The director shall update this training annually | 2023-10-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) At time of visit, 2 staff with expired child abuse and neglect training. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-28 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2022-11-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of visit, staff member present with children had expired consent on file with the division, making them unqualified (MW/8.19.22) |
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| Licensing 2022-11-28 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2022-11-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 At time of visit, staff member present with children, had expired consent on file with the division. Making them unqualified and not counted in ratio and supervision by a qualified caregiver. (MW/8.19.22) |
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| Licensing 2021-10-21 |
Indoor furnishings | 2021-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-111 Chairs are stacked on the table, while children are awake, in the 2's room. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Staff orientation | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-32 One staff missing new hire orientation to their position and work duties in the center |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Application for employment | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(1) One staff missing application and emergency contact numbers |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) No thermometer present/or in good monitoring position in the refrigerator freezer side. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Drug tests must meet the following criteria: Evaluation of urine panel results by a certified medical review officer using positive cutoffs established by the DOT | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-18-15(d)(4) One drug screen does not show that the test results have been rest by a medical review officer. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
The provider shall maintain the following records and documents at the facility, which shall be made available to the verifying agency upon request: Current first aid certification | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-18-19(7) One staff is missing first aid certification. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Blood borne diseases and their transmission, work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment as required by the OSHA and ISDH | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) One staff missing Universal Precautions training |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Computer Error |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2020-10-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 School agers where left out of ratio when caregiver exiting room to open door , to assist a child in the restroom and to comfort a child in the preschool room |
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I don’t like the location. I feel like it’s not safe for children or staff. And that fact that it’s 24 hours is even scarier!
I was looking into this daycare for my daughter and I was disappointed. The location is sketchy because it’s right next to a liquor store. And the facility doesn’t look the best either. The building is old and could use some renovations. Maybe if the owner moves to a new location I will reconsider but right now it’s a no for me.
I love this place and its workers. They love on my kids like their own , they work with me as long as I’m able to communicate with them. Mr Tommie was a HUGE blessing when it came to my older boys. We were so sad about the change but my younger kids are still there and THRIVING! Love them
My son has been attending this daycare for more than a year and he absolutely loves it. I haven had any problems with my child or the facility since he’s been attending Infant Tree. I love the way they teach. I love how they care for the children that’s in their care. I love the little people set up it’s so stinking cute. My son loves the staff especially the owner Kierra. She goes above and beyond for her staff, children, and parents. The other daycares have nothing on this daycare. I highly recommend this daycare. 10 out of 10 I recommend. ????????????????????
My son has been attending this day care for more than a year and he and I both love this daycare. This is the best daycare I have ever visited. I love the little people set up and how caring the staff is. They are all amazing. The owner goes above and beyond for all the children, staff and parents. She is so caring. She is the best daycare provider ever, I totally recommend this daycare. 5 stars no questions asked! ????????????????????
Wow to come here and see everything that I was going to complain about, so many other parents are saying the exact same thing. Wish I seen this sooner it’s ridiculous how the owner lies everybody has already stated everything I was going to say so it’s nothing left for me to say. All these parents is not lying on this center. It’s raggedy, kids stay getting sick from things not been sanitized. They need to drug test their employees on a regular. the Boyfriend looks very suspicious so I know he can’t be license. Never was introduce to him doing the time of enrollment because she knows the parents will have second thoughts on they child attending. Owner is very shady. All the parents on this should come together and go to the board to get this business shut down.
This facility is raggedy and ran very poorly. The previous negative reviews are not false! The owner Kierra knows that her facility is not ran well, this is why she took her facility off Google because other people were also talking about how bad this establishment is!
Love this daycare very professional staff very trustworthy good with children all around I give this daycare ten plus stars thanks for your service……
This facility is at full capacity any recent negative reviews are not from any of our parents. Please do not post about my facility with false information.
This facility has offered more than many competitors. Infant tree staff goes above and beyond to help single mothers, fathers and those families with difficult rotating shifts. Whether a parent is behind in payments or constantly getting off of work late we understand what problems can arise from lack of transportation or help that is where we make payment plans to continue to assist. We step in when needed. We are more than providers or caregivers. In order to offer such quality we ask that everyone does their part and paying on time like any other thriving business. Infant tree has partnered with the high school to offer CDA training so we do have internships. All of our staff have college degrees and over 10 years in early childhood. We take pride in what we do and try our best to accommodate the need of all families but we cannot replace the parents so even though we are licensed 24 hours no child can live at the center Jennifer.
The owner kierra is all about money!! She doesn’t care about the children, the only thing she cares about is your payment! The facility is neighbors to a local liquor store in which it’s always people loitering around there (the police had to get involved on 1 occasion that I know of but she failed to tell me before I dropped my child off). She is false advertising because majority of the time the center is understaffed with too many children there and only 1 young adult/teenager depending on the time of day. This was a problem that needs to be regularly monitored! It’s ridiculous! She makes you pay for transportation in which she can’t adequately provide because it’s only her and her boyfriend (which I’ve never met and wasn’t aware from enrollment that he would be driving my daughter around in their personal vehicles) to drive the children to and from school, etc. She had a school age teen (and the girls friend)driving my daughter and another little girl to the center after school because she couldn’t leave the center (understaffed) to pick my daughter up herself and the teens were using profanity and obscenities. The center is clean and she decorates but it’s all for show so don’t be fooled by the smoke and mirrors. She made a tik tok with my daughter on her personal page without my permission. I could’ve understood if she was advertising for the center but not for your personal social media!!! Unprofessional and immature. Someone allowed other children to go thru my daughters personal things. My daughter said that the food was disgusting that’s served there. I wouldn’t refer/recommend! Please do your research before entrusting your children’s safety and well-being with her because ALL she sees is $$$ when she looks at these children! I’ll bet that her employees (that she can’t keep because most of them are very young anyway) have a lot to say about her and how she operates the business! If I hadn’t loss my grandmother I would’ve been reported her but I’m on it Monday morning those children need more supervision! My daughter will never step foot in there again!