Description: Childhood memories. We are making them at the Kendallville Day Care Center. Childhood is a time for creativity, for imagination, and for discovery. It’s a time for knowing that it’s okay to make mistakes, that’s how we learn. As adults, we reflect on our childhood with great fondness. We remember the wonder of novelty, and cherish how life seemed a safe and simpler place. Every child deserves the opportunity to develop their individual potential. For over 35 years of service to families within the community, the Kendallville Day Care Center has devoted efforts to giving children opportunities to develop skills needed to face life’s challengers. Our mission is to provide the highest quality, not for profit, state licensed child care at the lowest possible cost to you.
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2024-04-03 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Director self reported that on 3/14/24 a classroom of seven one year olds was left out of supervision due to a caregiver falling asleep during nap. Caregiver was let go from employment. |
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| Complaints 2024-03-15 |
2024-04-11 | |
| Type of correction needed: Program out of compliance with 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision | ||
| Licensing 2024-01-08 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2024-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Ice melt was still in the hallway by playground, accessible. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-08 |
The center shall keep all hallways, stairways, corridors, aisles, and exits lighted and free from obstructions at all times | 2024-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-107(a) When consulted arrived it was naptime. All hallway lights in program were off, very dark. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-08 |
Rest periods | 2024-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-53 4 of 9 classrooms (Toddler 2, Toddler 1, 2's, PK1) were too dark at rest time. Consultant could not see the children from the doorway. Staff need to be able to see children's chest rise and fall during naptime. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-16 |
Each child shall have an individual cot, bed, or crib equipped with bedding and maintained in sanitary and safe condition | 2023-10-18 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-153(a) Nap items in the 2's room were all stacked together on top of the top cot in room. Individual nap items need to be stored separate in order to be sanitary. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-16 |
Written program plans | 2023-10-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-60 Lesson plans in classrooms are outdated. |
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| Licensing 2023-10-16 |
Posted items | 2023-10-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-19 Menus posted throughout the program are outdated, no current menu visible. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-13 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-09-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Laundry room door was unlocked with multiple cleaners on the bottom shelf of storage rack and laundry detergents labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children within reach. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-13 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2023-09-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Food in both the storage room refrigerator and the kitchen refrigerator not labeled with open or prepared dates: butters, hardboiled eggs, bag of fruit mix, cheeses, salsas, applesauce. |
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| Licensing 2023-08-16 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-08-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 On 7/18/23 a one year old male was left alone on the playground. There were 2 teachers and a First Steps consultant present with the class. The video shows that the child left the group as they were headed inside and hid behind the climber on playground. The teachers did not count before going inside. The child was left alone outside for 4 minutes before being discovered by the maintenance person who then brought him in to director. Director brought him to classroom, teachers still had no idea he was missing. Due to the child being left alone on the playground they were out of ratio with no caregiver with this child. |
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| Complaints 2023-07-18 |
2023-08-24 | |
| Type of correction needed: program out of compliance with supervision and ration requirements | ||
| Licensing 2023-07-12 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 On 6/2/23, the date video in complaint was captured, there were 2 caregivers in a room with 11 children ages 24-30 months, over ratio. (ratio is 5:1, youngest child's birthdate is 11/26/21.) |
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| Licensing 2023-07-12 |
Positive discipline | 2023-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-54 Positive discipline was not used in the exchange captured on the video from 6/2/23. |
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| Licensing 2023-07-12 |
Confidentiality of records | 2023-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-44 Director emailed a video clip from the program to a parent. This video clip showed a total of 10 children, only one of which was the child of the parent she sent it to. |
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