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Kiddie Academy of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
· Allen County
11627 Coldwater Rd,
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Quick Facts
Capacity
123 children
Age Range
Infant-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
4
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Contact Information
📞 (260) 619-3903
Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
1100316
License Issued
Mar 30, 2026
Active Through
Mar 31, 2028
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
We realize that there are many childcare and daycare options available. Only Kiddie Academy provides the kind of care that focuses on days filled with learning and fun, the key ingredients of our Life Essentials® curriculum. We are also a nationally networked franchise, which ensures strict standards and a consistent experience for your child. Kiddie Academy's proprietary Life Essentials curriculum focuses on social and emotional character education, and physical and cognitive outcomes which are aligned with state preschool learning standards. These standards are based on skills, knowledge and abilities that children achieve through developmentally appropriate activities and experiences. Every experience is an opportunity to learn. Life Essentials is an overarching philosophy that includes our programs and techniques. From family style dining to character education, our developmentally appropriate curriculum gives your child a full day of learning no matter what he or she is doing. Some of the best learning happens without your child knowing it.
Additional Information:
Number Of Infants Licensed: 8; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 3;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Friday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2026-01-05 |
Refrigerator in infant room 1, with infant bottles, registering at 54 degrees. Milk must be stored at 41 degrees or below. | 2026-01-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-137(c) The center shall store milk at forty-one (41) degrees Fahrenheit or below |
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| Licensing 2026-01-05 |
Staff members in Rooms 3,4,5, 7 not wearing smocks and hairnets during snack service. | 2026-01-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-98 Staff hygiene |
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| Licensing 2025-11-14 |
Staff file of infant teacher was reviewed and did not have documentation of current certification in CPR. | 2025-11-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-34(2) Staff shall have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as follows: In child care centers licensed for infants or toddlers, all infant and toddler caregivers shall be trained annually in infant or pediatric CPR as appropriate |
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| Licensing 2025-11-14 |
Staff file reviewed did not have documentation of drug screening with results. | 2025-11-14 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: is employed |
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| Licensing 2025-11-14 |
Staff file reviewed did not have documentation of current CAN prevention training. | 2025-11-19 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) 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 |
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| Licensing 2025-11-14 |
Staff file reviewed did not have documentation of current training in UP. | 2025-11-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b) 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: Procedures for documenting and handling incidents in which staff are directly exposed to contact with blood |
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| Licensing 2025-04-09 |
Staff member left a container of three pills (one prescription, one vitamin, one herbal) out within reach of children. | 2025-04-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2025-04-09 |
Program did not report a potentially serious situation involving a three year old child to the division or the childs parents. | 2025-04-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-12(a)(1) The center shall verbally report immediately to the affected childs parent and to the division any serious occurrences involving any child. These occurrences include, but are not limited to, the following: Serious injury requiring hospitalization |
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| Licensing 2025-02-03 |
There is not climbing equipment that children can go in and out of, over, and around in either of the room with two year olds. | 2025-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(f) Children two (2) years of age shall have small climbing equipment that they can go in and out of, over, and around in their area |
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| Licensing 2025-02-03 |
At time of visit there was a school age child in with five year old classroom. Although in ratio, these groups can only be mixed the first and last hour of operation. | 2025-02-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-145(a) The center shall keep school age children separated from younger children at all times except as in subsection (d) and section 49(f) of this rule |
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| Licensing 2025-02-03 |
Kitchen staff was not wearing hair restraint or smock while preparing food in kitchen and delivering morning snack to rooms. | 2025-02-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-98(g) Kitchen staff must have effective hair restraint that keeps hair back and covered |
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| Licensing 2025-02-03 |
Two tubes of aquaphor and multiple diaper creams in diaper tubs under unlocked diaper changing table in room 6, accessible to children. | 2025-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2024-08-16 |
Consultant observed a five month old male asleep in a highchair in infant room. Consultant also observed a ten month old child asleep in a crib with a shirt sleeve completely covering one hand. | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-141 Infant/Toddler Sleeping |
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| Licensing 2024-08-16 |
There is no posting at program in regards to firearms. | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19(a)(5)(c) The following items shall be prominently posted in a place regularly viewed by parents: Prohibitions against: use or possession of firearms, unless required as a condition of employment |
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| Licensing 2024-08-16 |
There was a child in Room 3 that had vomited, was left in classroom waiting for parent pickup. Ill children need to be isolated from other children. | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-87 Ill child procedures |
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| Licensing 2024-01-09 |
Big Apples room had no toilet paper in restroom, Tincaps room bathoom toilet paper was on the floor. | 2024-01-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
The center shall properly install a hand washing sink in the kitchen. The center shall supply soap and disposable towels from a dispenser or an electric hand dryer by the sink | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116(p) There was no paper towel at the handwashing sinks in the apple trees and tincap rooms. |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41 Items were missing from 10 staff files: 1 staff member did not have a valid UP certificate, 1 staff member did not have a current evaluation (Last one was dated 2020.) |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There is not a certified food handler that is present on the premises at all times. |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
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 | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) 1 of 10 staff did not have current child abuse and neglect training on file. |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Licensing requirements | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-2 Staff school age child was present on the premises when we arrived. (spring break from school system) |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Food labels | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-146 Food in tupperware container in Appleseed room not labled. |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Items labeled 'Keep Out of Reach of Children' or hazardous accessible to children: On cart in hall - ice melt, staff lounge - hand soap, dawn, oven cleaner, Apple Trees - sunscreen not in locked cabinet, Granny Smith - Orajel, Aquaphor, Suncreen under changing table not locked, Many rooms (tincaps, blossoms, apple trees, yellow apple, green apples, granny smith, big apple) had the key in the lock on closet, making items inside accessible including teacher purses and bleach solution spray, |
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| Licensing 2023-03-31 |
Child grouping policies | 2023-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 Staff school age child was present on the premises when we arrived. (spring break from school system) |
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| Licensing 2022-06-17 |
Licensing requirements | 2022-06-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-2 Toddlers moved to new room that has not been approved |
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| Licensing 2022-06-17 |
Bathrooms | 2022-06-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 No paper towels in dispenser in the toddler room |
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| Licensing 2022-06-17 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-06-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Hazards - toddler room - diaper creams, sunscreen under changing table - child proof lock.Preschool room - key in door - behind door - bleach bottle |
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| Licensing 2022-06-17 |
Liquid refreshments shall meet the following guidelines: All fruit juice shall be one hundred percent (100%) pure fruit juice with no sugar added | 2022-06-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-78(e)(1) Staff starbucks & dunkin donuts drinks in classrooms, visible to children identifiable to children |
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| Licensing 2022-04-22 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2022-04-22 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Complaint - two staff on staff list for PTQ were not in the database. Verified by start date of employment verification. (ABK, MN)Two staff from staff list not qualified (ZK, HM) |
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| Complaints 2022-04-01 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2022-05-18 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Program out of compliance with required background heck regulations |
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| Licensing 2022-02-17 |
Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records | 2022-02-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41 1 of 28 staff on site does not have a consent for current location S.A.2 of 28 staff - expired consents A.D, S.L. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-17 |
The center shall provide space for each childs personal belongings to keep them separate from other childrens belongings | 2022-02-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111(d) Several classrooms - coats touching. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-17 |
Building maintenance | 2022-02-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Room 9 - plunger in the bathroom. Rm 9 - hand washing sink, wall next to sink has brown substance. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-19 |
Building maintenance | 2021-04-19 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Sanitary - Room #9, child asleep on the circle rug in classroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-19 |
Educational equipment and materials | 2021-04-19 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63 Safe - staff covering breaks in room 9, preschool 5's, did not know the number of children in her care at the time of visit. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Emergency Information File | 2021-03-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-42 Records - 2 of 14 staff missing current background check (JM & KS) |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) KS-had been in I-Lead and was no long there - renentered 3/25/21 - JM - could not get the info because it went to a phone in another country-worked with I-lead entered 3/26/21 |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
General meal guidelines | 2021-03-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-79 Classroom 3 & 5 sitting at the table waiting for food. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Teachers retrained on serving lunch prodical - do not wait for all children to finish washing hands and to be seated - give food as soon as seated |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-03-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Complaint - child in room 8 left unattended for 30+ minutes on 3/10/21. Provider self reported. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Teacher was terminated immediately - child was laying in comfort corner out of sight-teacher counted those that lined up. |
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| Complaints 2021-03-11 |
2022-02-15 | |
| Type of correction needed: program out of compliance with child/staff ratio and supervision requirements | ||
| Licensing 2020-12-07 |
Child grouping policies | 2020-12-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 Two age groups ages (2 1/2 to age 3, total of 31 children out at same time. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-07 |
Toddler Room Furnishings | 2020-12-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-130 Changing tables in #4 & #5, packages of diapers and bags sitting on top of tables. Bathroom - brooms stored inside bathroom (#4 & #5) |
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| Licensing 2020-02-28 |
Bathrooms | 2020-03-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Green Apples - Broom & dust pan in bathroomRoom 3 - classroom sink pulling away from wall. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-28 |
Building maintenance | 2020-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Vent in 5's classroom bathroom needs cleaned. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2019-01-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 One of 10 staff files checked missing child abuse training. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 In kitchen - bag of french toast did not have label or date. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records | 2019-01-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41 1 of 10 staff files checked missing annual CPR training documentation. 9 of 10 staff files checked missing Universal Precautions training. 2 of 10 files checked missing physicals. 1 of 10 files checked missing TB testing. 1 of 10 files checked missing up to date annual training. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Building maintenance | 2019-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Rugs not secured to floor. 4's - button rug3's - rug in dramatic play |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Childrens admission records | 2019-01-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36 5 of 10 children's files checked missing up to date immunizations. 1 of 5 children's files checked missing physical. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2018-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child left in the classroom alone. |
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| Licensing 2019-01-15 |
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. | 2019-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-4.1(a)(2) One of three infant staff missing the 2 1/2 hour safe sleep training. As of July 1,2018, should be; IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(1), (a) A licensee that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall:(1) complete the training course provided or approved by the division under IC 12-17.2-2-1(10) concerning safe sleeping practices as required by section 6.3(a)(3) or 6.5(a)(9) of this chapter, whichever is applicable; |
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| Complaints 2019-01-03 |
2019-03-26 | |
| Type of correction needed: program out of compliance with supervision regulations | ||
| Licensing 2018-11-13 |
Bathrooms | 2018-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Toilet paper rolls sitting on back of tank in Todd's 1 |
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| Licensing 2018-11-13 |
Toddler Room Furnishings | 2018-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-130 Diaper changing table in todds #3 - cloth bags sitting on top of table2.5 yr room - empty plastic tote & toy truck sitting on changing table |
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| Licensing 2018-11-13 |
General program components | 2018-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-57 Transitions - staff in 4's classroom did not know the number of children in their room |
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