Unlicensed Registered Ministry
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Learning Tree Preschool
Columbus, IN
· Bartholomew County
618 8th Street,
Columbus, IN 47201
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Subsidized Program
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Licensed Unlicensed Registered Ministry
Active License
License Issued
Apr 1, 2025
Active Through
Mar 31, 2027
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
Learning Tree Preschool is a Unlicensed Registered Ministry in Columbus IN. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM-5:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Tuesday7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Wednesday7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Thursday7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Friday7:30 AM-5:30 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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| Registration 2024-08-22 |
During visit 1 staff member present with children had expired fingerprints on file with division making them Unqualified | 2024-10-10 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers |
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| Registration 2024-02-27 |
Refrigerator storing lunches in room 206 was reading 50 degrees. | 2024-03-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring |
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| Registration 2024-02-27 |
At time of visit 2 staff members had expired fingerprints on file with the division. DM and TG. At time of visit 1 staff member did not have fingerprints or consent form on file with the division. | 2024-03-01 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers |
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| Registration 2023-01-12 |
The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough | 2023-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2) During file review, there were two children missing immunization records. |
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| Registration 2023-01-12 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2023-01-16 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) At time of inspection, there were two staff members present with children who have expired consent forms on file (A.H. and O.K). |
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| Registration 2023-01-12 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2023-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) At time of inspection there was one staff member present with children who has expired fingerprints on file (O.K). |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring | 2022-09-07 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) No thermometers in the Dogwoods and Sycamores freezers. |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
Plumbing and Sewage Disposal. All plumbing fixtures shall discharge into a public sanitary sewer whenever available within a reasonable distance, or when soil conditions prohibit the construction of an adequate on-site system. Any on-site sewage treatment system shall meet the requirements of 410 IAC 6-10. If a discharging sewage treatment system is to be constructed, it shall meet the requirements of the department of environmental management. New plumbing equipment shall meet the requirements of the fire prevention and building safety commission (FPBSC) and SBH | 2022-09-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-3(b) The insulation on a pipe in the hall bathroom is torn. |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet | 2022-09-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) In the Willows room there were paper towels on the counter, not on a dispenser. |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating | 2022-09-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b) The hot water at the hand washing sink in the Oaks room did not reach 100 degrees F.The children in the Elms room did not wash hands before snack, they used handsanitizer.A child in the Hickories room did not wash hands after eating snack and before going to play. |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2022-08-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) In the Sycamore room there were antibacterial wipes on a low shelf in a cupboard, lysol liquid under the sink, and clorox wipes under the changing table all labeled Keep out of reach of children accessible to children.In the Hickories there was disinfectant wipes by the changing table and shaving cream on a low shelf in a cabinet all labeled keep out of reach of children accessible to children. |
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| Registration 2022-08-31 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2022-09-09 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) 2 unqualified staff (PG, TN) working with expired criminal history police checks.Send consultant notification of fingerprinting. |
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| Registration 2022-03-08 |
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers | 2022-03-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) Rm 204: peanut butter crackers and 1 container of food in the fridge not labeled with date of opening. |
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| Registration 2022-03-08 |
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet | 2022-03-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) Hall bathroom toilet seat is chipped, not sanitizable.Rm 203: bathroom sink not completely sealed to wall, tile wall not sealed above heating unit, toilet seat chipped-not sanitizable. |
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| Registration 2022-03-08 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2022-03-09 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) 2 unqualified caregivers (TG, CC) working with expired child abuse/neglect checks.Send notification to consultant of consent form submission. |
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| Registration 2022-03-08 |
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating | 2022-03-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b) Children in room 204 did not wash their hands after eating snack. Hot water in rooms 301 and 306 did not reach 100 degrees F. Hot water is to be between 100 and 120 degrees F for proper handwashing. |
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| Registration 2022-03-08 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2022-03-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) Rm 203: Lysol spray and Lysol disinfectant wipes in a low cabinet, Hand sanitizer and multipurpose wipes in a cabinet behind child deterrents all labeled with Keep out of Reach of Children accessible to children. Rm 301: rubber cement, disinfectant wipes, and dawn dish soap in cabinets labeled Keep out of Reach of Children accessible to children. Rm 302: outlet covers missing, chairs stackedRm 303: Car rug is not secured to the floor.Rm 305: First aid kit under the sink contains Alcohol wipes labeled Keep out of Reach of children accessible to children. White cabinet cover is peeling off, not sanitizable. Rm 306: Hand lotion on the sink labeled Keep out of Reach of children and a purse in an unlocked cabinet both accessible to children. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating | 2021-09-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b) Hot water at the handwashing sinks in rooms 202, 302, and 306 did not reach 100 degrees F. Hot water is to be between 100 and 120 degrees F for proper handwashing. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
All open windows, doors which are kept open for other than entering and leaving, ventilators, and other outside openings shall be protected against insects by securely fastened 16 mesh screening. Cracks shall be sealed and sealing shall be in place around pipes, plumbing, and ducts | 2021-09-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(4) Bathroom vents not working in room 206 and 204. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2021-09-24 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) 9 unqualified staff members without Child Abuse/neglect checks completed. *Send notification to consultant upon Consent form submission and qualifications. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2021-09-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) Room 206: disinfectant wipes on the desk in an unlocked room, hand sanitizer in a low cabinet all labeled keep out of Reach of children accessible to children.Rm 301 Hand sanitizer, handsoap, dawn liquid soap, shave cream and rustoleum clear coat in unlocked cabinets all labeled keep out of Reach of children accessible to children.Rm 302: handsoap on the handwashing sink labeled keep out of Reach of children accessible to children.Rm 305: shave cream in a low cupboard labeled keep out of Reach of children accessible to children. Purse on a low shelf in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children.Rm 306: handsoap under sink and hand lotion on the sink all labeled keep out of Reach of children accessible to children, purse in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers | 2021-09-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) Sippy cups in room 202 not covered while being stored. |
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| Registration 2021-09-08 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2021-09-24 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) 4 unqualified staff members without Criminal History Police checks completed. *Send notification to consultant upon fingerprintings completion. |
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| Registration 2021-03-05 |
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b) Hot water at the handwashing sinks in the Sycamores, hall bathroom, and the Tulips rooms was over 120 degrees F. Hot water is to be between 100 and 120 to prevent scalding. |
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| Registration 2021-03-05 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2021-03-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) Maples: spray Quaz and dial handsoap both labeled with Keep out of Reach of Children were on the counter accessible to children.Dogwood: Quaz spray labeled with Keep out of Reach of Children were on the counter accessible to children.Tulips: hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, Lysol spray, and Febreeze all labeled with Keep out of Reach of Children were in an unlocked cabinet behind a child deterrent accessible to children.Oak: 2 containers of Dial soap labeled with Keep out of Reach of Children were on the counter and in the unlocked cabinet under the sink accessible to children. |
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| Registration 2021-03-05 |
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers | 2021-03-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) Redbuds room had a container of Goldfish not labeled with the date of opening. |
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| Registration 2021-03-05 |
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring | 2021-03-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) Fridge thermometer in the Sycamore room read 50 degrees F. Temperature should be 41 degrees F or below. |
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| Registration 2021-03-05 |
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet | 2021-03-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2) Tulips room had paper towels on the counter, not on a dispenser, not sanitary. |
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| Registration 2021-02-22 |
The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough | 2021-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2) 2 of 8 children's files missing current complete immunization records.Send documentation to consultant. |
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| Registration 2019-10-22 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2019-11-08 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) One new caregivers with no documentation of completed NCHC checks to be submitted to completed background checks.Hire dates (K.S)8.1.2019 & (N.M)9.24.2019The one caregiver consent was not submitted to verify NCHC. |
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| Registration 2019-10-22 |
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions | 2019-11-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4) 2 new caregiver with no completed Universal Precautions training completed prior to starting work in classrooms. Hire dates (K.S)8.1.2019 & (N.M)9.24.20192 caregivers with expired Universal Precaution training of 8.31.2019. (A.H & D.H)* send copies of completed and current training |
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| Registration 2019-10-22 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2019-11-09 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) Two new 2 yr old caregivers with no completed consent submitted to completed background .Hire dates (K.S)8.1.2019 & (N.M)9.24.2019 |
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| Registration 2019-10-22 |
The operator of a child care ministry registered under section 2 of this chapter shall provide a notice to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the child care ministry. The notice must be signed by the parent or guardian when the child is enrolled in the child care ministry and must be kept on file at the child care ministry until two (2) years after the last day the child attends the child care ministry. This notice must be maintained by the child care ministry and made available to the division upon request | 2019-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-7 Parent notice on the facility enrollment packet is not the state approved form with correct wording as required by law. |
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| Registration 2019-02-21 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2019-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) The following rugs were not secured to the floor and are tripping hazards: butterfly rug in Willows, red rug in Redbuds and small polka dot rug in Maples. |
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