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Little Red Academy
Aurora, IN
· Dearborn County
310 Exporting Street,
Aurora, IN 47001
Quick Facts
Capacity
93 children
Age Range
Two-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Issued
Apr 1, 2025
Active Through
Mar 31, 2028
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
Little Red Academy is a Licensed Center in Aurora IN, with a maximum capacity of 93 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Two-Twelve. It is open Monday - Friday, 6:00 AM-6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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 2025-01-15 |
Observed the facility to be in need of a deep clean throughout, most ceiling tiles and hvac vents have dust that has collected. | 2025-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Building maintenance |
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| Licensing 2025-01-15 |
Observed the faucet on the left handsink in the blue bathroom to be leaking. | 2025-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms |
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| Licensing 2024-02-23 |
-Caregiver did not wash hands between diaper changing and after diaper changing in Twos classroom. -Caregiver did not wash hands after diaper changing in 2.5 classroom. | 2024-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-98(e) Caregivers shall wash their hands before and after each child care duty including individual feeding, bathing, wiping noses, diapering, and assisting children using the toilet |
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| Licensing 2024-02-23 |
Items labeled "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN" or hazardous accessible: -Twos classroom: Staff multicolored purse on low shelf in brown cabinet behind child deterrent; Desitin, Butt Paste and diaper cream in cabinet under unlocked diaper changing table -2.5 classroom: Aquaphor in cabinet under unlocked diaper changing table; Staff brown purse on low shelf in brown cabinet behind child deterrent -Threes classroom: Two staff bags on low shelf in brown cabinet behind child deterrent -Preschool classroom: Staff green bag on low shelf in brown cabinet behind child deterrent -School Age classroom: Lysol disinfecting wipes, OdoBon, spray cleaner and disinfecting wipes in unlocked gray wall cabinet -Indoor Play Area: Lysol disinfecting wipes in unlocked brown and wipe cabinet near front door | 2024-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2024-02-23 |
Chicken nuggets, meatballs, meat sauce, sausage gravy, pizza, French fries, pancakes and French toast sticks not dated/labled in kitchen freezer. | 2024-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-177 Food storage |
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| Licensing 2024-02-23 |
-Child did not wash hands after diaper changing in Twos classroom. -Child did not wash hands after diaper changing in 2.5 classroom | 2024-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-97(i) Children and staff shall wash their hands with soap and warm running water and dry them with a disposable towel after each toileting usage |
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| Licensing 2024-02-23 |
-Water stained ceiling tiles (PS classroom 3; 2.5 classroom 1; Twos classroom 1; School Age classroom 4 -Broken ceiling tiles (2.5 classroom 2; Twos classroom 1; School Age classroom 2) | 2024-02-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances |
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| Licensing 2023-05-03 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-05-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 An incident occurred on 4/13/23 when a child was left unsupervised on the playground. |
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| Licensing 2023-05-03 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2023-05-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 An incident occurred in February when a former caregiver is believed to have physically discipline d her own child who was enrolled, while on site. All children on site are subject to discipline policy. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Utility closet was unlocked . Water heater was accessable. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
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. | 2023-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) One staff member did not have up to date consent to release on file. Fingerprints were still up to date. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-22 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Ziplock bags of french toast sticks, buscuits and corn dogs in the freezer did not have dates of opening written on them. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-22 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) The seal around the sinks in the 2s bathroom are cracked. Plunger is stored in the 2s bathroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-23 |
All caregivers counted in child/staff ratios shall meet the following qualifications: They shall have a high school diploma or shall have passed an equivalency test | 2021-03-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2) One staff member had no high school diploma on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-23 |
Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually | 2021-03-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) One staff member did not have a TB test on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-23 |
Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center | 2021-03-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) Two staff members did not have a physical on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-23 |
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 | 2021-03-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) Three staff members had no drug test results on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-23 |
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. | 2021-03-25 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) One staff member had background check records that had expired. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
In-service staff training | 2020-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35 Health and safety Modules need to be compelted and added to files for CD |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Infant Feeding | 2020-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134 Toddler child present at the noon meal was not eating in un approved room. |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records | 2020-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41 Staff files:Missing drug test with results for 8 staff Copies of eductaion, 7 staffT.B test with results, 4 staffCopies of CPR - 7 staff ** schedule per buildingFirst Aid trainings - 7 staff * schedule - per buildingCopies of Universal Precautions Trainings - 9 staff * send copies |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Licensing requirements | 2020-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-2 Child that started in December of 2019 does not turn 2 year of ge until 1.26.2020. The license is approved for children aged 2 years through 12 years* Send a detailed written plan |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2020-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 7 staff need updated child abuse and neglect training (annually and within 2 weeks of hire)Send copies |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Staff orientation | 2020-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32 9 Staff files reviewed 7 staff with un-completed Orientation training checklists. * send copies |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
The following constitute sufficient grounds for revocation of a license: A determination by the department of child services of child abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by: a volunteer of the licensee who may be present on the premises ofthe child care center during operating hours of the child care center | |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-32(a)(1)(c) 6 staff with no submited consent forms to complete background checks.Submitt on ILEAD or submit paper copies to consultant. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-17 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2019-12-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 bleach unlocked in kitchen, lysol on cubby113n- plunger in blue bathroom; furnace room unlocked |
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| Licensing 2019-12-17 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-12-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 open bag of pizzas and corn dogs in freezer, bag of fries unsealed |
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| Licensing 2019-12-17 |
Diapering | 2019-12-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 pillow on diapering pad and desityn accessible on changing table |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2019-09-18 |
Food Safety | 2019-09-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(b) gap between walls and cabinets in front of children's hand washing sinks; openings in wall at toilet plumbing |
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