Little House 4 Tots II - Gary IN Licensed Home

, GARY IN 46404
(219) 944-7092
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About the Provider

Description: Little House 4 Tots II is a Licensed Home in GARY IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Sixteen. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: PTQ Level 1;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 45-451764
  • Capacity: 12
  • Age Range: Infant-Sixteen
  • PTQ Level: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2022-07-01
  • District Office: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-511-1144 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Type/Date Action needed to correct issue Date Resolved
Licensing
2023-06-06
The licensee shall provide the parent or legal guardian with a written copy of the discipline policy of the child care home 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-41(a)
The kids did not have a discipline policy in the file. The kids did not have a suspension and expulsion policy in the file.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1)
Products labeled keep out of reach of children were accessible under the bathroom sink.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Licensee shall provide electrical or battery-operated smoke detector that is installed to manufacturers specifications and is located and adjusted to operate reliably in case of smoke in any part of the child care home, including not less than one (1) smoke detector at the top of each stairway and adjacent to all sleeping areas. The alarm should be loud enough to alert all occupants in the child care home 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(l)
The smoke detector that was adjacent to the sleepin g area did not sound off during the inspection. There was not a smoke detector at the top of the basement stairwell.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Caregiver shall obtain written parental permission before taking a child away from the child care home for field trips or any other activities 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-40(a)
The kids did not have a signed outing form in the file.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Prior to acceptance of children, the caregiver shall have the parent or legal guardian: complete and sign a release for emergency medical care for the child 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(2)
The kids did not have a signed medical emergency release form in the file.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Licensee shall provide a separate crib, portacrib, or playpen in which each infant or toddler can sleep. Each crib, portacrib, or playpen shall be equipped with a firm-fitting mattress or pad made of waterproof materials. A parent or legal guardian may provide or approve the use of a bassinet for an infant and is responsible along with the caregiver to monitor its use closely. (Manufacturers of bassinets indicate that a bassinet should no longer be used once an infant begins moving and turning unassisted.) 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.2-5(a)
A pack n play that was in the childcare area was broken.
Licensing
2023-06-06
Annual vaccination records for animals subject to rabies. 2023-06-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(12)
There were not any vaccination records on file for the dog.
Licensing
2021-06-09
The licensee shall ensure that no conditions exist in the home or on the grounds where child care services are provided that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children 2021-06-09
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a)
There was a board in the fenced in outside play area.
Licensing
2020-07-14
An applicant must submit the necessary information, forms, or consents for the division to: obtain a national criminal history background check on the applicant through the state police department under IC 10-13-3-39 2020-08-19
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e)
The providers fingerprints are over three years old.
Licensing
2020-07-14
The licensee shall ensure that no conditions exist in the home or on the grounds where child care services are provided that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children 2020-07-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a)
The water temperature was 135 degrees. The water temperature should be between 100- 120 degrees.
Licensing
2020-07-14
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies 2020-07-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1)
Cleaning chemicals were accessible in the bathroom.
Licensing
2020-07-14
An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following: Submit to the COFC a completed, signed application for a child care home license, including attachments required to demonstrate compliance with this rule 2020-07-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3)
There was not a business license on file.
Licensing
2020-07-14
The caregiver shall maintain and make available verification of the following: Annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray for direct child care providers and all family members over eighteen (18) years of age 2020-07-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1)
A household members TB test was over one year old.
Licensing
2020-07-14
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of criminal history checks on employees, volunteers, and all household members who are at least eighteen (18) years of age 2020-07-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3)
A consent to release form is needed for one household member.
Licensing
2019-06-21
The licensee shall ensure that the kitchen is equipped with: a sink with hot and cold running water;in operating condition sufficient to accommodate the food requirements of the number of children in care 2019-07-06
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(f)(3)
The water temperature was 135 degrees and the water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees.

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Reviews

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Barbara 2019-05-18 00:19:50
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

She is great like she stayed open for me one late night and she was just cool with it

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