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Little Lambs Daycare Inc.
Fremont, IN
· Steuben County
911 West Renee Drive,
Fremont, IN 46737
Quick Facts
Capacity
101 children
Age Range
Infant-Toddler; Two-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
126144
License Issued
Dec 1, 2023
Expired
Jun 30, 2024
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
Reviews
Clts
2023-11-15 21:29:20
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
They lost two little girls this week . These pre school aged girls were found just off a main road in a dentist office parking lot!!!!!!!! They are trying to cover it up. They need to be investigated!
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About the Provider
Little Lambs is the only State Licensed Community Daycare and Preschool Center in Steuben County. Our caring, safe, and fun environment helps all of our children develop socially, emotionally, and academically for success in the world. Our curriculum is based on the Indiana Academic Standards in order to support Kindergarten Readiness for each child. ABCs, reading time, field trips, walks, creative play, home cooked meals, singing and dancing, playground time in our fenced-in child-friendly play area, library time, arts and crafts, and lots of laughs are all a part of our day!
Additional Information:
Number Of Infants Licensed: 28; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 28; 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 2024-04-22 |
The center must report any of the conditions listed in subsection (a) to the division as soon as the children have been removed to safety or sent home | 2024-04-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-10(c) Program had to close at 6:15 am on 4/11/24 due to flooding caused by a malfunctioning toilet. Program notified parents of closure and also of reopening date of 4/16/24 immediately, but did not report the closure to the division. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-22 |
If closure is necessary for one (1) of the conditions listed in subsection (a), a child care center may not reopen without division approval. This approval will be contingent on one (1) or more of the following: Inspections and approval of the building by the division or the SFM | 2024-04-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-10(d)(1) Program had to close at 6:15 am on 4/11/24 due to flooding caused by a malfunctioning toilet. Program notified parents of closure and also of reopening date of 4/16/24, but did not get division approval to reopen. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-17 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Items labeled keep out of reach of children within reach: sunscreen in cubby in 4/5 hallway, diaper cream in cubby in 2's hallway. Also, staff lounge unlocked, purse hanging right inside doorway, accessible. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-11 |
Indoor furnishings | 2024-04-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111 Small stack of chairs in the prek room. No chairs can be stacked while children are awake. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-11 |
Director qualifications | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-21 There is not a permanent director at the program. Most recent director was let go early January. Acting director in place, but still no permanent director. Board is actively searching. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-11 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2024-04-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Items in program labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children accessible to children: infant room - Aveeno baby lotion in unlocked cabinet under changing table, 2's room - disinfecting wipes in low cabinet, School age room - Alka-Seltzer, ibuprofrn, cold meds, disinfecting wipes, fabulouso, rubbing alcohol, sanit-tyze, and a tub of 15 sunscreens in low unlocked cabinet. |
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| Licensing 2024-03-11 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | 2024-04-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) Items in restrooms that are not sanitizable: 3's room - plunger and toilet brush in classroom restroom, Prek - extra clothing piled loose on top of plastic drawers and tubs of clothes without lids in restroom. Toilet paper sitting on top of dispenser in 2's room, unsanitary. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-15 |
Each child care room/area shall have a minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of usable indoor play space per child at all times | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-110(a) A group of twenty one three and four year old children were playing in the indoor gross motor room. There is only enough square footage for a group of fifteen children in that room. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-15 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 A tub of ten sunscreen bottles labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children accessible in a low cabinet in open school age room. Hazardous item previously cited for still within reach of children: On 1/8/24 program cited for teacher purse hanging in four year old room with medication visible. Purse hanging at same location at time of today's inspection, within reach of children. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-15 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 At time of inspection, there was a group of twenty-one three and four years olds with two caregivers. Ratio for three year olds is 10 children to one caregiver, so group was over ratio at 21:2. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-15 |
Child grouping policies | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 At time of inspection, there was a group of twenty-one three and four years olds with two caregivers. Maximum group size for three year olds is 20 children, so group was over maximum group size. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-05 |
Posted items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19 Current weekly menu is not posted in program, at parent board or any of the classrooms. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-05 |
The following items shall be prominently posted in a place regularly viewed by parents: The name of the director and name of the person in charge in the directors absence | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19(a)(2) There is not anything posted at parent board indicating who is currently in charge during director search. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-05 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2) There is not an easel with paint and paper in PreK, Early PreK, or T2. |
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| Licensing 2024-02-05 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 The door to the school age classroom is open. There is a low cabinet that is open. Inside are items labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children: Lysol spray, disinfecting wipes, sanitizer spray. The medicine box (with a lock available on it) was inside cabinet, unlocked, with alka-seltzer and cold medicine inside. |
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