Description: Northlake Preschool Academy 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-Thirteen. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Licensing 2021-04-28 |
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 | 2021-04-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) One caregivers fingerprints need to be updated. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-28 |
The following child to staff ratios apply: Type of Home Child:Staff Ratio Infant/Toddler Mixed (Birth-24 months) 6:1* *Two (2) of the six (6) children must be at least sixteen (16) months of age and walking. Otherwise the ratio is 4:1. Mixed Age Groups (Birth-6 years) 10:1* *No more than three (3) of the ten (10) children may be under sixteen (16) months of age and must be walking. 3 years and older (3-10 years) 12:1 | 2021-04-29 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(e) One caregiver was present with sixteen children. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-28 |
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 | 2021-04-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) One caregivers consent to release form is over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-28 |
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies | 2021-04-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1) Cleaning supplies were accessible in a bathroom closet. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-28 |
The maximum capacity in a Class I child care home shall be twelve (12) children at any one (1) time plus three (3) children during the school year who are enrolled in at least Grade 1. The addition of three (3) school age children may not occur during a break in the school year that exceeds four (4) weeks | 2021-05-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(a) Sixteen children were present at the daycare. |
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| Licensing 2019-05-01 |
The licensee shall provide the parent or legal guardian with a written copy of the discipline policy of the child care home | 2019-05-02 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-41(a) Two children did not have a signed discipline form in the file. |
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| Licensing 2019-05-01 |
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 | 2019-05-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3) There was not a current business license on file. |
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| Licensing 2019-05-01 |
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. | 2019-05-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) Verification of in person safe sleep training is needed for one caregiver. |
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| Licensing 2019-05-01 |
Within thirty (30) days of a childs admission, the licensee shall receive a written statement from the childs parent or legal guardian signed by a physician or a certified nurse practitioner which states the following: That the child can participate in the child care homes activities | 2019-06-17 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1) Three children did not have physicals in the file. |
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| Licensing 2019-05-01 |
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 | 2019-05-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) A wire from a utility pole is down in the fenced in play area. |
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