Description: Play 2 Learn LLC is a Licensed Center in Newburgh IN, with a maximum capacity of 86 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant; Toddler; Two-Twelve. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2023-10-20 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-09-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 On 10/18/2023 one child age 4 was left on the playground unsupervised for 1.5 minutes. |
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| Complaints 2023-10-18 |
2023-11-14 | |
| Type of correction needed: Provider did not maintain compliance with ratio and supervision. | ||
| Licensing 2023-09-28 |
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. | 2023-09-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) One staff member currently working with children does not have fingerprints on file with the division. |
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| Licensing 2023-09-28 |
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. | 2023-09-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) One staff member currently working with children does not have a consent on file with the division. |
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| Licensing 2023-07-20 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 2 staff members did not have fingerprint records available and thus could not be counted in ratio. This made the ratio in PreK 15:1 and ratio in 3s 12:1. |
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| Licensing 2023-07-20 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Noodles, peaches in fridge were stored without date of opening/cooking. |
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| Licensing 2023-07-20 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 2 staff members did not have consent to release on file. Staff members had fingerprint recipts but their fingerprints could not be confirmed without consent. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-19 |
Prior to admission, the childs parent shall establish a feeding plan, based on the recommendation of the childs physician, for each infant | 2023-05-04 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(b) At time of inspection, two infants without signed feeding plan by physician prior to admission. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-19 |
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. | 2023-04-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Provider did not submit annual consent for criminal history check to be conducted on onestaff member, lastsubmitted on 1.4.22. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-19 |
Infant/Toddler Charts and Records | 2023-04-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-122 Infant and toddler classrooms without daily record chart in each infant and toddler room to record information about each child at time of inspection. |
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| Complaints 2023-04-06 |
2023-08-25 | |
| Type of correction needed: Provider not in compliance with daily record documentation regulation for infants and toddlers. | ||
| Licensing 2022-12-09 |
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to enrollment date | 2022-12-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1) At time of inspection, three children without physical available for review. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-09 |
Each childs record shall contain the following consents signed by the parent: Emergency medical authorization to provide transportation and obtain medical treatment for children when the parent cannot be contacted. This authorization shall also be in the emergency information file | 2022-12-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-37(1) At time of inspection, one child without emergency medical transport and treatment authorization available for review. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-09 |
A written application for admission of each child, signed by the childs parent, shall be on file at the child care center prior to admission and shall include the following: The name, address, and telephone number of the childs physician and dentist to call in emergencies | 2022-12-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36(7) At time of inspection, one child without doctor or dentist information available for review. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-09 |
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Current and complete record of immunization history showing month, day, and year of each immunization. | 2022-12-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) At time of inspection, four children without immunization record available for review. |
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I’d give zero stars if I could. Owner is terrible. Unorganized and rude. She leaves several times a day to run errands, like to go tanning, talks down to employees, yells at the children. Can’t keep employees because of the toxic environment. No training offered, unfair expectations, favoritism for owners nephew, who is terrible. Kids are able to run out the door, employees have to chase them down. One kids stabbed another with a pencil, with no repercussions. It’s insane and unsafe for children and staff!
Looking thru the reviews of my child's daycare frustrated me.
quickly realizing I need to start bragging and leaving positive reviews when i experience them. everyone is quick to talk on the negatives, but not enough people give the positives on places.
Ive never had a problem with my childs daycare. they really look out for them and notice things involving their peers that i dont get to see when we are home. i work and have employees under my management and the director is probably having the same problem i am, people dont want to work. or think they can get a full paycheck by doing next to nothing. i know those teachers do more than just "play with kids" all day. they work as hard as moms do. and im sure some young people that apply at a daycare are not expecting the work load that is required of them.
the ones in my childs classroom have their hands full, and they still have a smile on their face and treat my child as if they were their own.
no complaints
5 stars! The teachers are amazing with my son. They really prepared him for the entrance test that he had to take to get into kindergarten. Teachers are very honest, my son plays rough outside and when he gets a scratch or a mark from outside they are honest with me when they don't know exactly what happened, I would rather them be honest with me than to create a story like our last daycare did. The director doesn't always answer my call when I called but that was because she was being involved in the classrooms which I love! She always called me back in a timely manner. Or if it was an emergency they have an app you can reach the teacher immediately thru a message. Overall we love this daycare! we have been here since it opened in 2020. there were a couple teachers that weren't the best, but they have since left and for the last year or more, the group of ladies that work there now are just the best. The new assistant director is such a sweetheart and is very informative and can answer my questions if the director is not available (I can be categorized as a helicopter mom)
overall i don't have any complainants and I had to take a minute to brag
By far the worst daycare I have ever experienced. The director can’t keep employees bc of the way she treats them and talks behind everyone’s back (employees and the parents) but she wouldn’t like to hear what her employees have to say about her…. she’s fake, greedy, snobby, disrespectful, ugly attitude, etc. She may have ran an in home daycare for 20 years but she should have stuck with that and not this business. The most unorganized person. She leaves and returns multiple times throughout the day. Her assistant is pretty good and does more shit then the director does half the time… SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN ALREADY!!!!
I love working here. The staff is always super helpful and friendly. It was easy feeling overwhelmed at first but my coworkers were they to help. The director is very hands on and super communicative with both staff and parents.
My child has been attending this daycare for the past year. They have come home with bruising and scratches and never notify you about them unless you ask. I understand it’s a daycare and things happen so the first time I didn’t bother, however my child got several marks within two weeks of attending. The ladies who work with the kids seem nice, however the coordinator is very unprofessional. I’ve picked my child up and heard the coordinator in the back yelling at a child from the top of her lungs. I feel bad for the people who work here, throughout the months I noticed she is unable to keep employees very long. At one point she sent a messsge to parents from the Procare app bashing previous employees who have written reviews which really showed how unprofessional she really is. Seeing the other negative reviews are far from wrong from what I’ve experienced in these past months and I can completely relate. I wouldn’t recommend this daycare to anyone!!! This coordinator should not be running a daycare.
Started my daughter in daycare for the first time, the owner was so understanding on putting my mind at ease. I get great communication with the teachers thru the app, pictures updated thru out the day. And my daughter comes home telling me how much fun her day was, and she does during the day and what they learned. They even did a Easter egg hunt and she loved it.
Not sure if the other reviews even have the right daycare. But I’ve had nothing but great experiences here. My daughter got a scratch on her arm and I was called after it happened and they took care of it as if I was there with cleaning it, and putting a bandaid on it. It was nothing serious. But they took great care of her. You can tell the owner is a mom herself! Totally recommend
Not even 1 star. I am so disappointed how my son was hurt and we were never given an answer as to what happened to him. The director is so unprofessional and didn’t offer to view the cameras didn’t offer to have us come in and talk to her. She didn’t care about my sons safety. I am so disgusted that I trusted this place for years. Now I know why my son cried every day when he would get home. He was traumatized. He was punished. He was abused and neglected. This place needs to be shut down. I have never experienced such a hateful and awful situation and I have other kids who have been through other daycares and never experienced this ever. This place is awful. Read the other reviews from previous employees. It’s true. SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN.
Most of the employees at this facility were not fired. Most of us quit because of the unprofessional director. Most of us have witnessed things that would get that place shut down so fast. Most of the employees treated those kids with nothing but love and kindness. You’ll never know how the director actually is until you’re working inside this facility closely with her. Most of these parents would be furious with how they “discipline” those kids. Yelling, restricting them into high chairs, crossing the childs arms so they cant move, putting their legs over the child so they cant move. The director wouldnt let us tell parent’s if there kids got hurt unless it left a mark because she didnt want to deal with the parents. She talks badly about her employees to other employees. Talking badly about the parents whose children attend this daycare. So next time you wonder why she has so many employees come and go think about that.
My Grandchildren ages 3 and 4 have attended this daycare over 1 1/2 years. My daughter moved here from Florida and is very happy with this daycare. Her children are happy and always eager to go every morning. It is my understanding that the bad reviews are from a couple of disgruntled former fired employees trying to get the daycare shut down. The owner/director is extremely nice and keeps the parents up to date on everything by email.
Never met a director that cares more about the kids than this one. The current staff are so sweet and caring towards my child. From my knowledge the recent bad reviews come from former disgruntled employees who never seemed too warm towards the children,from what I saw. Would highly recommend to anybody.
I’m a former employee and current parent.
Seems the last 4-reviews are from former employees that quit or were fired.
This daycare has never trapped kids in highchairs, screamed at kids in their face. I’ve known the owner for 12 years and she’s probably the most respectful of these kids that I’ve ever seen in a director. She makes sure every child is treated with respect and that they know they are loved. She takes pride in her daycare 100%
She had a in-home daycare for 20 years.
Yes turn over is crazy everywhere. People don’t like that they have to work for their pay. Being in a daycare is more than just sitting and playing. It’s a lot like being a mom and juggling mandatory cleaning, changing diapers, lesson plans, teacher and also trying to have fun with learning thru play. And people come to work at a daycare thinking that they just get to sit on the floor and play and collect a paycheck. That’s why they didn’t last long.
My daughter has been going to Play2Learn for almost 3 years and I wouldn’t send her anywhere else because of the director. I worked there for just shy of 2 years. Left because I got a job that went with my degree.
I would recommend Play2Learn LLC to everyone.
please do not bring your child here... I am not saying this out of spite, I am saying this out of the pure concern for the kids and the employees.. She will watch your child be miserable with a high fever because she doesn't feel like contacting the parents. She will entrap a child due to bad behavior. the facility isn't kept up unless state is expected to show up. The ratio is constantly in jeopardy. The boss acts like she cares but behind close doors will talk about every parent and employee behind their back.
DO NOT take your kids here. Director is extremely unprofessional. Classrooms are almost always over ratio. Treats employees like crap. And they do a lot of stuff that goes against state regulations.
I use to have my child in this daycare and the owner has no idea what she is doing, some of the girls working there are wonderful and very sweet, teachers always seemed nice and my child loved most of them, but the owner is disrespectful. She doesnt seem to care about her employees cause they constantly come and go and i've heard things from one on how unkept and disorganized and the owner would make the teachers feel so scared to work there and unsafe in their job. I wouldn't let your child go here or if you are wanting to work there it doesnt seem like a good place to work.
This place needs to be shut down. Please do not take your kid here!
Terrible place. The children are trapped in high chairs, and there’s never been a consistent teacher in the classroom. This place is awful, and it needs to be shut down.
Iv witnessed a staff member screaming at children In our child’s room who was in the 2 year old room. Later after contacting employees who worked there found out there was more behind the scenes such as leaving a child trapped in a high chair for over an hour leaving a child unattended didn’t even notice she was missing as well as constantly in my sons room the teacher was being yanked to other rooms an my son never had a stable teacher AWFUL place
I am very picky when choosing childcare. With this being my second one to go through the daycare world, I am extremely grateful coming across Play2learn. The Director is hands on in everything she does. There is open communication with any questions you may have and she has worked hard on making her building a beautiful facility. My son has been here from age 4 months to currently 16 months old. They follow your instructions. My son had medical feeding issues and I left daily knowing they heard me every day. He excels with his friends and through play. We hope to continue our partnership with Play2learn until he goes off to elm school.
This facility is dirty I walked up to get my child and seen my child trapped in a highchair I had my husband watch from the outside quietly to time and noticed it was more then a hour my child. We heard many types of yelling and screaming at the children from this same teacher, the director who is also the owner hears everything yet defended this employee to us after this same employee told us that the owner knew everything she was doing and doesn’t know how to run her business. I feel bad for all the children who are still attending. Dirty, not clean, hostile environment. STATE NEEDS TO CLOSE THIS FACILITY ASAP