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Sonia's Special Touch Child Care
Hammond, IN
· Lake County
,
Hammond, IN 46320
Quick Facts
Capacity
12 children
Age Range
Infant-Fourteen
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Home
Active License
License Number
45-451876
License Issued
May 31, 2020
Expired
Mar 31, 2022
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
Sonia's Special Touch Child Care is a Licensed Home in HAMMOND IN, with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant-Fourteen. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
PTQ Level 1;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Tuesday6:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Wednesday6:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Thursday6:00 AM-12:00 AM
- Friday6:00 AM-12:00 AM
- 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 2021-03-09 |
All approved exit doors shall be operable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(d) Doors were key locked |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
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 | 2020-04-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) Has not submitted the consent to release information form for this year |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following: Childs name and date of birth | 2020-04-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(6)(a) One child does not have official documentation of their date of birth and the parent has not consented or declined to have child's name checked against the missing children's registry |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
An applicant must submit the required information as part of the application | 2020-05-19 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(b) Does not have a business license from the City of Hammond |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
An applicant for a child care home license shall do the following: Submit a statement attesting that the applicant has not been: convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor relating to the health and safety of children | 2020-04-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(4)(a) Has not submitted the attestation to renew the license. |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
The caregiver shall conduct and document quarterly fire drills | 2020-04-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(s) Could not locate the fire drill log |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
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 | 2020-04-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3) Has not submitted the application to renew the license |
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| Licensing 2020-03-16 |
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 | 2020-04-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1) One child does not have an initial phyiscal on file |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
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 | 2020-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) The new household member has not submitted her fingerprints for a federal criminal history check |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following: Childs name and date of birth | 2020-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(6)(a) One child did not have official documentation of her date of birth on file in the child care home |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
A child care home shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for: the provider | 2020-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) New household member does not have an initial drug test read by a medical review officer on file in the home |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
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 | 2020-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) The new household member has not submitted a consent to release information form |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
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 | 2019-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) New household member does not have an annual TB test on file in the home |
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| Licensing 2019-06-05 |
Direct child care providers who work in the home more than three (3) times a month and all members of the household having direct contact with children receiving care shall have an initial physical examination by a physician or certified nurse practitioner indicating that they are free from communicable disease, have no physical or other condition which would endanger the health or welfare of children in care, and have an annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray | 2020-08-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) New household member does not have a physical on file in the home |
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