Description: Teisha smith is a Licensed Home in GARY IN, with a maximum capacity of 8 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.
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(e) Upon arrival an unqualified caregiver was alone caring for the children. Only qualified caregivers count in the child to staff ratio. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) An unqualifed caregiver was working in the home prior to a consent to release form being completed. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) There was not a physical or TB test on file for the caregiver present during the visit. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) The drug screen on file for the caregiver that was present did not have the MRO information. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in Universal Precautions, and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) Verification of current CPR and First Aid training is needed for the caregiver that was present during the visit. |
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| Licensing 2024-04-24 |
At least one(1) adult individual who maintains current certification in a course of cardiopulmonary resuscitation applicable to all age groups of children cared for by the child care home shall be present at all times when a child is in the care of a child care home. Certifications accepted under this subsection must include a live return demonstration of skills. | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-5-18.2(a) There was not a caregiver present with verification of current CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-24 |
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies | 2024-01-24 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1) Wipes labeled keep out of reach of kids were accessible in the bathroom. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-24 |
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 | 2024-01-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) There was water leaking from a pipe in the basement near the exit. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-24 |
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 | 2024-01-26 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-45(f)(3) The kitchen sink did not have hot running water. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-24 |
The licensee shall ensure that the child care home has hot and cold running water and at least one (1) toilet and sink accessible to children on each floor of the home where services are provided. Water from a source other than a regular municipal water supply shall be tested annually for compliance with water quality requirements | 2024-01-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-47(b) The bathroom sink did not have hot running water. |
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| Licensing 2024-01-24 |
The caregiver shall conduct and document quarterly fire drills | 2024-01-24 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(s) There was not a fire drill log on file. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-20 |
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 | 2023-04-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) Caregiver (G.S.) did not have a TB test on file. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-20 |
At least one (1) direct child care provider shall be trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training annually and shall be on the premises at all times | 2023-05-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(d) During the inspection there was not anyone present with current in person CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2023-04-20 |
The licensee shall maintain the following documentation in the child care home for review by the COFC: Documentation of certification of a current first aid course, training in Universal Precautions, and annual CPR certification by direct child care providers | 2023-05-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) Caregiver (G.S.) CPR training was completed online. CPR training must be completed in person. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-07 |
At least one (1) direct child care provider shall be trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training annually and shall be on the premises at all times | 2023-03-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(d) During the inspection, there was not a caregiver present with annual CPR training. |
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