Licensed Home
TNT Dynamite Childcared Development
Gary, IN
· Lake County
,
Gary, IN 46409
Quick Facts
Capacity
12 children
Age Range
Infant-Fourteen
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Home
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
License Issued
Jul 1, 2020
Expired
Jun 30, 2021
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
TNT Dynamite Childcared Development 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-Fourteen. It is open Monday - Sunday, 6:00 AM-6:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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 6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Sunday 6:00 AM-6:00 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2021-07-27 |
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) One caregivers consent to release form is over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
Exits shall not be blocked in the child care home | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(g) The second exit was blocked by a board across the door. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | 2021-06-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(3) A renewal application needs to be submitted. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
The licensee shall notify the local fire department at the time of application or relicensure of the licensed capacity and the hours of operation of the home | 2021-06-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(u) There was not any verification of the fire department being notified. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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) The licensees CPR and Universal Precautions was over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | 2021-06-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28(a)(4)(a) An attestation needs to be submitted. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | 2021-06-30 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) There was not any verification of fingerprints being completed on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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) Two caregivers were working in the home prior to consent to release forms being submitted. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
Only direct child care providers shall be counted in determining the child to staff ratio | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(c) Upon arrival an unqualified caregiver was alone with the children. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) There was a car in the fenced in play area. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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) Two caregivers were working in the home prior to drug screens being completed. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(d) There was not anyone present with annual CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) There was not any verification of safe sleep training on file for two caregivers that were present. |
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| Licensing 2021-06-08 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) The licensees TB test was over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-10 |
Prior to acceptance of children, the caregiver shall have the parent or legal guardian: complete and sign an enrollment form for the child | 2020-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(a)(1) An enrollment form is needed for one child. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-10 |
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. | 2020-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) An infant was sleeping in a car seat. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-10 |
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 | 2020-02-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) The licensees CPR and Universal Precautions Training is over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-10 |
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 | 2020-02-26 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) There was not a drug screen on file for the caregiver that was present with the children. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-10 |
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 | 2020-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(d) There was not anyone present with annual CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) A caregiver was working in the home prior to fingerprints being completed. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) A caregiver was working in the home prior to having a TB test completed. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies | 2019-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1) Bleach was accessible in the kitchen area. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) A caregiver was working in the home prior to having a physical. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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. | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.7(a)(2) There was not any verification of safe sleep training on file for one caregiver. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) A caregiver was working in the home prior to a consent to release form being submitted. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) A caregiver was working in the home prior to a drug screen being completed. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care | 2019-12-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d) There was a large opening in the fence due to the gate being broken. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
Only direct child care providers shall be counted in determining the child to staff ratio | 2020-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(c) Upon arrival an unqualifed caregiver was alone caring for the children. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2019-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) Paint and spray was accessible in the fenced in play area. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
Enrollment form for each child receiving services which shall include the following: Childs name and date of birth | 2019-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(6)(a) Two children did not have birth certificates in the file. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
Exits shall not be blocked in the child care home | 2019-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(g) The second exit to the home was blocked with a wooden block across the door. |
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| Licensing 2019-12-18 |
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 | 2019-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(d) Upon arrival there was not anyone present with annual CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1) Cleaning chemicals were accessible under the kitchen and bathroom sink. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care | 2019-08-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d) The outside play are was not fully enclosed. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The caregiver must maintain a first aid kit (as recommended by the American Red Cross First Aid Manual or its equivalent), including, but not limited to, syrup of ipecac with current date, in the child care home | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-44(b) There was not a first aid manual at the daycare. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The licensee shall provide an area for diaper changing with a washable surface on which the infant or toddler may be placed. The diaper changing surface must have waterproof material between the child and the surface of the changing area. This material shall be changed after each use. The diaper changing area shall be sanitized daily and when soiled | 2019-08-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.2-6(a) A diaper changing area is need |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The caregiver shall keep the phone numbers of the ambulance, police, fire department, poison control center, and nearest hospital by the telephone | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-44(e) The telephone numbers were not posted. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
Each room of the home where child care services are provided is required to have at least two (2) means of escape (this may include one (1) window and one (1) door). | 2019-08-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(c) One of the rooms that will be used for child care has bars on the window. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The child care home must keep a Red Cross First Aid Manual or its equivalent in the child care home | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-44(a) There was not a first aid kit at the daycare. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
Licensee shall supply a covered container for wet or soiled diapers | 2019-08-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.2-6(b) A garbage can with a lid is needed for the diaper changing area. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
Written plan of evacuation for the child care home in case of emergency | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(14) There was not an evacuation plan posted. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
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 | 2019-08-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) There was not a signed physical on file for the caregiver. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
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 | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(f)(3) The water temperature was 145 degrees. The water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees. |
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| Licensing 2019-08-19 |
The licensee shall identify the location and operation of the gas, electric, and water shut-offs and keep accessible the gas, electric, and water shut-offs in case of emergency. | 2019-08-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(q) The gas, electric, and water shut-offs were not labeled. |
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