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The Village Academy
Gary, IN
· Lake County
4030 West 5th Ave,
Gary, IN 46406
Quick Facts
Capacity
9 children
Age Range
Three-Six
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Issued
Apr 1, 2026
Active Through
Mar 31, 2029
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
The Village Academy is a Licensed Center in Gary IN, with a maximum capacity of 9 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Three-Six. It is open Monday - Thursday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Tuesday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Wednesday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Thursday8:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Friday8:00 AM-8:00 PM
- 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 2026-02-11 |
1 staff member missing documentation of drug test results. | 2026-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: is employed |
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| Licensing 2026-02-11 |
1 staff member missing documentation of Universal Precautions training. | 2026-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b) Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Procedures for documenting and handling incidents in which staff are directly exposed to contact with blood |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 1 staff with expired/missing child abuse and neglect training. | 2024-01-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) During the first two (2) weeks of employment, all staff shall receive documented training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. The director shall update this training annually |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 1 staff missing universal precautions training. | 2024-01-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Blood borne diseases and their transmission, work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment as required by the OSHA and ISDH |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, outside of the bathroom is a janitorial cart with cleaning supplies in reach of students. | 2024-01-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 2 staff missing annual in-service training hours. | 2024-01-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35(a)(1)(b) In addition to first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), universal precautions, and life saving certification, all directors and persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have, on an annual basis, a minimum of twelve (12) clock hours of in-service training as follows: The director shall receive training in each of the following categories: Curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 1 staff missing physical exam. | 2024-01-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 1 staff missing proof of drug test. | 2024-01-10 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: is employed |
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| Licensing 2024-01-10 |
At time of visit, 1 staff missing proof of education. | 2024-02-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35(a)(3)(b) In addition to first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), universal precautions, and life saving certification, all directors and persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have, on an annual basis, a minimum of twelve (12) clock hours of in-service training as follows: Training may include, but is not limited to: formal education |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 At time of visit, in the hallway outside of classroom was a mechanical room open and accessible to the children. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
Staff hygiene | 2023-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-98 At time of visit, staff member serving food was not wearing hair net or smock. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
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. | 2023-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of visit, present with children, one staff member with expired consent on file with the division (JD-2.20.2022) |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
General meal guidelines | 2023-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-79 At time of visit, food provided to student was not covered when transported to classroom. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-22 |
The center shall have at least two (2) adults present during all hours of operation | 2023-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48(j) At time of visit, only one staff member present with children. |
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| Licensing 2022-02-07 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 There is a bottle of disinfectant spray in the last bathroom stall that states to "keep out of reach of children" and is accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-07-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There was a competing beverage of orange drink that was served with milk at the noontime meal. The bread component was not offered. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-26 |
All program planning shall provide the following: Daily opportunities for children to use large muscle skills, learn about outdoor environments, and express themselves freely and loudly, except when the severity of the weather poses a safety hazard, the wind-chill temperature is below twenty-five (25) degrees Fahrenheit, or there is a health related reason documented by a parent or physician for a child to remain indoors. (For a period exceeding three (3) consecutive days a physicians statement is required.) | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-59(3) Caregiver stated the children present are in attendance 5 days a week and they go outside about 3 times a week. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-26 |
Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Procedures for documenting and handling incidents in which staff are directly exposed to contact with blood | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b) Caregiver present does not have verification on file that annual universal precautions training has been completed at hire prior to being with children. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-26 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature within thirty (30) days of employment dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to date of hire | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(6) Caregiver present was hired on April 19th. Staff have 30 days from hire to get physical. Caregiver is missing documentation on file of having had a physical. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-26 |
Electrical safety | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Two outlets covers missing from wall electrical outlets. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-26 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 There is only one staff present when consultant arrived and at least two staff are required to be present during all hours of operation. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
The center shall keep all interior garbage, dirty diapering supplies, food products, and disposable meal service supplies in tight seamed, easily cleanable trash containers and cover them with tight fitting lids pending removal | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109(a) Food trash container does not have a lid. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1) One child missing a copy of a current physical examination record. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Child grouping policies | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 One child who has just recently turned 6 years old is combined with a 3 year old in the classroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) One staff is missing documentation verifying that a negative TB test result has been completed. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | |
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Type of correction needed: 3-4.7-1(24) (1) One staff person missing documentation to verify high school diploma and CDA have been completed. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) One child missing copy of current mmunization record. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Director qualifications | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-21 Acting Director does not have a copy of diploma or CDA on file on the premises and is not currently completed with enrolling in courses towards an Associates Degree in Early CHildhood Education. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Repeat non-compliance from inspection on 7/20 and 1/14.- Cabinet with cleaning solutions is unlocked in the classroom. Classroom door leading into the hallway is unlocked where children have access to unlocked mechanical room, gallon bottles of chemicals sitting on floor of mechanical room and the janitor's cart sitting in hall where WD40, Resolve and aerosol disinfectent sprays are sitting. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Drug tests must meet the following criteria: Evaluation of urine panel results by a certified medical review officer using positive cutoffs established by the DOT | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-18-15(d)(4) One drug screen does not show verification that the test results have been reviewed by a Medical Review Officer, MRO. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Posted items | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19 There is no hand washing procedure posted in the child's restroom by the hand washing sinks. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Upon arrival the center door that exits into the hallway was unlocked, the gate that secures the regulated center space from the rest of the building was open, leaving the children in the center accessible to adults in the coomunity coming into the bulding and accessible to the janitor who was present in the hallway. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-25 |
Licensing requirements | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-2 There is a child who recently turned 6 who is currently enrolled in the program which is licensed to care for 3-5 yr old children only in a one classroom building. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Posted items | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19 No menu is available in the center or posted in a prominent place where parents can view |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Child grouping policies | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 there are 4 children ages 3,4,5 &8 present in the center's one classroom including ages 3,4,5,and 8 yr old. 3 and 4 year old children cannot be combined with school agers (8 yr old) |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Electrical safety | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 There is an electrical outlet missing a protective cover in the classroom |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
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. | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Persons not employed to work or volunteer with We Are the Village Center have access to the regulated space through an unlocked gate. Person not employed or volunteering for the center cannot have access to the center during regular business hours when children are present. The individuals do not meet the qualification requirements to be in the licensed space including completed background checks |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 2 bottles of hand sanitizer are being stored in a cubby. The classroom door is unlocked and is accessible to the hallway where there are two cleaning chemicals, one sitting on a box in the hall and one on the window sill across from the restroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There is no chemical test kit available to check the bleach water sanitizing solution |
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| Licensing 2021-01-14 |
Licensing requirements | 2021-01-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-2 Center is licensed for 3-5yr olds. There is one 8 yr old present |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
The center shall cover electrical outlets or otherwise make them shockproof in all areas accessible by children | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(b) electrical outlets are not covered and are accissible by children. |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
Each room shall have, at a minimum, the following: A sand/water/sensory table or container with equipment for measuring and pouring | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(b)(2) No sensory table or container is available in the classroom |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A set of wooden unit blocks | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(5) No set of wooden unit blocks available in the classroom |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: Musical instruments | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(7) No musical instruments available in the classroom |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
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. | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Two custodians are present in the regulated space hall and restroom and have not submitted fingerprints and consent fomr to have a background check completed |
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| Licensing 2020-09-16 |
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: A shatterproof mirror | 2020-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(4) No shatterproof mirror available in the classroom |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Dishwashing | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(e) No evidence that director meets the education qualifications or has applied and is eligible for a variance |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Sanitary Standards for the Operation of Retail Food Establishments | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24 Table and chairs in the classroom are adult size and not the appropriate height and size for 3/4/5 yr old children. |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Diapers | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d) Chemicals and cleaning supplies are being stored in an area that is accessible to children on the office window ledge across from children's restroom and in an unlocked cabinet outside the classroom in the hallway |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Food Safety | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(b) No antiscald device present on the water heater |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
2020-08-24 | |
| Type of correction needed: No hand washing procedures are posted at the sinks | ||
| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Fountain / Drinking water | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 3-4.1-14(b)(7)(B) No First Aid Kit available |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Single-Service and Single-Use Items | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-20[Sec. 262(a)] No metal stem thermomter present to check food temps upon arrival from the public kitchen service. |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Buildings, Grounds, Equipment, Furnishings, Materials and Supplies | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4 No cots available |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Environment and Equipment | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 3-4.2-9(c) No space available to store children's personal belongings separate from each other. |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Hygiene | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(g) No thermomters present in the fridge, freezer or milk cooler |
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| Health/Food/Safety/Sanitation 2020-07-20 |
Plumbing and Sewage Disposal | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-3(b) No First Aid directives posted in the classroom |
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