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Happy Kids Daycare
Whiting, IN
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Whiting, IN 46394
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age range (listing information)
4 Months-Thirteen
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Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Licensed Licensed Home
Active License
License Issued
Jan 1, 2026
Active Through
Dec 31, 2027
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
Happy Kids Daycare is a Licensed Home in WHITING IN, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service's listing gives an age range of 4 Months-Thirteen; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 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 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 2024-05-29 |
One staff member does not have the background check back from the background department and has started working. | 2024-06-06 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) 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 |
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| Licensing 2024-05-29 |
There were several items that should be inaccessible to children within reach of children. There was sanitizer on kitchen counter and in the entry way. There was air freshener can spray in bathroom, main room, and entry way. There was also cleaner under the bathroom sink. | 2024-06-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(c)(1) Caregiver shall keep poisonous or hazardous materials that would harm children, including, but not limited to: cleaning supplies |
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| Licensing 2024-05-29 |
One staff member does not have the background check back from the background department and has started working. | 2024-06-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) 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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| Licensing 2023-12-06 |
One child file is missing a physical. | 2023-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(1) 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 |
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| Licensing 2023-12-06 |
One child file is missing current immunizations. | 2023-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(2) 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 has had immunizations which are up-to-date for the childs age. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-16 |
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) CPR class is scheduled for tonight. Need documentation on 3 staff. Need first aid training on 2 staff |
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| Licensing 2022-12-16 |
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 | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) Need background consent forms results on 3 staff |
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| Licensing 2022-12-16 |
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) Need annual TB test results on one staff |
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| Licensing 2022-12-16 |
A Class II child care home serves more than twelve (12) children but not more than sixteen (16) full-time and part-time children at any one (1) time. A licensee who provides Class II child care shall meet all the requirements of 470 IAC 3-1.1 and 470 IAC 3-1.2 as well as the requirements of this rule. If there is any difference in requirements, the specific information contained in IC 12-17.2-5-6.5 shall prevail | 2022-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.3-1 Platform outside the second approved exit was missing |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
Exits shall not be blocked in the child care home | 2021-02-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-46(g) Chain locks are being used on 2 of the doors |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2020-12-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) 2 staff members do not have documentation of initial physical |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2021-01-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) Staff do not have documentation of Annual CPR and Universal Precaution Training and Current First Aid Training |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2021-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) 2 staff members have not had drug test completed |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2020-12-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) 2 staff members do not have documentation of annual TB test results |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Confidential treatment of personal information about children in care and their families | 2021-01-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(2) one staff member does not have documentation of child abuse and neglect detection training |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2021-01-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(3) 2 staff members have not submitted the back ground consent thru ILead |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in fire prevention and safety procedures within one (1) week of starting employment or volunteer work | 2021-02-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(a) 2 staff members do not have documentation of orientation checklist |
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| Licensing 2020-12-18 |
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 | 2020-12-28 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(d)(2)&(e) one staff member has not submitted fingerprints for juvenille criminal history check |
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| Licensing 2020-07-30 |
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 has had immunizations which are up-to-date for the childs age. | 2020-07-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-37(b)(2) One child was missing up to date immunizations on file |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
A child care home shall maintain a written policy specifying the following: That the: use of: tobacco | 2020-01-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(b)(1)(a)(1) Does not have the no smoking signs posted |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Written plan of evacuation for the child care home in case of emergency | 2020-01-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(14) Does not have an evacutation plan for the home |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
An applicant must submit the required information as part of the application | 2020-01-30 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3(b) Has not obtained a business license from the city |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
The caregiver shall keep the phone numbers of the ambulance, police, fire department, poison control center, and nearest hospital by the telephone | 2020-01-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-44(e) Does not have the emergency phone numbers posted |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
The licensee shall provide a protected outdoor play area that is safely enclosed by either a fence or natural boundaries for children in care | 2020-01-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-45(d) Outdoor area is not completely enclosed |
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| Licensing 2020-01-22 |
Direct child care providers shall keep protective coverings over exposed electrical outlets | 2020-01-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-48(a) Outlets in the infant room do not have covers on them |
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