Little Red Academy
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the staff at LRA go above and beyond taking care of my child! was super hesitant to let my child attend a daycare but with having to go back to work it was not an option. LRA took every bit of stress off my shoulders. My son absolutely loves going, the staff treat him so well, any concerns are addressed immediately and with an open mind. I feel like they love my child like family and as a parent that makes me feel good knowing they treat him how I want him treated. overall I would not send my son anywhere else. If you are thinking of this facility know your child will be in good hands!
Everyone at the center takes great care of my daughter. She has learned so much in her two years being there. The staff are always friendly with me. They always call if there is a concern or question. My daughter loves going there.
Negative: Owner, Director, Assistant Director are completed seperated from the reality of the children potentially being poisoned or unncecessarily becoming severely ill regularly. Each of them seem to have a strangely defensive approach to handling parental concerns. Not only are they not concerned about the possibility of poorly managing food safety, sanitary concerns or other, but their defensive approach to not wanting to identify any root cause that could be mitigated actually points to negligence. Negligence is not a word that I want associated with humans I pay to care for my children. When the top 3 in the chain-of-command are each idividually, arrogantly opposed to being approached with an open conversation on how to identify and possibly discuss any optional remedies, you know something even more disgusting is going on. Any mention of food handling safety, water quality, or air quality has been met with a swift response, "If youre not happy, then leave".There have been countless complaints scrubbed from internet searches. Entire classrooms of children out "sick" on the exact same days happening at least every 2 weeks for a min 6 months but likely gone unnoticed by myself for many years. My youngest child lost 20% of his body weight because he could not eat for 5 days this last "sickness". NONE of my children have EVER gone more than 24hrs without food due to sickness. I am convinced that this was a poisoning and in retrospect am wondering if there were many other poisonings as well. I am seriously concerned for the lives of the remaining children attending this childcare facility. Not only is the leadership seeming to collude to protect the business, but the unprofessional backlash regarding the safety of the children over these past 6 months is insane. The health and welfare of the children are supposed to superceed any paranoid thoughts of financial liabilty. Completely surreal and disgustingly innapropriate behavior
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About the Provider
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 2026-08-21 |
During transition time 3 year old child left unsupervised in classroom, child was retrieved after being outside of building and play yard after about 4 minutes | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48(e) All children shall be under the direct supervision of a responsible caregiver at all times |
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| Licensing 2026-07-09 |
Observed one staff member in room 3 without a background check submitted. | 2026-07-09 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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| Licensing 2026-02-26 |
Observed 3 caregivers with expired fingerprints. | 2026-03-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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| Licensing 2026-02-26 |
Observed children to not have their hands washed after diaper change in Room 4. Observed diaper pad to not be sanitized between diaper changes in Room 4. | 2026-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 Diapering |
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| Licensing 2026-02-26 |
Observed infant room with a ratio of 1:6 due to a caregiver having expired fingerprints on file, the correct ratio for this group is 1:5. | 2026-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision |
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| Licensing 2025-01-14 |
Observed bottles in the infant room to not have the date and time of prepartion labeled. | 2025-01-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Infant Food Preparation and Storage |
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| Licensing 2025-01-14 |
Observed a broken outlet and outlet covers to be missing in room 7. | 2025-01-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Electrical safety |
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| Licensing 2025-01-14 |
Observed bathrooms to have items stored in them in room 1 and room 2. | 2025-01-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) All items in the restroom must be sanitizable |
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| Licensing 2024-02-22 |
Nine staff missing documentation of annual Universal Precautions training. | 2024-02-29 |
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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 2024-02-22 |
Two children missing documentation of physical examination. | 2024-02-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1) 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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| Licensing 2024-02-22 |
Six staff missing documentation of annual Child Abuse training. | 2024-02-29 |
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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 2024-02-22 |
Room 6: Plunger stored on floor to the right of 2nd toilet; Yellow bin stored on floor to left of 1st toilet Gym Girls: Plunger stored on floor to left of toilet Gym Boys: Plunger stored on floor to left of toilet | 2024-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms |
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| Licensing 2024-02-22 |
A 11 month old female asleep in crib in the Infant classroom with a burp cloth hanging over the side of crib near her head. | 2024-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-4.1(a)(2) 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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| Licensing 2024-02-22 |
One child missing documentation of current and complete record of immunization. | 2024-02-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) 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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| Licensing 2024-02-22 |
Items labeled "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN" or hazardous accessible: -Room 5: WD 40, Mod Podge, sunscreen, deordorant and diaper cream in unlocked tan cabinet near door; Desitin and Aquaphor in gray 3 tier drawere near restroom -Room 9: Clorox Disinfecting Wipes sitting on restroom floor -Room 8: Eucerin in child's side pocket of bookbag hanging in cubby; Clear Aid Ointment in yellow bin on bottom of child's cubby -Room 6: Hand sanitizer sitting on top of cubby -Room 3: Sunscreen and Vaseline in three tier drawer; Nystatin Cream under diaper changing pad -Gym Boys Bathroom: Lysol Disinfecting Spray sitting on toilet tank | 2024-02-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2023-03-16 |
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. | |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) 4 staff members did not have up to date consent to release on file. Fingerprints were in order. |
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| Licensing 2022-07-19 |
Infant/toddler room furnishings; general | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-128 A crib was being used to keep toys for stroage in room 2. |
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| Licensing 2022-07-19 |
On the day of occurrence, caregiversshall inform parents of minor injuries when they pick up their child. Minor injury reports shall be kept in the childs individual file or in a separate minor injury reporting file and shall be recorded showing the following: How the injury occurred | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-39(b)(2) An incident occured with a child on 6/28/22. The incident was not noticed on the day but later seen on camera. Report was not filed upon discovery. |
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| Licensing 2022-04-04 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-04-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In an incident 6 months ago a child recieved bleach droplet stains on their clothes while at the facility. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-04 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: An annual written evaluation of the employees performance | 2022-03-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(5) 4 staff members in file review did not have up to date annual evaluations. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-04 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | 2022-03-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 3-4.7-1(24) (1) 1 staff member in file review did not have a high school diploma or equivalent certification on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-02 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2022-04-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 On large playset for the 3s classrooms there is a red wheel that has come loose. The axle presents a pinching hazard. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-02 |
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. | 2022-03-04 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) One staff member did not have up to date consent to release. Background check was in order. |
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| Licensing 2022-03-02 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2022-04-04 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Bags of buscuits, container of eggs, and tupperwares with prepped lunches did not have labeled dates. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Diapering | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 In room #5 diapers were stored in bathroom on ledge over toilet, not stored in a sanitary manner |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Bags for rice krispies, animal crackers, gramm crackers, ritz crackers, and pasta noodles observed with no labels or date of opening. In freezer in room #2 corndogs were stored, not properly sealed, not dated. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2020-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In room #6, in unlocked cabinet, shaving cream, diaper creame, and sunblock all labeled "keep out of reach of children" were within reach.In room #10 in unlocked cabinet, shaving cream, hydrogen peroxide, and sunblock all labeled "keep out of reach of children" were within reach.In room #8 a purse and a can of shaving cream marked "keep out of reach of children" were in unlocked cabinet. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Infant Feeding | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134 Infant observed sitting in high chair drinking bottle, not held by caregiver. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Infant/toddler room furnishings; general | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-128 Cribs used to store items in rooms #1 and #2. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Infant/Toddler Sleeping | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-141 Consultants arrived at 1:00pm, at arrival two infants were observed through the window to classroom #2 sleeping in swings, aged 4 and 5 months old. After inspection of classroom #1 for approx 7min, consultants entered classroom #2 and observed that infants were still sleeping in the swings. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Refridgerator in room #1 had sippy cups, not covered, not labeled. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Indoor furnishings | 2020-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111 In rooms #3,4,5,10 bookshelfs and cubbies at child height had edging worn/broken off, exposing plywood underneath, not sanitizable.Broken toy bin in cafeteria.In room #7 a plastic drawer was cracked and broken. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Building maintenance | 2020-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 In room #10 there was a spot on the wall where the paint was chipped. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2020-07-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114 In all rooms but room #6 water was recorded at less than 100 degress F. Water temperature must be between 100 and 120 degrees F for proper handwashing. |
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| Licensing 2020-06-22 |
Electrical safety | 2020-06-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Electric outlets were not covered in cafeteria |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-03-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 no documentation found for current food safety certification |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Garbage and refuse | 2019-02-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109 no lid for trashcan in kitchen |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Bathrooms | 2019-02-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 broom and push toy in bathroom room 3. |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
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. | 2019-04-15 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-4.1(a)(2) second caregiver in infant room today has not had required training |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Infant physical care | 2019-02-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-123 caregivers did not use individual drape cloths when holding children |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Meal components | 2019-02-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-78 current menu not posted in kitchen |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Building maintenance | 2019-03-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 paint chipped on cabinets in kitchen next to stove ; wall paint chipped at toilet paper dispenser room 6. ceiling vent dusty and toilet seat broken in room 10 bathroom |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Electrical safety | 2019-02-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 outlet covers missing in hallway near rooms 6 and 7, in rooms 10, 7, 3 |
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| Licensing 2019-02-13 |
Diapering | 2019-02-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 infant caregiver did not sanitize diapering table after changing infant's diaper. No pad on changing table room 4. |
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