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GARY, INLicensed HomeLicensed

2.9based on state inspection data
Capacity12
Est. price$1,319/mo

Contact information

AddressGARY, IN, 46407

CityGARY, IN 46407

CountyLAKE

Phone815-997-2471

Operating details

Capacity12

License dateApril 1, 2025

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 1/15/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High2
  • Medium-High13
  • Medium5
  • Medium-Low5
  • Low0

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GARY, IN, 46407, GARY, IN 46407

Questions to ask on a tour

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  1. Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
  2. This is a small program - ask about backup care arrangements when the provider is ill or away
  3. For a home-based program, ask which areas of the home children use and who else is present during care hours
  4. Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day

Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 1/15/2026

  • High2
  • Medium-High11
  • Medium3
  • Medium-Low4
  • Low0

2026

  1. Medium-High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    470 IAC 3-1.1-46(s) — The caregiver shall conduct and document quarterly fire drills

    There was not any verification of fire drills on file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/16/2026
  2. Medium-High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) — 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

    The water temperature was 137 degrees fahrenheit. The water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees fahrenheit. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/15/2026
  3. Medium-High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) — 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

    There was a table in one of the rooms used for childcare that had cracks in it. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/15/2026
  4. Medium-Low risk1/15/2026

    IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) — 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

    One caregiver did not have a drug screen on file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/16/2026
  5. Medium-High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) — 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 certi

    One caregiver did not have a physical on file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/16/2026
  6. High risk1/15/2026

    IC 12-17.2-5-18.2(a) — At least one(1) adult individual who maintains current certification in a course of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation applicable to all age groups of children cared for by the child care home shall be present at all times when

    During the visit there was not a caregiver present with verification of current CPR training. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/18/2026
  7. High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    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) yea

    One caregiver that was present during the visit did not have a consent to release form on file for this location. (Health violation.) Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/21/2026
  8. Medium risk1/15/2026

    IC 12-17.2-5-18(a) — A licensee shall keep records regarding each child in the control and care of the licensee as the division requires and shall report to the division, upon request, the facts the division requires with reference to children

    The kid files were not on site during the visit. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/16/2026
  9. Medium-High riskStandard 4701/15/2026

    470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) — 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

    The cover of a floor vent in one of the rooms used for childcare was not properly secured. There was damage observed in the bathroom ceiling. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 1/21/2026

2025

  1. Medium riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.2-6(a) — 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 a

    The diaper changing pad had tears in it. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 2/14/2025
  2. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) — 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

    The water temperature was 153 degrees fahrenheit. The water temperature should be between 100-120 degrees fahrenheit. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 2/11/2025
  3. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.1-32(a)(5) — 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 b

    One caregiver that was present did not have verification of Universal Precautions and first Aid training in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/7/2025
  4. Medium-Low riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    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 ch

    Two kids did not have a physical in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/2/2025
  5. Medium risk2/11/2025

    IC 12-17.2-2-1(8) — Birth Certificate documentation

    Two kids did not have proof of date of birth in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/2/2025
  6. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    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 ch

    Two kids did not have immunization records on file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/2/2025
  7. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.1-34(a) — 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 certi

    One caregiver that was present did not have a physical in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/18/2025
  8. Medium-Low riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) — 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

    One caregiver that was present did not have a TB test in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/7/2025
  9. Medium-High riskStandard 4702/11/2025

    470 IAC 3-1.2-5(a) — Licensee shall provide a separate crib, portacrib, or playpen in which each infant or toddler can sleep. Each crib, portacrib, or playpen shall be equipped with a firm-fitting mattress or pad made of waterproof materials. A parent or

    The crib that was accessible in the childcare area was broken. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 2/12/2025
  10. Medium-Low risk2/11/2025

    IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) — 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

    One caregiver that was present did not have a drug screen in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 3/7/2025

2024

  1. Medium-High riskStandard 47011/1/2024

    470 IAC 3-1.1-45(a) — 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

    On 10/10/2024 a caregiver put a melatonin gummy in an infant’s bottle and fed the infant with the bottle that contained the melatonin gummy. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.

    Corrected 10/10/2024

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Safety & Compliance Analysis

This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.

25Total Violations
0Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

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Estimated monthly cost

$1,319/month

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About this daycare

  • Location: GARY, LAKE County
  • Capacity: 12
  • Type: Licensed Home
  • Years in operation: 1

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