Cherry's House Of Champions Daycare
GARY, IN·Licensed HomeLicensed
Contact information
AddressGARY, IN, 46404
CityGARY, IN 46404
CountyLAKE
Phone773-398-5234
Operating details
Capacity12
License dateJanuary 1, 2025
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 10/17/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High0
- Medium-High5
- Medium3
- Medium-Low4
- Low0
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Location
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GARY, IN, 46404, GARY, IN 46404
Questions to ask on a tour
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- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- This is a small program - ask about backup care arrangements when the provider is ill or away
- For a home-based program, ask which areas of the home children use and who else is present during care hours
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 10/17/2025
- High0
- Medium-High4
- Medium2
- Medium-Low3
- Low0
2025
- Medium riskStandard 47010/17/2025
470 IAC 3-1.1-46(c) — 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).
There was plastic on one of the windows of the room used for childcare. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 10/17/2025 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/17/2025
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
A physical is needed for one caregiver. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 10/17/2025 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/17/2025
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
A can of paint was accessible in the cabinet under the kitchen sink. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 10/17/2025 - Medium riskStandard 4701/16/2025
470 IAC 3-1.1-36.5(a) — The maximum capacity in a Class I child care home shall be twelve (12) children at any one (1) time plus three (3) children during the school year who are enrolled in at least Grade 1.
Upon arrival fifteen kids of mixed ages were present. One kid was of school age. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 1/16/2025
2024
- Medium-High riskStandard 47010/9/2024
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 current immunization records in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/30/2024 - Medium-Low risk10/9/2024
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 in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/30/2024 - Medium-High riskStandard 47010/9/2024
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 in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/30/2024 - Medium-Low riskStandard 47010/9/2024
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
Five kids did not have a physical in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/30/2024 - Medium-Low riskStandard 47010/9/2024
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
The licensee and two caregivers did not have a current TB test or chest X-Ray in the file. Source: Indiana FSSA Child Care Finder / INspect Child Care.
Corrected 12/30/2024
Safety & Compliance Analysis
This daycare has multiple recorded violations. Review the details to make an informed decision.
(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: 2
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