Kindergate of Evansville

470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

“Laundry detergent accessible to children in the laundry room. Sunscree, Spic and Span, Lysol wipes and Super Sorb accessible to children in cabinet under sink in Room 12 at time of visit.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances

“Cabinet door not attached in Room 8. Cabinet handles and screws accessible to children in Room 1. Broken handle on cabinet in Room 2. Broken Tile in Room 7.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-55(a)(3) Any person, while on child care center premises, shall not engage in or direct any of the following actions toward children: Cruel, harsh,unusual, humiliating, or frightening methods of discipline, including threatening the use of physical punishment

“At time of incident on May 5, 2026, caregivers engaged in behavior that was threatening to child.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-130(a)(3) The center shall equip each toddler room with the following furnishings: At least one (1) sanitizable rocking chair/glider. This is not required if all the children in the room are at least twenty-four (24) months of age

“Rocking chair surface is not sanitizable in Room 5.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring

“Thermometer missing in refrigerator in kitchen and referigerator in Room 5.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances

“Cabinet doors hanging in Room 9 and 10. Water damage on windowsill in Room 2 and 3. Water damage around smoke alarm and 6 ceiling tiles in hallway. Holes in Drywall behind rocker in Room 9.”

470 IAC 3-4.7-66(6) The specific guidelines of the most current, Handbook for Public Playground Safety, as published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, shall be used to determine compliance with the following safety rules: The center shall install a shock absorbing surface with required depth for the critical height of the equipment and covering the appropriate fall zone area under and around all playground equipment

“Wood chips missing under green spinner on playground.”

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

“2 staff are missing documentation of annual universal precations training.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) All items in the restroom must be sanitizable

“Room 1's girls and boys bathrooms are being used as storage. Items including an easel, chairs, puzzles, rolls of newspaper paper.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring

“The fridge in room 5 is reading 43 degrees F. Tempreatures should be 41 degrees or below.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-68 Playground design

“There is standing water under the disk swing. The woodchips under the green saucer are at zero inches. There are cracks in the top of the purple caterpiller that are sharp to the touch. There is a steering wheel with open spokes on the climber on the playground second from the left.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 30, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-63 Educational equipment and materials

“Room 7 has rips in the front of the blue child's chair making it unsanitizable.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-130(a)(4) The center shall equip each toddler room with the following furnishings: A sanitizable changing table

“Room 6 has a rip in the changing table pad making it unsanitizable. Room 7 has a rip in the changing table pad making it unsanitizable. Room 9 has a rip in the changing table pad making it unsanitizable.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-55(b) Staff shall not associate disciplinary action or rewards with rest

“On August 8th at 1:19 pm (Nap time) a one year old child was taken by the arm and moved quickly across the classroom and put on their cot in reaction to child's behaivor.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 23, 2024

470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(3) 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: The centers child discipline policy

“On 8-9-24 one staff member did not follow Center discipline policy by moving a one year old child swiftly by the arm.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 23, 2024

470 IAC 3-4.7-53(f) After thirty (30) minutes, caregivers shall provide supervised alternate activities for nonsleeping children

“On August 8th, 2024 3 one year old children were awake one hour into nap who were not offered an alternative activity.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 23, 2024

Validated complaint

“Provider did not maintain compliance with offering alternate activity if child does not nap.”