Reporting an unlicensed home day care with possible abuse?
My daughter used to attend a daycare that I found out was non-licensed. I pulled her because I picked her up early to find a 7 year old girl feeding her on the couch while my babysitter was in the other room baking cookies. My daughter was 3 months old.
Now I'm hearing reports from other parents about possible abuse on other children. I'm also hearing reports about possible drug use in the center. I don't have concrete evidence. Can I still report her? If so, how? I know she's had the police called on her several times and they watch her home like a hawk. She should not be allowed to have children in her home but I don't know the rules on having an unlicensed home day care.
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Indiana Regulations:
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/states/in/indiana.h...
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/ti...
Licensing Agency and Abuse Reporting:
http://www.daycare.com/indiana/...
To report suspected child abuse in Indiana, call Toll-Free: (800) 800-5556. (In-state only)
Any day care center should have a license. Report this place to the police immediately- if you're truly concerned, the safety of other children may be in jeopardy. All it takes is a report that was never filed for a child to be hurt, or even killed.
You have to consult with social workers or anyone who working with this cases. for me its illegal.
I don't think its bad to have day care at home as long they have licensed, provide children needs and proper care. Jeez 7 years old feeding 3months old without adult around?
You should report her -- and you are MORE justified in reporting her if she doesn't have a license. It's illegal to run an unlicensed day care center for a reason, and I think you're figuring out why.
You can report her, and mention what you heard about drug use and abuse to other children -- hopefully, the authorities know about most of that already, but you can only testify to what you can prove, so be sure to tell them what you witnessed and what happened to your child.
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