Fort Wayne, IN Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- 1+ CPR-certified provider on duty always
- Recertification
- Annual, BLS Course D or equivalent
- Display
- Certification card posted at main entrance
- Penalty
- $25 fine per day, per violation
- Enforcement
- Fort Wayne-Allen County Board of Health
Summary
Fort Wayne law requires every boarding home, day care nursery, or child caring institution to keep at least one CPR-certified child care provider on duty at all times, with certification displayed at the entrance.
It shall be unlawful for any individual, firm, corporation, association or political subdivision to operate or maintain or conduct a boarding home for children, day care nursery, children's home or child caring institution without retaining at least one child care provider, on duty at all times, who has been certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a certified instructor in such program. Nothing in this section shall apply to any institution maintained or operated by the state, or a licensed private or public educational institution.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-60: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. G-19-26, passed 7-14-26, and Res. 83-19, passed 12-17-19 State legislation current through Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 95.16 makes it unlawful to operate a boarding home for children, day care nursery, children's home, or child caring institution in Fort Wayne without a child care provider certified in pediatric CPR on duty at all times. Certification must be renewed annually under § 95.17, and the current card or diploma must be displayed at the facility's main entrance under § 95.18. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Board of Health investigates complaints, issues a written Notice of Violation giving the operator 14 days to show proof that at least half the staff is certified, and inspects the facility if no proof arrives, under § 95.19. The rule exempts state-run institutions and licensed public or private schools.
Violations & Fines
Violating §§ 95.16-95.19 draws a $25 fine payable to the City Clerk, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
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