Description: Geminus Head Start - St Mark is a Licensed Center in Gary IN, with a maximum capacity of 138 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant-Two; Three-Five. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2024-04-03 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2024-04-05 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of visit 2 staff without consents on file with the division (TS,JB). |
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| Licensing 2024-04-03 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2024-04-10 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) At time of visit, 2 staff present without fingerprints on file with the division. (JB,TS) |
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| Licensing 2024-03-14 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) At time of visit, 4 staff present without fingerprints on file with the division. (JS,JB,TS&DJ). |
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| Licensing 2024-03-14 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of visit, 5 staff present without consents on file with the division. (JS,KD,JB,TS&DJ). |
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| Licensing 2024-03-14 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 At time of visit, staff without fingerprints or consent on file with the division, present in classroom. Staff is not counted in ratio and supervision leaving classroom out of ratio. Ratio are 4:1 classroom is 5:1. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Within thirty (30) days of employment, newly employed staff, volunteers, substitutes, student aides, and any other personnel having direct contact with the children or providing food service shall have the following: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) At time of visit, 2 staff members with expired TB test on file. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) At time of visit, 4 staff present with children with expired consents on file with the division (LR-10.26.21)(JRM-11.24.18)(DG-11.24.18)(MH-11.29.20)2 staff members present children with no consents on file with the division (ER&JW) |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 At time of visit, two staff members present with children missing consent and fingerprints on file with the division. Making them unquailifed and not counted in ratio and supervision of the classroom (JW & ER). |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Childrens admission records | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36 At time of visit, 10 students missing parent consent form from file. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
In addition to first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), universal precautions, and life saving certification, all directors and persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have, on an annual basis, a minimum of twelve (12) clock hours of in-service training as follows: Caregivers shall receive training in each of the following categories: Health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-35(a)(2)(d) At time of visit, 1 staff member missing health and safety training. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-13 At time of visit, 3 staff members present with children with expired or missing child abuse training. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Staff shall have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as follows: Written records of annual training in CPR shall be maintained at the child care center for three (3) years | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-34(6) At time of visit, present with children, 12 staff members with expired or missing CPR training. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: is employed | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) At time of visit, one staff member missing drug test from file. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
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 | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) At time of visit, 12 staff members present with childrenhave expired univerisal precautions trainings on file. |
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| Licensing 2023-01-30 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2023-02-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) At time of visit, 6 staff members with expired fingerprints on file with the division. (TM-8.20.19)(KT-8.19.19)(MB-8.19.19)(CB-8.20.19)(TR-8.20.19)(BT-8.20.19).2 staff members present children with no fingerprints on file with the division (ER&JW) |
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