Description: Acorn Academy is a Licensed Center in Mishawaka IN, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Two-Twelve. 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 2023-03-02 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | 2023-03-02 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) Toilet bolt caps missing on toilet in school age classroom. Toilet brushes stored in bathroom. |
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| Licensing 2023-03-02 |
The center shall provide a written basic schedule of activities designed to meet the developmental needs of the children served. The center shall post a general outline of times and activities in each child care room and shall provide a schedule for the following: Indoor activities | 2023-03-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-58(3) Daily schedule not posted in school age space |
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| Licensing 2023-03-02 |
The center must store hazardous articles, sharp scissors, knives, latches, lighters, flammable liquids, power tools, cleaning supplies, and any other items that might be harmful to children in a place inaccessible to children | 2023-03-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100(f) Cleaning chemicals acessible in school age bathroom |
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| Licensing 2023-03-02 |
The following items shall be prominently posted in a place regularly viewed by parents: Weekly menus | 2023-03-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-19(a)(4) Menus not posted in school age space |
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| Licensing 2023-03-02 |
Directors shall prominently post the following child/staff ratio chart in each class area of the child care center and in the area where parents sign children in on a daily basis | 2023-03-02 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-47 Ratio chart not posted in school age space |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring | 2023-02-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) No thermometer present in kitchen deep freezer |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: In-service training | 2023-03-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(8) Staff files all missing Health and Safety training |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2023-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Threes teacher left classroom out of ratio with no qualified caregiver to answer door and walk into kitchen |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Caregivers shall properly cleanse the childs body at each diapering. The submitted health program shall contain skin care procedures approved by the centers health consultant. Caregivers shall post and follow the procedures when diapering children | 2023-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(r) Diapering procedures posted, but not signed/approved. |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Directors shall prominently post the following child/staff ratio chart in each class area of the child care center and in the area where parents sign children in on a daily basis | 2023-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-47 ratio chart missing in Three's classroom |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Documentation shall be available at the child care center showing that all applicable orientation topics are covered and the dates of when the training was provided | 2023-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-32(c) Staff files missing orientation training documentation |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
All caregivers counted in child/staff ratios shall meet the following qualifications: They shall have a high school diploma or shall have passed an equivalency test | 2023-03-03 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2) One staff member working without diploma or education documentation on file |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: An annual written evaluation of the employees performance | 2023-02-22 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(5) No annual evaluation documentation present in staff files |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
The center shall provide a written basic schedule of activities designed to meet the developmental needs of the children served. The center shall post a general outline of times and activities in each child care room and shall provide a schedule for the following: Indoor activities | 2023-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-58(3) Daily schedules missing in Twos classroom |
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| Licensing 2023-02-15 |
The center shall post the following items: Approved first aid directives in each child care area | 2023-02-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-19(b)(9) Signed first aid directives missing in child care areas |
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