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 2021-01-27 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-01-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There were containers of juice being stored directly on the kitchen floor. Food items need to be stored 6" off the floor. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
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. | 2021-02-04 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) 3 staff had expired fingerprinting. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
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 | 2021-02-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2) 3 staff had no documentation of education on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature within thirty (30) days of employment dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to date of hire | 2021-02-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(6) 1 staff had no documentation of a physical exam on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
In-service staff training | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-35 No NonCompliances Cited |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
All caregivers and other persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have training in basic first aid as follows: Prior to opening a child care center, at least one (1) caregiver shall have current training or the expiration date shall be no later than three (3) years from the training date in the administration of basic first aid and be on duty at all times. Additionally, all infant and toddler staff shall have current training in basic first aid | 2021-02-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-33(1) 1 staff had no documentation of first aid training on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-27 |
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter | 2021-02-01 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) 2 staff had expired TB test results. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-20 |
Rest periods | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-53 Not all napping children were placed head to feet on their cots. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-20 |
Building maintenance | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 No NonCompliances Cited |
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| Licensing 2020-02-20 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 The sanitizing spray was in a window ledge that was at the children's level. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-20 |
The center shall keep all hallways, stairways, corridors, aisles, and exits lighted and free from obstructions at all times | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-107(a) There were some items that were partially blocking an emergency exit. |
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| Licensing 2020-02-20 |
Electrical safety | 2021-03-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-101 There were some uncovered electrical outlets upstairs. |
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| Licensing 2019-09-25 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-09-27 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There were sippy cups in the refrigerator that weren't covered. |
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| Licensing 2019-09-25 |
In-service staff training | 2019-09-27 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-35 1 staff missing drug screen; 2 staff missing universal precautions training; 1 staff missing a physical and 1 staff missing child abuse training. |
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| Licensing 2019-09-25 |
Building maintenance | 2019-09-27 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 -There were a few spots of ripped wallpaper in the cubby room that need repaired. -The child-sized furniture near the entry area had rips and tears in it that need to be repaired, or the equipment replaced. -There was a rough floor edge in the 2's room that posed a tripping hazard. |
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