Description: Baby Steps Childcare Ministry is a Unlicensed Registered Ministry in Lake Station IN. 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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| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-13 |
Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill________________ | 2023-03-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2021-07-15 |
Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for. | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-12 Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2021-07-15 |
Written Policy requiring an individual providing a criminal history to report any criminal convictions to the provider. | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
IAC 3-18-14(f) The provider shall maintain a written policy requiring an individual providing a criminal history to report any criminal convictions to the provider. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) One caregiver does not have a current consent form on file allowing the division to check for a criminial history police check. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary manner. The diaper changing surface shall be sanitized after each use and materials used for skin cleansing shall be discarded after each use into a tightly covered, easily sanitized container. Individuals responsible for diaper changing shall wash their hands after each diaper change | 2021-07-23 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d) The diaper pad in the toddler room has tears in it making it unsantitizable. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) One caregiver does not have a current consent form on file with teh division. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) In the freezer, there is a bag of food (possibly french toast sticks) that are open, unsealed, and not labled. There is a Reese cup, opened and unlabled in the freezer. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring | 2021-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) There is no thermometer visabily accessible in the refrigerator. |
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| Registration 2021-07-15 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2021-07-18 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) In the toddler room, there was contact solution and batteries being stored in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children. In the school age room and the infnat room, there are lights that are out. The vaccum that is stored in the hallway needs to be stored where inaccessible to children. |
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| Registration 2021-02-08 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2021-02-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) A hot radiator pipe in the infant room is exposed. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2020-03-10 |
2020-03-31 | |
| Type of correction needed: Each child care provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall have an intradermal tuberculosis test & results prior to giving care. | ||
| CCDF Inspection 2020-03-10 |
Sanitation Standards | 2020-03-31 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(b) Sanitation Standards |
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| CCDF Inspection 2020-03-10 |
A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Fire arms, ammunition and other weapons Location __________ Poisons, chemicals, bleach cleaning materials and Medications Location __________. | 2020-03-10 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11(a) A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Poisons, chemicals, and cleaning materials |
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| CCDF Inspection 2020-03-10 |
Each child has age appropriate immunizations including Varicella and Pneumococcal vaccines. Documentation includes:-Attendance records of all children in attendance.-Immunization records for each child (includes month, day and year given for each immunization and childs birth date. or A medical exempt statement from a physician OR a religious belief exemption statement from the parent. | 2020-04-30 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-11.1 Each child has age appropriate immunizations including Varicella and Pneumococcal vaccines. Documentation includes: -Attendance records of all children in attendance. Immunization records for each child (includes month, day and year given for each immunization and childs birth date). |
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| CCDF Inspection 2020-03-10 |
The childcare facility shall have an approved source of running water from a sink that is in an area where childcare is provided. Water source:_____Public _____Private _____ valid water test date____________. Meets IDEM standards as required. IDEM water system number__________________. | 2020-03-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-3.5-5(a)(2) The childcare facility shall have an approved source of running water from a sink that is in an area where childcare is provided. Meets IDEM standards as required. |
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