Community Preschool and Childcare - Hammond IN Unlicensed Registered Ministry

7320 Northcote Avenue , Hammond IN 46324
(219) 844-3030

About the Provider

Description:

Enriching the mind and nurturing the spirit, one child at a time. Open Enrollment for 3-5 yr. olds. CCDF Vouchers accepted. 20 years as a preschool and our first year of childcare expansion, moving up the Paths To Quality rating system. We are aligned with the IN Early Learning Foundations. Daily lesson plans are posted and follow Creative Curriculum with emphasis on a stimulating environment that promotes curiosity and enthusiastic hands-on learning. Each class is led by a teacher who has a degree in Education or Child Development. Our small class size and parent engagement provide high quality experiences for each child. Our inclusive environment is lovingly embraced as a program of Woodmar United Methodist Church.

Additional Information:

Summer Program will include 3 - 7 yr. olds. Half-Day and Full Day rates will be available. Preschool enrollment begins in January for the 2017-18 school year. Preschool is a morning only program. Childcare options are available around the preschool schedule. Childcare enrollment is open now with a promotional rate for ages 3-5.

PTQ 2; PTQ 3; PTQ 3; PTQ 3;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: RM-100901-A
  • Capacity: 83
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • Rate Range $130 - $145/week
  • PTQ Level: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
  • Current License Issue Date: Apr 01, 2021
  • District Office: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-511-1144 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Type/Date Action needed to correct issue Date Resolved
Registration
2021-07-14
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 2021-07-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Closet door in gym is unlocked. Chairs are stacked in the closet, allowing for potential unsafe environment.
Registration
2021-07-14
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 2021-07-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c)
There was not a thermometer visabily present in the freezer in the kitchen.
Registration
2021-07-14
All open windows, doors which are kept open for other than entering and leaving, ventilators, and other outside openings shall be protected against insects by securely fastened 16 mesh screening. Cracks shall be sealed and sealing shall be in place around pipes, plumbing, and ducts 2021-07-16
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(4)
The bathrooms in the gym do not have ventilation.
Registration
2021-02-05
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions 2021-03-04
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4)
All staff's universal precaution training is out of date.
CCDF Inspection
2020-03-13
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. 2020-03-30
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).
CCDF Inspection
2020-03-13
A provider shall have annual intradermal tuberculosis test and result. If medical exempt there must be an annual chest x-ray or a MD statement "free of TB Symptoms". 2020-03-30
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-6
Each child care provider, household member, employee, & caregiver who has a history of a positive TB test or disease shall have an annual health assessment by a physician to reflect symptom screening for TB.
CCDF Inspection
2020-03-13
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 __________. 2020-03-13
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
Registration
2020-03-13
The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough 2020-03-30
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2)
One child missing up to date immunizations
Registration
2020-03-13
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 2020-03-15
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Room 3:Cord to light tree a hazard Rm 2: Lotion on counter states keep out of reach and in raech of children. Lotion in bag states keep out of reach of children and in reach of children.
Registration
2020-03-13
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2020-03-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Sinks not secure in rom 6
CCDF Inspection
2019-08-27
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__________________. 2019-08-30
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.
CCDF Inspection
2019-08-27
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 __________. 2019-08-27
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
Registration
2019-08-27
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 2019-08-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Shaving cream in reach of children in the 3's room
Registration
2019-08-27
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating 2019-08-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b)
Water temperture not reading between 100-120 degrees
CCDF Inspection
2019-03-04
2019-03-04
Type of correction needed: A provider that cares for more than sixteen (16) children at a facility where the provider operates a child care program shall maintain a ratio of children to caregivers in the same proportions as specified in the child to staff ratio requirements.

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