Description: Elka Child Educational Center, Inc is a Licensed Center in Gary IN, with a maximum capacity of 153 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant-Toddler; 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 2021-07-02 |
All canned formula must be unopened, commercially prepared, and ready-to-feed strength | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-135(b) The center is preparing bottles with bottle formula and not using ready-to-feed strength. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-02 |
The feeding plan for each infant shall include and list the following: The specified kind and amount of food or formula to be offered | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-134(c)(1) No Feeding plans available for the enrolled infants. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-02 |
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) Today there are 5 staff/volunteers present with children that do not have completed background checks on file with the division. Some of them have submitted consent form in the past week and some have not submitted consents form yet to have their checks completed.Three staff who are employed but not present today have submitted their consent forms in the past week to have their background checks completed but the checks are not completed as of today. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-02 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 In the toddler classroom there are 9 children present with three caregivers. Two of these caregivers do not have completed background checks on file with the Division and therefore can not be counted in ratio. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-02 |
In any group that has an infant or toddler, the maximum age range between the oldest and youngest child in the group shall be thirteen (13) months | |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-50(a) There is 20 months difference in age between the youngest and oldest child in the 2s room which is greater than the 13 month age range allowed. The oldest child is 37 months and the youngest child 17 months. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-29 |
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 | 2021-01-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) 1 staff missing TB test results |
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| Licensing 2020-12-29 |
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: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center | 2020-12-31 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) 1 staff missing physical record |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
Toddler Feeding | 2020-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-140 (140f) toddler safety belts are to be used when occupying highchairs for feedling. One toddler was in the highchair without the safety belt being used. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
The center shall control toilet and bathroom odors by ventilation and sanitation. If a screened window is not present, there shall be mechanical exhaust vents. Existing centers shall have ventilation added if sanitation measures fail to control odors | 2020-10-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(p) No mechanical air vent present in Rm 1b |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2020-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 The mechanical closet was unlocked and hazardous items were accessible; panel equipment, toilet plungers and rodent trap |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
Electrical safety | 2020-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Outlet safety plugs were not present on the multiple outlet power in Rm 4a and Rm 4b |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2020-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-116 There was a broken metal stem thermometer in milk cooler with an inaccurate reading. Thermometers in two freezer units were not in position where daily monitoring of accurate temperatures can be checked |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
The childs hands shall be washed after diaper changing with a clean, damp, soapy cloth, then rinsed with a second clean cloth in the same order, or, the childs hands shall be held under warm, running water, soaped, and dried with a disposable towel | 2020-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(u) Staff put child down to play and child touched a ball and was playing with toys before having hands washed. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-08 |
Food temperature measuring devices | 2020-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed:
410 IAC 7-24-257 Kitchen staff did not have a metal stem thermometer available to check for proper food temperatures. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-21 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2019-10-23 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 2's room:Purse on floor in closet in reach of children.Infant Room:Dreft and glass cleaner under sink in unlocked cabinet. |
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