Description: Empowered Minds Childcare Center is a Licensed Center in Dyer IN, with a maximum capacity of 53 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 2021-03-08 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-03-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In the toddler room, in the left side of the diaper table children's shampoo was within children's reach; it states "keep out of reach of children" |
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| Licensing 2021-03-08 |
Caregivers shall use the diapering surface exclusively for diaper changing | 2021-03-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(j) Art supplies were on the diaper table in the toddler room. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-08 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2021-03-09 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Infant bottles are not labeled with date, name, etc. |
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| Licensing 2021-03-08 |
Infant Feeding | 2021-03-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-134 Children were not held while drinking bottles. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-28 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Hand Sanitizer mounted on wall by back door, Air freshener on top of cubby, vacuum cleaner in hall, diaper cream in low diaper storage bin on infant changing table, hazardous and accessible to children |
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| Licensing 2021-01-28 |
Staff shall store all items separately in clean, covered, and labeled containers, away from food, and in compliance with 410 IAC 7-20 concerning food service sanitation requirements | 2021-01-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-138(f) Sippy cups and lids sitting together stored on top of a container and are not covered, separated or protected from contamination |
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| Licensing 2021-01-28 |
Caregivers shall use the diapering surface exclusively for diaper changing | 2021-01-28 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(j) Clipboard being stored on the changing table. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-28 |
The center shall not use small rugs for floor covering | 2021-02-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99(h) Small door rug in classroom entrancef of school age room and hall mat in bathroom hallway carpet pullig up in doorway to front restrooms are trip hazards |
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| Licensing 2021-01-28 |
The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances | 2021-02-08 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99(c) Three missing tile segments near wall by front bathrooms and is no longer sanitizable |
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| Licensing 2020-11-04 |
A written application for admission of each child, signed by the childs parent, shall be on file at the child care center prior to admission and shall include the following: The name, address, and telephone number of the childs physician and dentist to call in emergencies | 2020-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36(7) The center does not children's dentist information on file. |
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| Licensing 2020-11-04 |
Each childs record shall contain the following consents signed by the parent: Emergency medical authorization to provide transportation and obtain medical treatment for children when the parent cannot be contacted. This authorization shall also be in the emergency information file | 2020-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-37(1) Center has written signed authorization to provide emergency medical transportation but does not have authorization to obtain medical treatment for children when the parent cannot be contacted. |
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| Licensing 2020-11-04 |
In-service staff training | 2020-11-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-35 1 staff in need of 12 hours of in-service training. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-15 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2020-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Written plan to correct ratios is not accurately in place and being used. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-15 |
Bathrooms | 2020-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathroom is being used to store a plunger which is accessible to children in the back stall of the children's restroom across the hall from the kitchen. |
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| Licensing 2020-10-15 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2020-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Landscaping tarp underneath the mulch on the playground is torn and exposed creating a trip hazard |
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