Description: Fall Creek Academy is a Licensed Center in Pendleton IN, with a maximum capacity of 119 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant-Toddler; Two-Twelve. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
Staff shall not stack tables or chairs in the class room/area while children are awake | 2023-04-18 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-111(c) In the 2's classroom, chairs were stacked in the corner of the room while children were awake and playing. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
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 | 2023-04-26 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(6) During file review, 1 of 10 staff files was missing documentation of physical examination. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
Poisons, chemicals, and any item that states fatal if swallowed must be in locked storage and not accessible to children | 2023-04-18 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100(a) The teacher break room was unlocked making it accessible to children and contained items labeled "keep out of reach of children".On a low open shelf, there was airfreshener and hand sanitizer. In a low unlocked drawere, there were several bottles of bug spray. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
Staff shall have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as follows: In child care centers licensed for infants or toddlers, all infant and toddler caregivers shall be trained annually in infant or pediatric CPR as appropriate | 2023-05-02 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-34(2) During file review, 2 Infant/Toddler staff files were missing documentation of current CPR. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
Children two (2) years of age shall have small climbing equipment that they can go in and out of, over, and around in their area | 2023-04-18 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-63(f) The 2's room did not contain small climbing equipment. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
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: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually | 2023-04-24 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) During file review, 1 of 10 staff files was missing documentation of current TB test. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | 2023-04-27 |
|
Type of correction needed:
3-4.7-1(24) (1) During file review, 3 of 10 staff files were missing documentation of HS Diploma or CDA. |
||
| Licensing 2023-04-17 |
All caregivers and other persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have training in basic first aid as follows: Basic first aid training shall include rescue breathing and first aid for choking and shall be consistent with basic first aid training developed by the American Red Cross or the National Safety Council for First Aid Training Institute | 2023-04-24 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-33(3) During file review, 1 of 10 staff files was missing documentation of current first aid. |
||
| Licensing 2022-04-25 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-66 There is not 6' of mulch around the large climbing equipment. |
||
| Licensing 2022-04-25 |
The provider shall, at no expense to the verifying agency, provide to the verifying agency a copy of drug testing results for the following: All employees and volunteer caregivers at the facility where child care is provided | |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-18-15(a)(3) One staff does not have proof of a drug test. |
||
| Licensing 2022-04-25 |
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: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, with results recorded in millimeters, and repeated annually | |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) One staff does not have proof of a TB test. |
||
| Licensing 2022-04-25 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 PS room has a bottle of Advil in a teacher desk accessible to children. There is a purse accessible to children in a cabinet in the PS room. |
||
| Licensing 2022-04-25 |
Staff orientation | |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-32 One staff does not have proof of of health and safety modules 1-3. |
||
| Licensing 2022-02-22 |
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. | 2022-03-22 |
|
Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) One staff worked for a month with no background check (no longer employed). Two staff are working with expired consents. Two staff are working today with no background checks (they are not counting in ratio during the inspection). |
||
| Complaints 2022-01-26 |
Caregivers shall recognize each child as an individual whose personal privacy, choice of activities, and cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds are respected | 2022-03-17 |
|
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-57(a) Provider not in compliance with staff background check regulations. |
||
If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
Be the first to review this childcare provider. Write a review about Fall Creek Academy. Let other families know what’s great, or what could be improved. Please read our brief review guidelines to make your review as helpful as possible.
Connect, Seek Advice, Share Knowledge
