Finding Me Now - Kokomo IN Licensed Center

103 West Southway Boulevard , Kokomo IN 46902
(765) 453-1744

About the Provider

Description:

Our Mission: Caring for children in a manner that pleases parents and God.

Our Commitment: Serving you the parent. • Caring for your child in a manner that pleases you. • Discovering and validating your child’s uniqueness. • Demonstrating a sincere interest in child development. • Appreciating the importance of childhood. • Highly valuing our staff.

Our Name: The Finding Me Now name was carefully chosen to reflect our values and our mission. • Finding is a synonym for discovery – an important word in that this is a time in a child’s life when there is so much to discover. • Me expresses the importance of the child. This importance motivates our desire to help you and your child. • Now emphasizes the value of your child at this moment.

Additional Information: PTQ Level 4;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 125842
  • Capacity: 84
  • Age Range: Infant-30 Months; 30 Months-Twelve
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • PTQ Level: 4
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
  • Transportation: Field Trips, To/From School
  • Current License Issue Date: 2022-07-01
  • 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
Licensing
2023-04-11
Building maintenance 2023-05-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
(duplicate)
Licensing
2023-04-11
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100
Items labeled Keep Out of Reach of Children were accessible to childrens: Hallway closets - hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, baby oil, clear acrylic spray, starch. Preschool room - unlocked classroom closet contained baby oil, lysol spray, and isopropyl alcohol. Staff purses were accessible in in the infant/toddler and preschool classroom closets
Licensing
2023-04-11
Kitchen and food preparation areas 2023-04-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116
There is no thermometer inside the main kitchen refrigerator
Licensing
2023-04-11
Each room shall have, at a minimum, the following: A sand/water/sensory table or container with equipment for measuring and pouring 2023-04-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(b)(2)
The sensory bins in the yellow room are empty.
Licensing
2023-04-11
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2)
There is not paint and paper provided at the easels in the yellow room or preschool room.
Licensing
2022-04-18
The center must seal all hand washing sinks to the wall 2022-04-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(l)
The sink in the mixed age classroom needs to be properly sealed to the wall.
Licensing
2022-04-18
Toilet paper on a dispenser shall be available and within reach of the children by each toilet 2022-04-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(h)
The Pre-K room does not have toilet paper in their restrooms.
Licensing
2022-04-18
Prior to having direct contact with children or food, the following training or information shall be provided to all staff and volunteers according to the specific responsibilities assigned to that particular staff member or volunteer: Training in universal precautions. A person trained annually in universal precautions shall repeat this training annually for all child care staff and include the following topics: Procedures for documenting and handling incidents in which staff are directly exposed to contact with blood 2022-04-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b)
3 staff (KJ,ET, and LS) do not have evidence of annual universal precautions training in their file.
Licensing
2021-04-14
Food labels 2021-04-15
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-146
In the kitchen freezer, several bags of food are not labeled with the foods name. In the classrooms, milk jugs are opened and do not have an opened date on them.
Licensing
2021-04-14
The center must seal all hand washing sinks to the wall 2021-04-22
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(l)
In the infant and 4's classroom, the sinks need to be sealed to the wall. In the infant room, it is the small child size sink. In the 4's room, it is the sink to the left.
Licensing
2021-04-14
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children 2021-04-19
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c)
In the infant room, diapers are in low shelving of the diaper table and are not covered or sealed allowing contamination and accessibility to children.
Licensing
2019-05-21
Bathrooms 2019-07-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113
2.5/3's room:1 broken toilet1 toilet not sealed to floorWater damage to baseboard to left of toilets.School Age:Toilet not secure to floor.4/5's:Girls Bathroom-Baseboard wall behind toilet peeling away from wall and not sanitizable.Boys Bathroom-Vent not working
Licensing
2019-05-21
Building maintenance 2019-07-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99
infant/toddler room:Both room handwashing sink not sealed to wall.School Age Room:Water damage under classroom handwashing sink cabinet.4/5's room:Classroom Handwashing sink not sealed to wall.
Licensing
2019-05-21
Playground and Outdoor Safety 2019-07-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66
Toddler Climber:Cracked plexiglass and gaps around slide. Must be repaired per manufacturer's standards

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