Description: Good Shepherd Day Care is a Licensed Center in Merrillville IN, with a maximum capacity of 233 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 2023-11-15 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2023-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Child was walking out of the classroom and a teacher pulled his hair to guide him back into the classroom. |
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| Complaints 2023-10-19 |
2023-12-05 | |
| Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate Discipline | ||
| Licensing 2022-12-06 |
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Physical examination verification form with physicians or nurse practitioners signature dated no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to enrollment date | 2022-12-20 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1) At time of visit, 1 student did not have proof of physical on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-06 |
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 | 2022-12-19 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) At time of visit, one staff member did not have TB results present in file. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-06 |
In addition to first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), universal precautions, and life saving certification, all directors and persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have, on an annual basis, a minimum of twelve (12) clock hours of in-service training as follows: Caregivers shall receive training in each of the following categories: Developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum | 2022-12-29 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-35(a)(2)(b) At time of visit, 1 staff member was missing proof of 12 annual hours of in-service training. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-06 |
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 childs date of birth, verified by a copy of the childs birth certificate or other legal proof of age | 2022-12-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36(3) At time of visit, 1 student did not have proof of birth certificate on file. |
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| Licensing 2022-12-06 |
Childrens admission records | 2022-12-07 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-36 At time of visit, 1 out of 6 children files were missing parent notice/consent form from file. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-06 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-10-06 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 At time of visit, in the hallway there was a janitor closet unlocked containing chemical, cleaning products and power tools. In the other hallway, there was a mechanical closet propped open containing cleaning products, paint and floor repair liquids, this was accessible to children |
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| Licensing 2022-10-06 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2022-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-135 At time of visit, in the infant classroom the bottles in the refrigerator are not label properly. |
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| Licensing 2022-10-06 |
Infant/Toddler Sleeping | 2022-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-141 At time of visit, in the infant class there was a six month old baby asleep in the bouncer, one teacher was updating the board and the other feeding a child, we watched for a few mins through the window to be sure someone was going to put the baby in a bed. No one did, after coming into the classroom and talking with the teachers, they never took the child from the bouncer (T.G, Q.P) |
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| Licensing 2021-10-07 |
Electrical safety | 2021-10-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-101 There is one outlet uncovered in the 5's room. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-07 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-10-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 There is handsanitizer in a children's cubby, on the child's bookbag. There is a vacuum outside of the 5's room, (monkey manor), accessible to children. There is a bag/purse, sitting on the teacher's desk in the 5's room, accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-07 |
Bathrooms | 2021-10-15 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 There is a roll of paper towel sitting on the desk, not being dispensed in a sanitary manner, in the 5's room.There is a roll of paper towel, sitting on the shelf, not being dispensed in a sanitary manner in the 3's room. |
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| Licensing 2021-08-09 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-08-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In the student hallways cubbies, there were sunscreen, diaper rash ointment, and triple antibiotic ointment accessible to children. The bucket room door was unlocked and open with major cleaning supplies, ladders, and glass lightbulbs accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2021-08-09 |
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children | 2021-08-13 |
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Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c) In the student hallway cubbies, there were diapers open and uncovered in an unsanitary manner and accessible to children. |
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I gave them a One because I had no choice. I can not understand how this daycare operates. They are so unprofessional and I am questioning the education of their workers. They have ZERO system in place to redirect children- the teacher for pre K is non existent and there is zero communication. The ONLY communication is from the stressed out teachers side that clearly hates her job to complain everyday about behavior of kids. I am so disappointed in the director- whom I have never seen and don't even know her name. As a director all of this is your responsibility and goes on on a daily basis under her direction. It's a shame and sad.
I walked in to the room to pick up my daughter. She yelled “da’da” and tried to run and hug me, but an employee grabbed her by both arms and physically drug her back to her play area so she could pick up toy. Protecting a child from a dangerous situation is the only 1 reason to man-handle a child like that!