Growing Hearts Daycare & Preschool Ministry - Bloomington IN Unlicensed Registered Ministry

6287 West Ratliff Road , Bloomington IN 47404
(812) 876-2700
1 Review

About the Provider

Description: Growing Hearts Daycare and Preschool is a registered ministry of Zion Community Church of the Nazarene. We are located at 6287 W Ratliff Rd, Bloomington, Indiana. Growing Hearts provides care for children ages 6 weeks to 11 years. Our mission is to provide you and your child with the following: - Quality Care by qualified and trained staff in a loving and caring Christian environment - Recognition that your child is a unique individual - Educational classes stuctured to meet the needs of your child according to his or her abilities - Spiritual development and awareness through weekly chapel, Bibles stories, memory verses, songs, and prayer - Physical development through indoor and outdoor recreation - Emotional development through possitive reinforcement, encouragement and love - Help in developing self-esteem, independance, self reliance, and self discipline - Social development by interaction with staff and other children, that emphasize and foster attitudes of mutual respect - Quality communication between parents and childcare providers

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: RM-25389-A
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: Apr 01, 2021
  • 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
Registration
2021-08-03
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
In 2s room closet, in cabinet behind a restrictive device there was Clorox Wipes, Lysol Spray, and Shout Laundry soap within reach of children.
Registration
2021-08-03
Hand washing facility; water temperature and flow
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-342
Water temperature was measured in 2s room and bathroom at over 120 degrees F. Water temp. needs to be between 100 and 120 degrees F.
Registration
2021-08-03
immersion for at least one (1) minute in clean water which is at a temperature of at least 75 F. and which contains an approved sanitizing agent at an effective concentration. Cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils shall always be air dried, never towel dried. An alternative to dishwashing is the use of sturdy, all disposable, single-service articles and utensils. Reuse of single-service articles and utensils is prohibited. All permanent ware infant feeding bottles and reusable nipples provided by the facility shall be washed and sanitized by the facility after each use as follows: Prewash in hot detergent water in a nonhandwashing sink; scrub bottles and nipples inside and out with bottle and nipple brush; squeeze water through nipple hole during washing; and rinse well with clean, hot water. Boil in clear water bottles for five (5) minutes; nipples and caps, collars, and tongs for three (3) minutes; and air dry. Store each item separately in clean, covered, labeled container
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(e)(2)
In both Infant room 1 and Infant room 2 there were bottles that didn't have date of preparation.
Registration
2021-01-20
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction 2021-01-31
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Room 125: power strip accessible to children was mising outlet covers.Room 139: feeding table seats missing straps and buckles, brown shelf not attached to wall.
Registration
2021-01-20
Food storage 2021-01-22
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-177
Room 135: sippy cups in refrigerator were not covered.
Registration
2020-01-13
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2020-01-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Toddler room: clean diapers in bathroom setting out, not stored in a sealed container.
Registration
2020-01-13
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction 2020-01-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Green room: sanitizing bottle accessible on changing stand.School age room: chemical in kitchen storage room labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children present in school age room.PreK red: container of Carmex labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children on desk.Purple room: sanitizing bottle accessible to children.
Registration
2019-10-10
Food Safety. All foods provided by the facility, for children enrolled in the day care ministry, shall be from a food establishment, inspected and approved by a governmental agency. Food items shall be received at the facility in the original, unopened, undamaged packaging and shall be properly protected from damage and potential contamination. Food shall be free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and shall be safe for human consumption. The temperature of all potentially hazardous food shall be 45 F. or below or 140 F. or above at all times. Frozen food shall be kept frozen and should be stored at a temperature of 0 F. or below 2019-10-15
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(b)
Nursery 1: 1 container of frozen breastmilk not labeled or dated.
Registration
2019-10-10
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction 2019-10-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Brown room: cleaners & sunscreen labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in cabinet, caregiver purse accessible to children in cabinet.
Registration
2019-10-10
Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary manner. The diaper changing surface shall be sanitized after each use and materials used for skin cleansing shall be discarded after each use into a tightly covered, easily sanitized container. Individuals responsible for diaper changing shall wash their hands after each diaper change 2019-10-14
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d)
Purple room: dirty changing stand.PInk Room: dirty changing stand
Registration
2019-02-18
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction 2019-03-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Chapel room: staffpurse accessible to children behind teacher desk.Brown room: spray bottle accessible on changing stand, 2 feeding seats broken.Nursery 3/4: tile floors dirtyYellow room: dirty carpetPreK Orange room: undersink cabinet unlocked, lysol cleaner accessible to children.Rainbow room: black shelf not attached to wall, staff purse accessible to children in closet
Registration
2019-02-18
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions 2019-03-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4)
10 staff missing documentation of annual UP training.
Registration
2019-02-18
Storing refuse, recyclables, and returnables 2019-02-22
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-389
School age classroom/cafeteria: no lid on food trashcan
Registration
2019-02-18
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2019-03-18
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Girls hallway bathroom: water stains on ceiling by stalls.
Registration
2019-02-18
The operator of a child care ministry that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than twelve (12) months of age follow safe sleeping practices. 2019-03-18
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14.1(a)(2)
Nursery 3/4: crib contained pacifier with stuffed animal attached. Child was in attendance but was not in the crib at the time of the inspection.

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Reviews

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Ts mom Apr 12, 2016
I have used this provider for less than 6 months

***NOT TRAINED WORKERS....THEY GO FROM NAP TO EATING TO NAP TO EATING NO LEARNING

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