Description:
As a licensed child care center, Growing Kids Learning Center meets or exceeds the most rigorous Indiana state licensing standards. Growing Kids provides early childhood education and childcare for ages six weeks old through school age. Our mission is to provide a safe, secure learning environment that helps each child reach their full potential at every stage of development. We provide structured educational programs using the Creative Curriculum,that promote cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth to help your child fully develop. We custom design and build our state of the art centers from the perspective of early childhood education and safety. Growing Kids offers an exclusive, which is a dramatic play area called Main Street for hands-on learning through play. For convenience we offer extended hours until 11:30 pm, flexible schedules, including school age days off, winter and spring breaks, and a Summer Camp. We even offer one FREE Saturday of care each month. Visit GrowingKids.com for more information.
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 |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In toddler 1: windex and bleach is located under the cabinet closed by a magnet which is a deterrent, not a lock. A loose diaper was located at children's level in the restroom. Preschool 5: Sunscreen and lotion are located on shelf accessible to children. Hand sanitizer was located in an upper cabinet on the low shelf. Young Preschool C: Hand sanitizer is hanging from cabinet handle. Dawn dishsoap is at the sink accessible to children. Purses were accessible to children in toddler 2 and Preschool 5. The laundry room key was located in the door. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-66 The yellow climber needs to have the anchors buried under the mulch |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Bathrooms | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms were being used for storage of non-toileting related items. Main street bathroom has ball pit balls. Toddler 1 has dirty laundry being stored and an exercise ball and riding toy being stored. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Electrical safety | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Outlets are missing covers in the Main Street room. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
The center must seal all hand washing sinks to the wall | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(l) Sinks in the toddler 1 and toddler 2 rooms are not properly sealed to the wall. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
The center shall control toilet and bathroom odors by ventilation and sanitation. If a screened window is not present, there shall be mechanical exhaust vents. Existing centers shall have ventilation added if sanitation measures fail to control odors | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(p) Bathrooms throughout the center do not have working vents, nor do they have windows. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Infant/Toddler Equipment; General | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-131 The changing table in main street has toilet paper on the top of it. The changing table can not be used for any purpose other than diapering. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Toilet paper on a dispenser shall be available and within reach of the children by each toilet | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(h) In the Main St. room, the hallway bathrooms, and several classrooms do not have toilet paper on the dispensers. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
All items in the restroom must be sanitizable | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-113(n) Preschool 4 has decorations in the bathroom that are not sanitizable. Young Preschool C has signs in the bathroom that are not laminated and are therefore not santizable. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Furnishings and equipment shall be durable, safe, and scaled to the size of the children | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-111(a) The tricycles on the playground have broken and missing pieces. Screws are missing out of the seats and seats are broken. |
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Licensing 2021-07-27 |
Staff shall take the following steps to maintain the child care center: Keep the child care center in a sanitary condition at all times | |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99(i)(2) A trash can is located in the main street bathroom; it was overflowing at 10am when consultants walked in the room. The trash was coming out of the top and the lid did not fit. One of the preschool room toilets needs to be cleaned/sanitized around the bottom. |
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Licensing 2021-07-22 |
Birth Certificate documentation | |
Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-2-1(8) One child is missing a birth certificate. |
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Licensing 2021-07-22 |
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. | |
Type of correction needed:
IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) One caregiver does not have a current consent form on file. |
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Licensing 2019-09-19 |
Educational equipment and materials | 2019-09-20 |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-63 Yellow child "couch" in Main Street and green couch in Toddler 2 room had some rips in them that either need to be repaired or the couches replaced/removed. |
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Licensing 2019-09-19 |
Building maintenance | 2019-09-20 |
Type of correction needed:
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 There were some dusty ceiling vents throughout the facility that need to be cleaned. |
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