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Happy Days Childcare-North
Merrillville, IN
· Lake County
6111 Harrison St., Suite 145,
Merrillville, IN 46410
Quick Facts
Capacity
107 children
Age Range
Infant-Thirteen
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Participates
PTQ Level
3
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Contact Information
📞 (219) 980-5437
Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
125921
License Issued
Jan 1, 2026
Active Through
Dec 31, 2028
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Accreditation
Indiana Paths to Quality - Level 2
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
We know that choosing a child care center is one of the most important decisions parents can make. The early childhood years are critical future success. We understand the level of trust you place in us when you enroll your child at Happy Days, and we strive to provide the best in educational opportunities for all children in our care. We are dedicated to providing your child the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
Additional Information:
Number Of Infants Licensed: 16; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 1;
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Friday6:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2025-10-21 |
The bathrooms in the Smurfs room do not vent. | 2025-11-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Bathrooms |
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| Licensing 2025-10-21 |
In the carebear classroom, sani-spray was located under the sink, accessible to children. In the smurfts, disinfectant spray is under the diaper table and is accessible to children. These items state keep out of reach of children. | 2025-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items |
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| Licensing 2025-10-21 |
The lock on the smurf playground is rusty and can not be opened if needed to be for an emergency. | 2025-11-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Playground and Outdoor Safety |
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| Licensing 2025-10-21 |
Pooh Bears room did not have a lid on the trash can with diapers in it. In the Muppets room, the trash can had food refuse but no lid. | 2025-10-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109 Garbage and refuse |
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| Licensing 2024-10-09 |
Infant bottles can not be prepped in the classroom. All food preparation areas must have a 3 compartment sink used exclusively for food prep. | 2024-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Infant Food Preparation and Storage |
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| Licensing 2024-10-09 |
Diaper pad in the pooh bear's room is torn, making it not santizable. | 2024-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(n) There shall be a soft sanitizable pad on the table with a clean strip of waterproof, disposable paper to cover the entire pad. Caregivers shall place a new, waterproof, paper strip on the pad after each diaper change |
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| Licensing 2024-10-09 |
In the kitchen hallway, there is a 5 gallon bucket of dishwashing liquid and the key was left in the chemical storage room. Because the hallway door is unlocked and kitchen door is open, everything in the kitchen that states keep out of reach of children must be kept out of reach of children (bleach, etc). | 2024-10-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100(e) The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any other item that states keep out of the reach of children in a place that is inaccessible to children |
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| Licensing 2024-05-14 |
Caregiver took 2 year old child by the hand to walk over to the diaper changer/bathroom area. The child buckled his knees, causing his weight to drop. The caregiver then pulled him to standing position by his wrist/hand causing injury to the child. | 2024-04-19 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-54(b)(3) Caregivers shall do the following: Communicate with children by getting down to their eye level and talking to them in a calm quiet manner about what behavior is expected |
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| Licensing 2023-11-20 |
4 children are missing birth certificates in file. They have certificates of live birth which are not legal documents. | 2023-12-01 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-2-1(8) Birth Certificate documentation |
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| Licensing 2023-11-20 |
Director self-reported a caregiver hitting a child in the infant classroom. | 2023-12-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate discipline |
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| Licensing 2023-11-20 |
In the pooh bear room, there was no paint or paper at the art easel. | 2023-11-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(a)(2) Caregivers shall: provide an art easel with paint and paper in each toddler room |
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| Licensing 2023-11-20 |
The carebear room (two's) was missing paint and paper at the art easel. The smurfs room (2.5s) did not have an easel available. | 2023-11-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2) 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 |
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| Complaints 2023-10-27 |
2023-12-08 | |
| Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate Discipline | ||
| Licensing 2023-01-23 |
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. | 2023-01-23 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d) TT's consent form expired 1/19/23 |
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| Licensing 2022-11-10 |
The center shall cover electrical outlets or otherwise make them shockproof in all areas accessible by children | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(b) In the 3's room, one outlet was uncovered. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-10 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 In the infant refrigerator, 2 bottles were only labeled with the child's name and did not have lids on them. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-10 |
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 | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2) The 2.5 year old room does not have paint out for the easel. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-10 |
Disposable towels in a dispenser or electrical hand dryersthat operate at a maximum temperature of one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit shall be within reach of the children by the sinks. If the center uses electrical hand dryers, they must provide one (1) for each sink | 2022-11-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(j) In the toddler and two's room, paper towels are not accessible to children by the children's sinks. |
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| Licensing 2022-11-10 |
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children | 2022-11-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c) In the infant room, diapers are being stored in their opened box but on the floor. Diapers are wrapped, but still accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2022-01-13 |
The center shall keep all interior garbage, dirty diapering supplies, food products, and disposable meal service supplies in tight seamed, easily cleanable trash containers and cover them with tight fitting lids pending removal | 2022-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109(a) In the Pooh's room, the diaper trash can does not have a lid on it. In the Carebears room, the diaper trash can had diapers in it and no lid on it. In the carebears room, the trash can had food refuse in it and did not have a lid on it. |
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| Licensing 2022-01-13 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 In the Pooh's classroom, the closet door was unlocked, allowing access to cleaning equipment and caregiver purses. |
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| Licensing 2022-01-13 |
Caregivers shall use the diapering surface exclusively for diaper changing | 2022-01-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(j) In the Pooh's room (toddlers), there was a cell phone and a children's play hat on the diaper changing table. |
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| Licensing 2021-12-13 |
Food storage | 2021-12-18 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-177 In the refrigerator, there is what appears to be potatoes and gravy. It is not labeled with item name or date. In the freezer, there is a bag of mixed vegetables and a bag of waffles not labeled with date or item name. The tortillas on the shelf are opened, not sealed and not labeled. The muffins in storage are not labeled and are out of the original packaging. |
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| Licensing 2021-12-13 |
Documentation of complete age-appropriate immunizations, as required by the division with recommendation from ISDH, and updated annually, including: conjugated pneumococcal vaccine | 2022-01-07 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-86(d)(1) Two children do not have evidence of updated immunizations on file. |
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| Licensing 2021-12-13 |
During the first two (2) weeks of employment, all staff shall receive documented training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. The director shall update this training annually | 2021-12-14 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b) One caregiver does not show evidence of child abuse and neglect training. |
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| Licensing 2021-12-13 |
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 | 2021-12-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b) Two caregivers do not have evidence of universal precautions in their files. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-19 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 When the consultant walked through the building, 2 rooms were out of ratio. The toddlers room ratio was 6:1 and should be 6:2. The twos room's ratio was 6:1 and should be 6:2. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-19 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-10-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Milk in the 2's refrigerator is not dated with the date opened. The refrigerator in the kitchen has baggies of food that is not labeled with the item name and date. Pitchers of liquid are also not labeled. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-19 |
Building maintenance | 2021-10-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 In the toddler room, there is drywall missing on the corner of the wall by the mirror. |
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| Licensing 2021-10-19 |
Caregivers shall determine maximum group size by the age of the youngest child | 2021-10-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-152(b) In the preschool room, the youngest child is 4 years old and there are 26 children in the room. The maximum group size for 4 year olds is 24. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-29 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-09-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Upon consultants arrival to the facility, the ratio in the infant classroom was 6:1, the twos was 7:1, and the 4s/5s ratio was 19:1. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-16 |
Infant Room Furnishing | 2020-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-129 Diaper pad has tears in it. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-16 |
General meal guidelines | 2020-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-79 In the toddler room, the teacher was not sitting with the children during their meal time. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-16 |
Building maintenance | 2020-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 1's, 2's, and 4's classrooms have chipped and/or peeling paint. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-16 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2020-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Infant bottles are being mixed with powdered formula and doctors' notes are not on file. |
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| Licensing 2020-12-16 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2020-12-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Toddler playground has 2 Little Tyke slides. Equipement on playground is dirty. Preschool playground has a Little Tyke teeter totter which is not able to be secured to the ground. |
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| Licensing 2020-03-17 |
Infant/Toddler Sleeping | 2020-03-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-141 One infant sleeping in crib with bibOne infant sleeping in crib with glovesOne caregier missing evidence of safe sleep training |
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| Licensing 2020-03-17 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2020-03-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 One caregiver pulling on childs arm when child was not listening.. |
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| Complaints 2020-02-18 |
2020-05-18 | |
| Type of correction needed: inappropriate discipline | ||
| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Infant Food Preparation and Storage | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135 Powedered formula in infant room when the only approved formula is ready to use. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Bathrooms | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Sinks not secure in the Carebears room.Rust on stalls in the peanuts/smurfs restroomGirls restroom: Tiles broken on floor near drain. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2019-10-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Red car on playground broken. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Written program plans | 2019-10-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-60 Lesson plans out of date in the peanuts and snoppy room. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Smurfs:Disninfectant spray and shaving cream in reach of children. Peanuts:Screws on tv stand sticking out and a hazard.TV not secure. Pre-K1: Fabuloso cleaner, pine sol and paint tht state keep out of rach of children in reach of children .Pooh Bears:Disinfectant spray in reach of children.Infant room: Lysol wipes in reach of children. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Staff shall store all items separately in clean, covered, and labeled containers, away from food, and in compliance with 410 IAC 7-20 concerning food service sanitation requirements | 2019-10-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-138(f) Bottles being stored with nipple and cap on them in infant room |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Within thirty (30) days of a childs enrollment, the childs health record shall contain the following: Current and complete record of immunization history showing month, day, and year of each immunization. | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) 3 children missing evidence of up to date immunizations |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Building maintenance | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Girls Restroom: Electrical cover cracked. Carebears: Dry wall cracked and paint peelingPeanuts: Cieling tiles in need of repair or replacing. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
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 | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(1) One child missing evidence of physical. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2019-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 One staff missing up dated child abuse and neglect training. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2019-10-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 14 children ages 2.5-3 years of age with one caregiver. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
The parent shall update the feeding plan as the childs food intake changes | 2019-10-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-134(d) One infant missing an up to date feeding plan. |
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| Licensing 2019-10-16 |
Diapering | 2019-11-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94 Diapers in reach of children in the snoppy and carebears room |
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| Licensing 2019-07-18 |
Inappropriate discipline | 2019-06-20 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Teacher grabbed child inappropriatly during discipline (teacher terminated) |
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| Complaints 2019-06-21 |
2019-08-13 | |
| Type of correction needed: Physical punishment of grabbing and pushing used to discipline a child | ||
| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Bathrooms | 2018-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 1's room:toliet caps missing. 3/4's: Paper towel not being dispensed in a sanitary manner. Tiles in restroom chipped making the wall not sanitizable. 3's :Toliet caps missingPaper towel being stored on the counter4's:No paper towel at the sinkHallway restrooms:Missing toliet caps. Staff using child restroom. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) ventilation in restroom doesn't require fan air goes out naturally vent. This was already given to state before by letter from property manger of the building explaining the system. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Garbage and refuse | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109 3/4's room garbage can missing lid |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Teacher took lid off so children could dump plates during lunch services. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 1's room:Staff purse and cleaners in reach of children. 2's: whiteout, diaper cream, cough drops in reach of children. 3/4's room:Claning supplies, shaving cream and staff purse in reach of children. 3's: diapering cream, eczema cream, and thumbtacks in reach of children. Thumbtacks, cleaners and staff purse in reach of children. 4's:Sanitizer, floor cleaner, white out, thumbtacks, staff purse, and Razor knife in reach of children |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Was not a purse but lunch bag. Teacher supplies were in the closet with the door closed. All items were put on high shelf as suggested by facilities consultant but center still received a noncompliance. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Electrical safety | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 Extenstion cord being used in the 4's room. Electrical plugs missing in the 3's and 4's room. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The electrical outlets had the clear outlet safety plugs and were secure. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2018-10-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Playhouse on the playground cracked and broken and missing the roof. Fence on playground broken. Stair coming out of the 3's classroom warpped and a tripping hazard. Tree stump on playground a tripping hazard and has sharp edges. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) The tree fell from past storm. Maintenance was working on playground. The tree fell on the playhouse during the storm. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Posted items | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19 2's, 3/4's and 3's room missing signed first aid directives.Ratio chart not posted in the 3/4's room. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Lunch meat being stored not dated. Cheese not dated. cassrole not covered. Refrigerator dirty. Cleaning schedule not posted. Chips not dated in pantry, Infant room:Graham crackers being stored in refrigerator not dated and not in sealed container. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All items were dated and covered while stored. State didn't turn to see date. State cleaning schedule was posted on wall. State look at checklist cook use to keep track of daily procedure. Refrigerator was not dirty the inside is different discolored but clean. Chips were dated state didn't flop over package. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2018-10-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114 Water temperature in the following rooms not reading between 100-120 degrees: 2's, 3/4's |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Infant/Toddler Sleeping | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-141 Child sleeping at feeding table in the 1's room. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Child was sleepy while waiting on food but immediately ate after receiving food, state was in the room and witness incident Child was sleepy but not sleep. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Building maintenance | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 2's room: Ceiling tiles in need of repair or replacing. Underneath sink dirty. Toliet seat dirty. Possible mold growing in closet on the right bottom hand side. Infant Room:Cabinet door under sink broken. 4's room:Paint peeling in the closet. 3/4's room:Blue table cracked and sharp. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Maintenance was wrking on wrk order in to make repairs to classrooms from storm damage. Closet is off limits to children. Paint chips caused by cots wldn't be avail. to children. Closet does not count with classroom ratio. |
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| Licensing 2018-10-01 |
Written program plans | 2018-10-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-60 Lesson plans not up to date or available in the 3/4's room, 3's, and 4's room |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Teacher lesson plan was completed but was not posted on the wall. |
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| Complaints 2017-12-01 |
2019-01-30 | |
| Type of correction needed: Inappropriate Discipline | ||
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