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#Happy Kids Child Care
Indianapolis, IN
· Marion County
2151 N Franklin Rd,
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Quick Facts
Capacity
73 children
Age range (listing information)
Three-Twelve
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Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
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Contact Information
📞 (317) 557-0534
Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Issued
Oct 1, 2024
Active Through
Sep 30, 2027
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
#Happy Kids Child Care is a Licensed Center in Indianapolis IN, with a maximum capacity of 73 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of Three-Twelve; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 5:30 AM-7:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
PTQ 2; PTQ 2; PTQ 3;
Hours of Operation
- Monday5:30 AM-7:00 PM
- Tuesday5:30 AM-7:00 PM
- Wednesday5:30 AM-7:00 PM
- Thursday5:30 AM-7:00 PM
- Friday5:30 AM-7:00 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 2025-08-05 |
School-age room has peeling paint and dents in multiple places throughout the room & a hole in the wall above the floor under the fire extinguisher. | 2025-08-23 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100(c) Peeling paint, on any interior or exterior surface or on any equipment, that contains lead in excess of current ISDH standards shall be made inaccessible to children until laboratory analysis is made on the peeling material |
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| Licensing 2025-02-10 |
Self-report: Owner states inappropriate discipline was used on 1/23/25 when a prek staff member threw a child’s lunch plate away for not maintaining appropriate behavior at meal time. | 2025-02-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55(c) Staff shall not associate disciplinary action with food or use food as a reward |
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| Licensing 2024-11-19 |
Owner did not self-report to state licensing consultant when made aware of a DCS report made about a staff member. | 2024-11-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 Reporting child abuse or neglect |
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| Licensing 2024-08-30 |
3’s room: There is peeling paint and dents exposing drywall throughout the room which is unsanitary. 4’s-5’s room: The window ledge, there is peeling paints and dents exposing the metal underneath and drywall which is unsanitary. Pink room: There is a crack in the drywall and peeling drywall in the corner which is unsanitary. | 2024-09-21 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Building maintenance |
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| Licensing 2024-08-30 |
Boys bathroom: the toilet paper dispenser is broken and toilet paper is sitting on top on the toilet tank uncovered which is unsanitary. | 2024-08-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(h) Toilet paper on a dispenser shall be available and within reach of the children by each toilet |
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| Licensing 2024-08-30 |
Boys bathroom: The baseboard is coming off the wall which is unsanitary. | 2024-08-31 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(m) The center must seal all walls and floors in restrooms |
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| Licensing 2024-08-30 |
School-age room: The gray chair the upholstery ripped in multiple places exposing foam padding and wood which is unsanitary. | 2024-08-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111(a) Furnishings and equipment shall be durable, safe, and scaled to the size of the children |
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| Licensing 2024-02-08 |
-Supervision not maintained in PK 2 classroom by Qualified caregiver as no staff present with 12 children ages 4 and 5 years old. -On a previous date Supervision not maintained by Qualified caregiver with 3 school age children going to bus stop alone. | 2024-02-13 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Child/staff ratios and supervision |
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| Licensing 2023-08-01 |
Electrical safety | 2023-08-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 At time of inspection outlet covers missing in the Preschool 1 and Preschool 2 Classrooms. |
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| Licensing 2023-08-01 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2023-08-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 At time of inspection staff purse under unlocked classroom handwashing sink accessible. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Posted items | 2022-09-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19 -At time of inspection daily schedule, emergency procedures and first aid directives not posted in 3A classroom.-At time of inspection emergency procedures not posted in 3B classroom.-At time of inspection emergency procedures and ratio chart not posted in 4's classroom.-At time of inspection ratio chart, first aid directives, daily schedule, emergency procedures and emergency evacuation route not posted in school age classroom. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
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 | 2022-09-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109(a) At time of inspection trash can in school age classroom had food in it without a tight fitting lid. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring | 2022-09-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) At time of inspection no thermometer located in the refrigerator. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
The center shall cover electrical outlets or otherwise make them shockproof in all areas accessible by children | 2022-09-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(b) At time of inspection outlet covers missing in 3A, 3B, 4's and schoolage classroom. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Building maintenance | 2022-09-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 -At time of inspection peeling paint on walls in classroom 3B.-At time of inspection hole in wall behind silver chair in schoolage classroom.-At time of inspection large toliet in preschool restoom screw uncovered and is a hazard. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Indoor furnishings | 2022-09-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-111 At time of inspection silver chair in schoolage classroom fabric is peeling and not sanitizible. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
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. | 2022-09-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) At time of inspection one child's file missing current immunization. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
The governing body, or others designated to represent the child care center, shall immediately notify the division, in writing, of the following: Employment of a new director | 2022-09-06 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-11(a)(10) At time of inspection center no director at facility since March 2022. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Written program plans | 2022-09-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-60 At time of inspection no current lesson plan posted in 3A classroom. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
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 name, address, and telephone number of the childs physician and dentist to call in emergencies | 2022-09-07 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36(7) At time of inspection one child's file had no doctor information.At time of inspection one child's file had no doctor or dentist information. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2022-09-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 -At time of inspection Goof Off in unlocked cabinet in 4's classroom is accessible to children. -At time of inspection Ozium air disinfectant sitting on floor in unlocked closet located in preschool restroom is accessible to children.-At time of inspection adult size scissors in unlocked top drawer in 4's classroom is accessible to children and is a hazard.-At time of inspection hand sanitizer in front lobby accessible to children.(Items that state KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN should be inacccessible) |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Food storage | 2022-09-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-177 -At time of inspection tortilla shells in freezer not labeled and dated.-At time of inspection one filled water bottle in cooler had no lid. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
Bathrooms | 2022-09-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 -At time of inspection faucet in preschool restroom loose.-At time of inspection toilet tissue stored under sink in preschool restroom. |
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| Licensing 2022-09-01 |
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 date of admission | 2022-09-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36(10) At time of inspection two children files had no date of admission. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-28 |
Building maintenance | 2021-10-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 A piece of floor board is hanging off in the boys restroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-28 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-10-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Consultant observed the preschool room with two three year old children with one teacher that does not have a background assigned. This leaving the classroom with no qualified teacher. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-28 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2021-10-02 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) One Employee working does not have a background assigned to this location. |
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| Licensing 2021-09-28 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-09-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Teachers purse in an unlocked cabint accessible to children. Hand sanitizer on the shelf in both preschool classrooms accessible to children. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-11 |
Bathrooms | 2021-02-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 No paper towels at the handwashing sink in the preschool room. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-11 |
Building maintenance | 2021-02-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Preschool door will not latch and close properaly. Sink in the room next to the school age room is out of order. |
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| Licensing 2021-02-11 |
Educational equipment and materials | 2021-02-11 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63 Three Hand sanitizer bottles accessible to children in the preschool class. One hand sanitizer bottle accessible to children in the other Preschool room. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the applicant must, at no expense to the state, do the following: Require an employee or volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of the child care center during operating hours of the child care center to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Three staff members did not complete background checks upon their hire date. One of the staff is on "provisonal" background status and is working alone in the school age classroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: volunteers; as a caregiver at the child care center. The drug testing results required under this subsection must be obtained before the individual is employed or allowed to volunteer as a caregiver | 2021-01-28 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(2) One employee does not have drug test results available. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-01-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 Pre K class does not have a qualified caregiver leaving that class out of ratio. Schoolage teacher does not have a qualified teacher leaving that class out a ratio. Three year old room has one unqualified teacher leaving that class out of ratio. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent. | 2021-01-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 3-4.7-1(24) (1) One employee does not have a high school diploma available. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
All caregivers and other persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have training in basic first aid as follows: Prior to opening a child care center, at least one (1) caregiver shall have current training or the expiration date shall be no later than three (3) years from the training date in the administration of basic first aid and be on duty at all times. Additionally, all infant and toddler staff shall have current training in basic first aid | 2021-02-03 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-33(1) One employee does not have first aid training. |
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| Licensing 2021-01-19 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2021-01-29 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 Two staff members do not have annual child abuse and neglect training. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-24 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2020-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Crackers, veggies straws, oyster crackers and graham crackers are not labeled and dated. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-24 |
Water Supply and Plumbing | 2020-09-07 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-114 Water temp. is registering 87 in the boys restroom and 95 in the girls. Needs to be between 100-120. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-24 |
Electrical safety | 2020-09-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 No electrial outlet covers in preschool class. A fan is present in the pre k class. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-24 |
Building maintenance | 2020-09-09 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Soap dispenser in the girls restroom is leaking soap onto the floor. Hand dryer in the girls restroom has a broken piece. Green room has cubbies with exposed sharp screws, Green room has chipped paint, Green room has a large hole in the wall, Green room has a table with the top wood piece coming off. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-19 |
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: Blood borne diseases and their transmission, work practice controls, and the use of personal protective equipment as required by the OSHA and ISDH | 2020-08-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) One staff has expired Universal precaution training. |
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| Licensing 2020-08-19 |
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 | 2020-08-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2) Two staff have expired TB tests. |
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| Licensing 2019-07-15 |
Building maintenance | 2019-07-24 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Portion of stripping on exit door leading to playground is peeled away and hanging. |
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| Licensing 2019-07-15 |
Bathrooms | 2019-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Plunger stored in stall on the right in the purple hallway restroom and is not sanitary. |
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| Licensing 2019-07-15 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2019-07-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Tupperware container with fruit stored in snack fridge is not labeled or dated. |
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| Licensing 2019-07-15 |
The specific guidelines of the most current, Handbook for Public Playground Safety, as published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, shall be used to determine compliance with the following safety rules: The center shall install a shock absorbing surface with required depth for the critical height of the equipment and covering the appropriate fall zone area under and around all playground equipment | 2019-07-30 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66(6) Inadequate depth of mulch on the playground especially under the playground equipment. |
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| Licensing 2019-07-15 |
The specific guidelines of the most current, Handbook for Public Playground Safety, as published by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, shall be used to determine compliance with the following safety rules: Climbing equipment shall be designed so that children holding onto horizontal bars may not fall from a height of greater than eighteen (18) inches | 2019-08-01 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66(16) Playground equipment that is designed with horizontal bars with fall zone being more than 18 inches. (90 inches) |
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| Licensing 2019-04-17 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2019-04-17 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 13:1 ratio in the 4/5 year old classroom at the end of naptime with more than half the class awake.A written plan to correct ratio will need to be provide to the consultant. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Each childs record shall contain the following consents signed by the parent: Emergency medical authorization to provide transportation and obtain medical treatment for children when the parent cannot be contacted. This authorization shall also be in the emergency information file | 2018-09-28 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-37(1) 1 child file missing Emergency Medical Authorization. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Emergency Information File | 2018-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-42 3 staff files missing emergency contact information. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
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 | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36(3) 1 child file is missing copy of birth certificate to verify birth date. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Electrical safety | 2018-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101 A section of the carpeted wall around the electrical outlet is misssing and is a safety hazard. Fan sitting on floor in hallway and is accessible to children as they walk by to the restroom is a hazard. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
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: Persons with a history of tuberculosis or a positive Mantoux shall have an annual health assessment, including a symptom screening for tuberculosis documented by a health professional | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(4) 5 staff files missing documentation of TB results. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Building maintenance | 2018-10-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 Exposed drywall in the SA classroom.Base trim is peeling by the fire extinguisher in the SA classroom. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2018-09-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Rice Crispies box open and not dated in the snack area.Graham crackers and Cheez-its open not dated and not in sealed container in snack area. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
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. | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2) 1 child file is missing current immunization records. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Staff shall have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as follows: Training in CPR shall be appropriate to the age of the children for which the child care center is licensed. Training in adult CPR is required if children eight (8) years of age or older are present | 2018-11-02 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-34(3) 4 staff files missing CPR Training. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
All caregivers counted in child/staff ratios shall meet the following qualifications: They shall have a high school diploma or shall have passed an equivalency test | 2018-10-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2) 5 staff files missing documentation of high school dipolma or higher. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2018-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Hand sanitizer is present on the table in the Pre-K classroom and is accessible to children.Staff handbag sitting on floor in classroom beside desk and is a hazard.Storage room door in the SA classroom with lawn mower, weed wacker, blower, and 2 cans of gasoline is unlocked. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Garbage and refuse | 2018-10-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109 Trash can in the Preschool 1 classroom was not covered and had not been taken out from breakfast. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41 7 staff files missing physical exams.6 staff files missing documentation of Universal Precautions Training.3 staff files missing documentation of First Aid Training. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
In-service staff training | 2018-10-12 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35 5 staff files missing 12 hours of training. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
A child care center shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for an individual who: is employed | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) 3 staff files missing results from drug test. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2018-10-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Large playground area to the left with slide that has a red stop sign is missing the bottom portion and has a gap creating a safety hazard. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Staff orientation | 2018-10-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32 3 staff files missing Orientation Training. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Reporting child abuse or neglect | 2018-10-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13 1 staff file is missing Child abuse and Neglect training. |
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| Licensing 2018-09-26 |
Pets | 2018-10-05 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-65 Hamster cage in the Preschool 1 classroom sitting on shelf does not have a 16 inch gauge mesh. |
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