Miss Gooch Childcare Academy - Indianapolis IN Licensed Center

1990 N Arlington Ave , Indianapolis IN 46218
(317) 377-4077

About the Provider

Description: Miss Gooch Childcare Academy is a Licensed Center in Indianapolis IN, with a maximum capacity of 38 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Toddler-24 Months; Two-Twelve. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: PTQ 1; PTQ 1; PTQ 1;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 38
  • Age Range: Toddler-24 Months; Two-Twelve
  • PTQ Level: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-07-01
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2025-06-30
  • 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
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-06
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-36(3)
Three children are missing Birth Certificates in their files. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-12
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1)
One staff member is missing Drug test results documentaion in their file. (D.J)Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
All caregivers and other persons counted in child/staff ratios shall have training in basic first aid as follows: Except as stated in subdivision (1), training for all other staff shall be completed within six (6) months of employment and at least every three (3) years thereafter 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-33(2)
One staff member is missing documentation of current First Aid training in their file. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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: Health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-35(a)(2)(d)
One Staff member is missing documentation of the Health and Safety Modules in their file. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-03
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100(e)
In the unlocked Adult bathroom there are items labeled "Keep out of reach of Children": bleach, clorox wipes, hair spray and glade air spray under and on the sink, accessible to children which is unsafe.
Licensing
2023-04-03
Written program plans 2023-04-03
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-60
Classrooms were missing current Lesson plans posted.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-24(2)
Two staff members are missing documentation of High School Diploma in their files. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-12
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(b)
Three staff members are missing documentation of Universal Precautions training in their file. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-13(b)
One staff is missing documentation of Child Abuse and Neglect training in their file. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
Documentation shall be available at the child care center showing that all applicable orientation topics are covered and the dates of when the training was provided 2023-04-12
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-32(c)
Three staff members are missing documentation of Orentation. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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: Written verification of a physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner that provides evidence that there is no known communicable disease in an infectious state or physical or mental conditions which could affect their ability to perform assigned duties in the child care center 2023-06-05
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1)
Two staff are missing documentaion of Physicals in their files. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: An annual written evaluation of the employees performance 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(5)
Five staff members missing current Evaluations in their files. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
The following items shall be prominently posted in a place regularly viewed by parents: Weekly menus 2023-04-04
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-19(a)(4)
A current Menu was not posted in the kitchen and the classrooms.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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. 2023-04-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-38(2)
Two children are missing Up-to-Date documentation of Immunizations records in their files. Send documentation to consultant.
Licensing
2023-04-03
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 2023-04-12
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-85(2)
One staff member is missing TB test results in their file. Send documentation to consultant.

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