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Anonei Park Academy
Merrillville, IN
· Lake County
7440 Broadway,
Merrillville, IN 46410
Quick Facts
Capacity
107 children
Age Range
Infant-Twelve
Subsidized Program
Participates
PTQ Level
3
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Contact Information
📞 (219) 794-9406
Licensed Licensed Center
Active License
License Number
1100093
License Issued
Jan 1, 2025
Active Through
Dec 31, 2027
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Accreditation
National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
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About the Provider
We are committed to providing each and every child that in our care with a safe and fun environment and aim to offer the highest quality child care services throughout the Merrillville, IN area.
We are a childcare center that’s dedicated to ensuring that every child is given the care and encouragement needed to succeed and grow. Our belief is that a child is a result of the environment he or she is cared for in, and we strive to offer an environment that is conducive to a child’s personal growth. Each of our staff is trained and certified in caring for children, and is chosen for their certifications as well as for their personalities.
We want to be the childcare center the whole community trusts with their children. In today’s busy world, parents would love to be there with their children. However, that’s not always possible, and parents have to leave their children in daycare centers. We understand that parents may be hesitant to trust strangers with their precious ones, and it is with this understanding we offer our carefully designed services.
Our services and facilities include summer programs, after school care, field trips and a 2-acre playground. Since it’s never easy to leave your child in a new environment, we invite you to give us a call and setup an interview to meet our friendly staff. You will also be able to visit the facility where your child will be learning and growing into a bright young adult! We know that once you step foot in our building, you’ll know our daycare center is the best choice!
We are a childcare center that’s dedicated to ensuring that every child is given the care and encouragement needed to succeed and grow. Our belief is that a child is a result of the environment he or she is cared for in, and we strive to offer an environment that is conducive to a child’s personal growth. Each of our staff is trained and certified in caring for children, and is chosen for their certifications as well as for their personalities.
We want to be the childcare center the whole community trusts with their children. In today’s busy world, parents would love to be there with their children. However, that’s not always possible, and parents have to leave their children in daycare centers. We understand that parents may be hesitant to trust strangers with their precious ones, and it is with this understanding we offer our carefully designed services.
Our services and facilities include summer programs, after school care, field trips and a 2-acre playground. Since it’s never easy to leave your child in a new environment, we invite you to give us a call and setup an interview to meet our friendly staff. You will also be able to visit the facility where your child will be learning and growing into a bright young adult! We know that once you step foot in our building, you’ll know our daycare center is the best choice!
Additional Information:
PTQ Level 1;
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Saturday 7:00 AM-6:00 AM
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Type/Date | Action needed to correct issue | Date Resolved |
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| Licensing 2023-06-22 |
The caregiver shall maintain and make available verification of the following: Annual Mantoux tuberculin test or chest x-ray for direct child care providers and all family members over eighteen (18) years of age | 2023-08-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-28.5(c)(1) Three caregivers TB test were over one year old. |
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| Licensing 2023-06-22 |
A child care home shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for: the provider | 2023-08-24 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-5-3.5(a)(1) Two caregivers drug screens did not have Medical Review Officer (MRO) information. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Electric fans, if used, shall be securely mounted high on the wall or ceiling or shall be guarded to limit the size of the opening in the blade guard with properly installed sixteen (16) gauge mesh screen. The Underwriters Laboratory must approve all fans | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(c) Electric fan sitting on floor and being used in the school age classroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Playground and Outdoor Safety | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-66 Open trash with cups and masks on the playgroundequipment footers are exposed on the playground on two pieces of playground.Insufficient mulch fall surface around two large climbing playground equipent pieces.Weeds present on the playground.Ladder on the playground. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Centers may count early childhood practicum students under eighteen (18) years of age in child/staff ratios with the following conditions: They are seventeen (17) years of age or sixteen (16) years of age if working at their on-site vocational child care center | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-30(a)(2) 2- 17 year old caregivers are present that have not participated in a practicum course |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Staff shall conduct evacuation drills for natural disasters in areas where they occur as follows: Tornadoes, on a monthly basis | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-103(b)(1) No monthly natural disaster drill conducted in the month of June |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
The center shall devise and place a daily record chart in each infant and toddler room. This chart shall provide space to record information about each child as follows: Food and fluid offered and taken | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-122(a)(1) Daily record chart is not being documented fully for the 2 yr old children in the center |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
On the day of occurrence, caregiversshall inform parents of minor injuries when they pick up their child. Minor injury reports shall be kept in the childs individual file or in a separate minor injury reporting file and shall be recorded showing the following: A description of the injury | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-39(b)(3) Sc hool Age child incurred an injury and there was no injury report documenting the incident in the child's file. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 cortaid and antibiotic cream accessible in a first aid kit in the 4/5s room, benedryl accessible in playground first aid kit. Hand Sanitizer accessible on the school age desk |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
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. | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) Two 17 year old caregivers do not have juvenile background checks on file with the Division |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Educational equipment and materials | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63 Exposed ground cover trap creating a trip hazard on playground and a broken bench present on the playground |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Staff shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the rules of the FPBSC under 675 IAC. Drills shall be conducted monthly and the records available to document | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-103(a) No monthly fire drill conducted and documented in the month of June |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Dates not present on the bulk containers storing cereal on top of the fridge.Pink liquid that appears to be meat juices spill present in the bottom of the freezer.Clean Dishes in a dry rack sitting directly next to the hand washing sink. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
The director shall discuss and give the following information, in writing, to the parent at the time of the childs enrollment: The discipline policies of the center | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-16(9) No Expulsion policy written and in place |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
Bathrooms | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 Repeat: Bathroom radiator and radiator in the cover in te 3's room is falling off.Electronic Air Vent in the 4/5s bathroom is not working and is covered with dust. |
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| Licensing 2021-07-01 |
The outdoor play area shall be safely enclosed, fenced, or protected from traffic by other natural barriers. Air compressors or other dangerous equipment in the outdoor play area shall be enclosed and inaccessible to children. | 2021-07-08 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-68(b) When fences are used, theyare to be at least 4 feet high and of material such as chain link, wood fences withsmooth finish and with openings that will not permit children to climb through orother materials approved by the Division. Natural barriers shall be free ofhazards such as poisonous plants and thorns and shall be dense enough toprotect children from wandering out of the play area.Playground fence on three sides is 3 feet high and there are bushes with red berries accessible to the children. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 (f)There is no written plan to correct inadequate ratios when school agers arrive . |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
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) 3 stafff do not have completed check in the Division's database. Consultant gave the names to center. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Food sources | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-142 School age child brought a glass bottle beverage and sandwich into the center and this is not from an approved food source and from the center as required in the food program. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Bathrooms | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113 -plunger present and accessible to children in 4/5s bathroom.-radiator type cover is falling off unit on wall inside the far stall in the 2s area bathroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Staff shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the rules of the FPBSC under 675 IAC. Drills shall be conducted monthly and the records available to document | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-103(a) The last date recorded on the fire drill log is 3/4/2021. No written record of conducting a fire drill in April. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
The following rules apply to all center transportation of children in vehicles owned or leased by the center: The center shall assume responsibility for a child between the place where the child is picked up and the child care center, and from the time he or she leaves the child care center until he or she is delivered to his or her parent or the responsible person designated by his or her parents | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-72(1) -The center did not assume responsibility for a child between the place of school bus drop off to the center.-To ensure the understanding that the Center shall be responsible for a childduring the time that the child is being transported to and from the Center and shall comply with all related rules. Indiana Code 12-17.2-6-2(d) and 20-27-9-12(c-e) requires that if a Child Care Center chooses to transport children in a vehicle designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers they MUST transport in a “Special Purpose Bus”, or a school bus. - Center is using a 12 passenger van to transport children from school to the center. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100 The following chemicals that state to "keep out of reach of children" were accessible to the children as observed in the following areas;- A Vacuum, antiseptic towelettes in first aid box, scented air freshener plug in on window ledge, sunscreen, bleach water sanitizing solution in the school age classroom. -Bleach solution spray bottle, Lysol, Disinfectant wipes on counter, alcohol and antiseptic wipes in first aid kit in the 4/5s room.-Hand sanitizer in "feel better" box on shelf, Spray cleaner under sink, Cleaning closet with chemicals unlocked in the 2s classroom.-Antiseptic, hand sanitizer, cortaid, antibiotic ointment in bloodborne pathogens box in 3s room.-Lysol on sink counter and lavendar essential oil on counter by microwave in young two's room.-Cleaning storage closet with chemicals and water heater closet with chemicals located outside the young two's room is unlocked.-Bleach water sitting on walkie talkie table in front entrance office area. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Age grouping policies apply at all times except as in subsection (f) | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49(a) The School agers are walking into the 4/5 classroom and using the same restroom. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
School age children of the opposite sex shall not use the same restroom | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(c) School agers do not have separated designated restrooms for boys and girls and a separate restroom for their group from the other children in the program. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
When to wash hands | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-129 Caregiver in the young two's room did not have the child's hands washed once she was finished changing the child's diaper. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Medication | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-88 There are individual packets of antacid tablets, aspirin and non aspirin tablets unlocked in the first aid box in the window of the 4/5s room. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 -Kitchen refrigerator thermometer is measuring at 52 degrees and is too warm.-Fruit in a pastic container in fridge has no label and is not dated.-Frozen bags of peaches, peas, and pancakes in ziplock bags are not labeled or dated.-Spare regrigerator in the young two's room has a ziplock bag of sausage links in freezer, and foil tin, plastic container and ziplock bag of corn in fridge with with no label and not dated.-Spare fridge in young twos room is measuring 46 degrees. |
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| Licensing 2021-05-20 |
The center shall keep all hallways, stairways, corridors, aisles, and exits lighted and free from obstructions at all times | 2021-06-15 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-107(a) The 2s room exit is obstructed with a large box. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-21 |
Kitchen and food preparation areas | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-116 Several food items being stored in plastic storage bags were not labeled or dated in the refrigerator and deep freezer unit. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-21 |
Child/staff ratios and supervision | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-48 When consultant walked into school age classroom there were 8 children present with no caregiver and were not being directly supervised.When consultant walked into the 2s room, one group of 5 two year olds were in a room with no caregiver and were not being directly supervised |
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| Licensing 2021-04-21 |
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) 7 of the 8 caregivers present do not have completed background checks on file with the Division and did not notify the Divsion that they had completed fingerprints by submitting consent forms. 4 of these staff do have current fingerprints. |
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| Licensing 2021-04-21 |
Child grouping policies | |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-49 A 4 yr old pre-k student walked into the school age classroom which made this room was out of age grouping policy compliance because 4 year olds cannot be grouped with school age children except for the first and last hours of the day. A three year old walked into the two year old classroom. The child would not return to the three year room. Then the three year old caregiver brought her group of 4 three year olds and combined with the two year old group. This made the maximum group size 14. The maximum group size for 2 year olds which is the youngest age child in this group , is ten. They were 4 over the maximum age group and cannot mix 2 and 3 year old children together except during the first and last hours of operation. |
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