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Growing Hearts Daycare & Preschool Ministry
Bloomington, IN
· Monroe County
6287 West Ratliff Road,
Bloomington, IN 47404
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Licensed Unlicensed Registered Ministry
Active License
License Number
RM-25389-A
License Issued
Apr 1, 2025
Active Through
Mar 31, 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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Ts mom
2016-04-11 20:21:17
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
***NOT TRAINED WORKERS....THEY GO FROM NAP TO EATING TO NAP TO EATING NO LEARNING
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About the Provider
Growing Hearts Daycare and Preschool is a registered ministry of Zion Community Church of the Nazarene. We are located at 6287 W Ratliff Rd, Bloomington, Indiana. Growing Hearts provides care for children ages 6 weeks to 11 years. Our mission is to provide you and your child with the following:
- Quality Care by qualified and trained staff in a loving and caring Christian environment
- Recognition that your child is a unique individual
- Educational classes stuctured to meet the needs of your child according to his or her abilities
- Spiritual development and awareness through weekly chapel, Bibles stories, memory verses, songs, and prayer
- Physical development through indoor and outdoor recreation
- Emotional development through possitive reinforcement, encouragement and love
- Help in developing self-esteem, independance, self reliance, and self discipline
- Social development by interaction with staff and other children, that emphasize and foster attitudes of mutual respect
- Quality communication between parents and childcare providers
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Tuesday6:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Wednesday6:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Thursday6:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Friday6:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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. 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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| Registration 2026-01-21 |
In the refrigator in room 134 bottles of milk were not labeled and in 139 some bottles were not labeled in refrigator. All bottles should have date, time and childs name on it, so when pull from labed area refrigator and set down it can be identified. | 2026-01-22 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(e)(2) immersion for at least one (1) minute in clean water which is at a temperature of at least 75 F. and which contains an approved sanitizing agent at an effective concentration. Cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils shall always be air dried, never towel dried. An alternative to dishwashing is the use of sturdy, all disposable, single-service articles and utensils. Reuse of single-service articles and utensils is prohibited. All permanent ware infant feeding bottles and reusable nipples provided by the facility shall be washed and sanitized by the facility after each use as follows: Prewash in hot detergent water in a nonhandwashing sink; scrub bottles and nipples inside and out with bottle and nipple brush; squeeze water through nipple hole during washing; and rinse well with clean, hot water. Boil in clear water bottles for five (5) minutes; nipples and caps, collars, and tongs for three (3) minutes; and air dry. Store each item separately in clean, covered, labeled container |
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| CCDF Inspection 2025-08-01 |
A provider who cares for children who are less than 12 months of age shall complete a training course in safe sleep practices, approved by the Divison. | 2025-08-11 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(b) A provider who cares for children who are less than 12 months of age shall complete a training course in safe sleep practices, approved by the Divison. Ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than 12 months of age follow safe sleep practices. |
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| Registration 2025-08-01 |
Staff A. H in infant room does not have safe sleep training 1 or 2 on file in I-Lead or in providers files. | 2025-08-11 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14.1(a)(2) The operator of a child care ministry that cares for children who are less than twelve (12) months of age shall: ensure that all caregivers of children who are less than twelve (12) months of age follow safe sleeping practices. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2025-06-25 |
All children in care are supervised by a caregiver. | 2025-06-25 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(a) All children in care are supervised by a caregiver. |
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| Registration 2025-06-25 |
The diapering process on table was not safely done per procedure of ministry when staff placed a 1 year old child on table and walked away from table. It says on table do not leave child and keep a hand on the child at all times. | 2025-06-25 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d) Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary manner. The diaper changing surface shall be sanitized after each use and materials used for skin cleansing shall be discarded after each use into a tightly covered, easily sanitized container. Individuals responsible for diaper changing shall wash their hands after each diaper change |
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| Registration 2025-02-07 |
In room 102 (2yr) restroom on the floor were two open packs of diapers. These are not sanitizable when left open. | 2025-02-10 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction |
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| Registration 2024-09-13 |
In the girls restroom on top of plastic storage container was a package of baby wipes that state Keep out of Reach of Children and was within reach and not safe. | 2024-09-16 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction |
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| Registration 2023-09-26 |
In three year old room (#128 on outside wall) under the sink was one can lysol (Labeled keep out of reach of children) and one bottle labeled bleach cleaning solution that was not out of reach of children is unsafe. | 2023-09-26 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction |
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| CCDF Inspection 2023-02-22 |
2023-03-06 | |
| Type of correction needed: Each child has age appropriate immunizations including Varicella and Pneumococcal vaccines. Documentation includes: -Attendance records of all children in attendance. Immunization records for each child (includes month, day and year given for each immunization and childs birth date). | ||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-02-22 |
Each childcare provider has provided evidence that they have not been named in the State Central Registry IC31-33-18. | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-4.1 Each childcare provider has provided evidence that they have not been named in the State Central Registry IC31-33-18. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2023-02-22 |
A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Fire arms, ammunition and other weapons Location __________ Poisons, chemicals, bleach cleaning materials and Medications Location __________. | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-11(a) A provider shall provide for a safe environment by ensuring that no conditions exist in or on the grounds of the facility where a provider operates a child care program that would endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the children, including ensuring that the following items are placed in areas that are inaccessible to children in the providers care: Poisons, chemicals, and cleaning materials |
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| CCDF Inspection 2023-02-22 |
Written Policy requiring an individual providing a criminal history to report any criminal convictions to the provider. | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IAC 3-18-14(f) The provider shall maintain a written policy requiring an individual providing a criminal history to report any criminal convictions to the provider. |
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| CCDF Inspection 2023-02-22 |
Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for. | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-12 Each childcare provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the FBI or each childcare provider has local criminal check with documentation that national check is applied for. |
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| Registration 2023-02-22 |
All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which children will come in contact shall be well maintained, in a clean and sanitary condition, and of nontoxic durable construction | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) At time of inspection, 012 Dinos and 137 chapel classrooms with purses on floor accessible to children. |
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| Registration 2023-02-22 |
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions | 2023-02-27 |
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Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4) At time of inspection, one staff without annual universal precautions training available for review. |
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