Martin Luther King Montessori School

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

“Waterproof paper not being used while changing diapers in COC room.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 5, 2026

470 IAC 3-4.7-93(a) The center schedule shall include provisions for supervised personal hygiene, washing hands before and after meals, and washing hands after using the toilet facilities

“Room 102, toddler hands were not washed between meal time and nap.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 5, 2026

470 IAC 3-4.7-3(d) Only areas licensed and approved by the division may be used by the licensed child care center

“At time of consultant's visit program was using office space to care for a child, office space is not approved child care space.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 5, 2026

470 IAC 3-4.7-114(d) The center shall use an antiscald valve approved by ISDH to maintain water temperature between one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit on all hot water supplied to sinks, bathing, and washing facilities used by children.

“Classroom handwashing temperature 125 degrees throughout building. Maintenance turned down temperature while consultant present.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 5, 2026

470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

“Items accessible to children that say Keep Out of Reach of Children: Room 102 - Items under unlocked changing table - Lysol spray, hydrocortizone cream, Aquaphor. Room 101 - Lysol wipes, Lysol spray, and teacher purses accessible in unlocked cabinet.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 5, 2026

470 IAC 3-4.7-41(a)(7) Records, kept at the child care center, shall document the following for all current staff, substitutes, and volunteers: Verification that staff is free of tuberculosis within thirty (30) days of employment and annually thereafter

“Two of ten employee files reviewed did not have documentation of a current TB test.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 14, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-32(c) 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

“Seven of ten employee files reviewed had no documentation of orientation on file.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 14, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-72 Transportation in child care center owned or leased vehicles

“Program could not produce current inspections on either bus used to transport children.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-109 Garbage and refuse

“All trash cans that have food waste need to have lids. Trash in Room 105 does not have a lid and there was food waste present.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 9, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-85(1) 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

“Five of ten employee files reviewed did not have documentation of a physical exam.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-13 Reporting child abuse or neglect

“Four of ten employee files reviewed missing documentation of current child abuse and neglect training.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-32(a)(7)(a) 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

“Four of ten employee files reviewed are missing documentation of current Universal Precautions training.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 15, 2025

IC 12-17.2-4-3.5(a)(1) 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

“Two of ten employee files reviewed do not have documentation of a drug screen.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 14, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-48(a) Child/staff ratios shall be maintained during all hours of operation

“While consultant was present, a school age child was in the main hallway with no caregiver supervision to fill his water bottle in drinking fountain. This left the child out of ratio with a ratio of 1 child to 0 qualified caregivers.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 9, 2025

3-4.7-1(24) Children are under direct supervision at all times; during nap time child/staff ratios may be reduced to 50% of staff as long as child/staff ratio is maintained on the premises (does not apply to infants).

“While consultant was present, a school age child was in the main hallway to fill his water bottle from drinking fountain with no caregiver supervision.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 9, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-114 Water Supply and Plumbing

“Water temperatrue should be 100-120, it is over in all rooms with Room 105 the highest at 128.6.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 9, 2025

3-4.7-1(24) (1) All child care providers are at least eighteen (18) years old and have a HS Diploma or equivalent.

“Two of ten employee files reviewed are missing documentation of a diploma or equivalent.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 10, 2025

470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

“Items labeled Keep Out of Reach of children accessible in unlocked cabinets. Both rooms the key was in the cabinet lock, but was not locked and items were on the bottom shelf: Room 105- anti-bac wipes and lysol spray, Room 103 - clorox wipes, sani-spray, dish soap”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 4, 2024

IC 12-17.2-4-3(e)(1) 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.

“Two staff present with children have expired fingerprints with the division.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 5, 2024