Happy Days Childcare - North - Merrillville IN Licensed Center

6111 Harrison St., Suite 145 , Merrillville IN 46410
(219) 980-5437

About the Provider

Description: We know that choosing a child care center is one of the most important decisions parents can make. The early childhood years are critical future success. We understand the level of trust you place in us when you enroll your child at Happy Days, and we strive to provide the best in educational opportunities for all children in our care. We are dedicated to providing your child the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.

Additional Information: Number Of Infants Licensed: 16; Number Of Toddler Licensed: 10; PTQ Level 1;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 125921
  • Capacity: 107
  • Age Range: Infant; Toddler; Two-Thirteen
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations Indiana Paths to Quality - Level 2
  • PTQ Level: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Type of Care: After School, Before School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
  • Current License Issue Date: Jan 01, 2024
  • Current License Expiration Date: Dec 31, 2025
  • 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
2023-11-20
Birth Certificate documentation 2023-12-01
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-2-1(8)
4 children are missing birth certificates in file. They have certificates of live birth which are not legal documents.
Licensing
2023-11-20
Inappropriate discipline 2023-12-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55
Director self-reported a caregiver hitting a child in the infant classroom.
Licensing
2023-11-20
Caregivers shall: provide an art easel with paint and paper in each toddler room 2023-11-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-133(a)(2)
In the pooh bear room, there was no paint or paper at the art easel.
Licensing
2023-11-20
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper 2023-11-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2)
The carebear room (two's) was missing paint and paper at the art easel. The smurfs room (2.5s) did not have an easel available.
Complaints
2023-10-27
2023-12-08
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-55 Inappropriate Discipline
Licensing
2023-01-23
An applicant shall, at no expense to the state, submit:(1) the necessary information, forms, or consents; and(2) the applicant fingerprints;for a national criminal history background check by the FederalBureau of Investigation. 2023-01-23
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-4-3(d)
TT's consent form expired 1/19/23
Licensing
2022-11-10
The center shall cover electrical outlets or otherwise make them shockproof in all areas accessible by children 2022-11-10
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-101(b)
In the 3's room, one outlet was uncovered.
Licensing
2022-11-10
Infant Food Preparation and Storage 2022-11-10
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-135
In the infant refrigerator, 2 bottles were only labeled with the child's name and did not have lids on them.
Licensing
2022-11-10
The following minimums shall be provided to each group to children two (2) years of age and older: An art easel with paint and paper 2022-11-10
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-63(c)(2)
The 2.5 year old room does not have paint out for the easel.
Licensing
2022-11-10
Disposable towels in a dispenser or electrical hand dryersthat operate at a maximum temperature of one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit shall be within reach of the children by the sinks. If the center uses electrical hand dryers, they must provide one (1) for each sink 2022-11-11
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-113(j)
In the toddler and two's room, paper towels are not accessible to children by the children's sinks.
Licensing
2022-11-10
The center must store diapers off the floor, protected from contamination, and inaccessible to children 2022-11-10
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(c)
In the infant room, diapers are being stored in their opened box but on the floor. Diapers are wrapped, but still accessible to children.
Licensing
2022-01-13
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 2022-01-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-109(a)
In the Pooh's room, the diaper trash can does not have a lid on it. In the Carebears room, the diaper trash can had diapers in it and no lid on it. In the carebears room, the trash can had food refuse in it and did not have a lid on it.
Licensing
2022-01-13
Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items 2022-01-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-100
In the Pooh's classroom, the closet door was unlocked, allowing access to cleaning equipment and caregiver purses.
Licensing
2022-01-13
Caregivers shall use the diapering surface exclusively for diaper changing 2022-01-13
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.7-94(j)
In the Pooh's room (toddlers), there was a cell phone and a children's play hat on the diaper changing table.
Licensing
2021-12-13
Food storage 2021-12-18
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-177
In the refrigerator, there is what appears to be potatoes and gravy. It is not labeled with item name or date. In the freezer, there is a bag of mixed vegetables and a bag of waffles not labeled with date or item name. The tortillas on the shelf are opened, not sealed and not labeled. The muffins in storage are not labeled and are out of the original packaging.

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