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Children Connect Daycare Center & Hourly Drop-Off
1100 W 84 Dr., Merrillville IN 46410 · License #623518 · Licensed Center
Contact
- Director
- Merrial Nabors
- Phone
- (219) 448-2112
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 1100 W 84 Dr., Merrillville IN 46410 · Directions
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- 3-Star quality rating
- Accepts CCDF child care assistance
- Licensed for 55 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) · The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring
Toddler room and kitchen refrigerator is missing a thermometer.
Corrected by Feb 11, 2026
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 · Building maintenance
Ceiling tiles in the infant room need to be repaired. Baseboards in the hallway need repaired.
Corrected by Feb 9, 2026
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-111(c) · Staff shall not stack tables or chairs in the class room/area while children are awake
Chairs were stacked in the toddler room while children were awake.
Corrected by Feb 9, 2026
- Violation
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
The wrap on the 2's changing pad is ripped and therefore not sanitizable.
Corrected by Feb 9, 2026
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
A child who is not walking consistently unassisted was in the toddler classroom; therefore the room should have been at the infant ratio of 1:5, instead of the toddler ratio of 1:10.
Corrected by Nov 14, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-99 · Building maintenance
Toddler room has a ceiling tile with water damage
Corrected by Jan 14, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-100 · Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items
In the preschool area, there is an extension cord and staple gun accessible to children.
Corrected by Jan 14, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
Preschool aged classroom had a ratio of 14:2, but then one caregiver left the room to prepare lunch, leaving the room out of ratio at 14:1
Corrected by Jan 14, 2025
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
The 2's room had 7 children and 1 staff instead of the 7:2 as it should be.
Corrected by Oct 28, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
Staff member from the 4/5's room answered the door, leaving the room unsupervised.
Corrected by Oct 28, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-135 · Infant Food Preparation and Storage
Infant bottles are being prepped in the classroom; they must be prepped in an approved food preparation area.
Corrected by Jan 10, 2024
- Violation
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 caregivers JC and WI do not have consent forms on file with the division; therefore, national criminal history checks can not be viewed.
Corrected by Jan 10, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-48 · Child/staff ratios and supervision
Two caregivers in the two's room do not have consent forms/fingerprints on file with the division and therefore can not count in supervision as qualified caregivers.
Corrected by Jan 17, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-135(g) · If a days supply of bottles is prepared at one (1) time, each bottle shall be covered and labeled with the childs name, date, and time poured
Bottles in the infant refrigerator were not labeled.
Corrected by Jan 10, 2024
- Violation
470 IAC 3-4.7-116(s) · The center shall place an accurate, easily readable thermometer in each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer in position for daily monitoring
Toddler refrigerator did not have thermometer present
Corrected by Jan 10, 2024
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Feb 9, 2026 inspection noted: “Toddler room and kitchen refrigerator is missing a thermometer.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Feb 9, 2026 inspection noted: “Ceiling tiles in the infant room need to be repaired. Baseboards in the hallway need repaired.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Feb 9, 2026 inspection noted: “Chairs were stacked in the toddler room while children were awake.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning · Source records · Report an error