The Ark Day Care Ministry - Middletown IN Unlicensed Registered Ministry

698 North 5th Street , Middletown IN 47356
(765) 354-4976

About the Provider

Description: The Ark Day Care Ministry is a Unlicensed Registered Ministry in Middletown IN. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: RM-99021-A
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: Jul 01, 2020
  • 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
CCDF Inspection
2021-05-21
2021-06-03
Type of correction needed: Each child care provider, household member, employee, volunteer caregiver shall have an intradermal tuberculosis test & results prior to giving care.
CCDF Inspection
2021-05-14
Sanitation Standards 2021-05-17
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(b)
Sanitation Standards
Registration
2021-05-14
Handwashing. Adults and children shall wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating 2021-05-17
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(b)
Teacher did not have the Toddlers wash hands before morning snack.
Registration
2021-05-14
Refrigerator and Freezers. Enough conveniently located refrigeration facilities shall be provided to assure the maintenance of potentially hazardous food at required temperatures during storage. Refrigerators and freezers shall be in good condition, clean, and shall maintain the proper temperatures. Each compartment of the refrigerator and freezer shall be provided with an accurate thermometer, in good position for daily monitoring 2021-05-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c)
No thermometers present in four refrigerators in the C3, C2, infants and P1 classrooms.
Registration
2021-05-14
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2021-05-17
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
No toilet paper in the dispensers in the girls preschool restroom. No paper towel in the kitchen had sink.
Registration
2021-05-14
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 2021-06-01
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
The two's/Todder restroom has long screws exposed on the restroom stall that could be hazardous.
Registration
2020-12-09
Ill Children. Ill children shall be kept separate from others and all surfaces and items with which a sick child has come in contact with shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use. Individual belongings shall be kept separate 2020-12-16
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(c)
Coats and children's personal belonging touching outside the preschool classrooms.
Registration
2020-12-09
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2020-12-15
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Paper towels not in the dispsenser in the toddler/two's restroom.
Registration
2020-04-24
Hand cleaning and drying procedure 2020-04-24
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-128
Infant jarred baby food is not six inches off the ground. Drying racks were on top of towels. Dish washing procedures are not posted.
Registration
2020-04-24
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 2020-05-01
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
Baseboard is missing in the preschool hallway.
Registration
2019-12-20
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2019-12-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
Removable potty seat on the floor in the boys bathroom in the early preschool hallway, not sanitary.
Registration
2019-12-20
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 2019-12-27
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
P4 class had lysol wipes labeled keep out of reach of children in a low unlocked desk drawer accessible to children.Infant: purse under the sink behind a child deterrent accessible to children, wall paint missing and holes in wall behind sink, not sanitizable. Todd's and 2's rooms had clorox wipes labled keep out of reach of children under the sink behind a child deterent accessible to children.Water over shoots from the water fountain in the early preschool hallway spilling water on the carpeted floor.
Registration
2019-12-20
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 2019-12-20
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d)
Diapers in the boys bathroom in the early preschool hallway were open on the diaper changing table, not sanitary.
Registration
2019-05-21
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 2019-05-21
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-6(d)
In room 102 the diaper changing pad is torn, not sanitizable.
Registration
2019-05-21
All restrooms shall be equipped with flush toilets and handwashing sinks and shall be ventilated to the outside. An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all handwashing sinks, as well as soap and disposable paper towels in dispensers. Toilet paper in dispensers shall be located at each toilet 2019-06-30
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
In the boys bathroom in the School Age room there is one non-working toilet, the floor is peeling up at the seam, the cold water faucet leaks at the sink on the right, and a plunger, not sanitary.

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