Unlicensed Registered Ministry
First Knock Baby Child Care Ministry
Kokomo, IN
· Howard County
1420 S. Plate St.,
Kokomo, IN 46902
Quick Facts
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
PTQ Level
3
Missing details such as transportation or rates? Suggest an update to help other families.
Unlicensed Registered Ministry
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
License Issued
Apr 1, 2023
Expired
Mar 31, 2025
Issued By
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
District Office
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Bureau of Child Care
Reviews
Write a Review
Be the first to review this childcare provider. Write a review about First Knock Baby Child Care Ministry. Let other families know what's great, or what could be improved. Please read our brief review guidelines to make your review as helpful as possible.
Review Policy: ChildcareCenter.us does not actively screen or monitor user reviews, nor do we verify or edit content.
Reviews reflect only the opinion of the writer. We ask that users follow our
review guidelines.
Providers are welcome to respond to parental reviews, however we ask that they identify themselves as the provider.
About the Provider
First Knock Baby Child Care Ministry is a Unlicensed Registered Ministry in Kokomo IN. It is open Monday - Wednesday, 5:00 AM-6:30 PM; Thursday, 12:00 PM-6:30 PM; Friday, 5:00 AM-6:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday5:00 AM-6:30 PM
- Tuesday5:00 AM-6:30 PM
- Wednesday5:00 AM-6:30 PM
- Thursday12:00 PM-6:30 PM
- Friday5:00 AM-6:30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CCDF Inspection 2024-01-05 |
2024-01-19 | |
| Type of correction needed: Each childcare provider shall have documentation of a Drug test and result does not show presence of illegal controlled substance(s).(Standard 5 or 8 panel urine test) | ||
| CCDF Inspection 2024-01-05 |
Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill________________ | 2024-01-08 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-09-05 |
Compliance and written policy concerning safe conditions and safety of motor vehicles used to transport children. | 2023-09-11 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5 (c) and (d) The provider shall have, and maintain compliance with, a written policy describing the practice of the provider concerning safe conditions in the facility and on the grounds. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
2023-03-10 | |
| Type of correction needed: A provider that cares for more than sixteen (16) children at a facility where the provider operates a child care program shall maintain a ratio of children to caregivers in the same proportions as specified in the child to staff ratio requirements. | ||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
Each childcare provider shall have annual certification in Child and Infant CPR. Each childcare provider shall have current certification in First Aid. | 2023-03-18 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-8 Each childcare provider, employee, or volunteer, caregiver shall have current certification in First Aid. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. Date of last drill________________ | 2023-03-07 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-10(b)(1) and (2) Each provider shall have monthly documented fire drills including date/time/weather condition/name of person conducting drill/full evacuation time and maintained for previous 12 months. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
Compliance and written policy concerning safe conditions and safety of motor vehicles used to transport children. | 2023-03-10 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5 (c) and (d) The provider shall have, and maintain compliance with, a written policy describing the practice of the provider concerning safe conditions in the facility and on the grounds. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
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 __________. | 2023-03-04 |
|
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 |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
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. | 2023-03-04 |
|
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. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
Orientation | 2023-03-18 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(b)(4) Orientation |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2023-03-03 |
Each childcare provider has provided evidence that they have not been named in the State Central Registry IC31-33-18. | 2023-03-03 |
|
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. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
Discarding or reconditioning of unsafe, misbranded, adulterated or contaminated food | 2023-03-03 |
|
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-141 Leftover food was sitting on the kitchen stove at the time of visit. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
The child care ministry must do the following: Conduct a criminal history check of the child care ministrys employees and volunteers | 2023-03-03 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(1) One staff (J.B.) does not have current consent form on file for this facility. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
The child care ministry must do the following: is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33 | 2023-03-03 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-14(2)(c) One staff (J.B.) does not have current consent form on file for this facility. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions | 2023-03-18 |
|
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4) Staff with expired or missing universal precautions: J.M (exp) and K.L) |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
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 | 2023-03-03 |
|
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) No thermometer present in the kitchen freezer. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
Equipment, clothes washers, dryers, and storage cabinets | 2023-03-08 |
|
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-315 There is a broken cabinet door in the kitchen. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
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 | 2023-03-03 |
|
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1) Air freshner spray in the children's bathroom was within reach of children on the half wall. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
Upon the completion of the inspections required under this chapter, a notice signed by the inspectors from the division and the division of fire and building safety shall be issued to the operator of each child care ministry found to be in compliance. The notice shall be placed in a conspicuous place in the child care ministry | 2023-03-13 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-6 Facility has not had a fire marshal visit since 2021. |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
The operator of a child care ministry registered under section 2 of this chapter shall provide a notice to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the child care ministry. The notice must be signed by the parent or guardian when the child is enrolled in the child care ministry and must be kept on file at the child care ministry until two (2) years after the last day the child attends the child care ministry. This notice must be maintained by the child care ministry and made available to the division upon request | 2023-03-07 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-7 One child does not have a copy of parent notice in file (M.S) |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
The parent or guardian of a child shall, when the child is enrolled in a child care ministry, provide the child care ministry with proof that the child has received the required immunizations against the following: Whooping cough | 2023-03-17 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2) One child does not have immunizations on file (M.S.) and two children do not have current immunizations (E.M. and M.S.) |
||
| Registration 2023-03-03 |
Storing refuse, recyclables, and returnables | 2023-03-04 |
|
Type of correction needed: 410 IAC 7-24-389 Kitchen trash does not have a lid on it. The lid on the floor next to it was a swing lid, not a solid lid. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2021-09-17 |
All children in care are supervised by a caregiver. | 2021-09-17 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(a) All children in care are supervised by a caregiver. |
||
| CCDF Inspection 2021-09-17 |
Cares for not more that sixteen (16) children at a facility where the provider operates a child care program. | 2021-09-17 |
|
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5.5(c) A provider that cares for not more than sixteen (16) children at a facility where the provider operates a child care program shall maintain a ratio of children to caregivers in the same proportions as specified in the child to staff ratio requirements. |
||
| Registration 2021-09-17 |
Storage. Containers and packages of food, cleaned and sanitized utensils, equipment, and single-service articles shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor in a clean, dry location in such a way that protects them from contamination, cleaning compounds, and toxic or hazardous materials. This does not apply to cased food packaged in waterproof containers | 2021-09-17 |
|
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(f) The waffles in the freezer are not labeled. |
||
| Registration 2021-09-17 |
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 | 2021-09-17 |
|
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c) The thermometer in the red refrigerator is reading 52 degrees. It needs to be 41 degrees or less. |
||
If you are a provider and believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
Providers in ZIP Code 46902
Looking for Child Care?
Helpful Resources
How to Choose a Child Care Center
Read article →
Questions to Ask During a Tour
Read article →
Licensing Guide
Read article →