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: 2022-07-01
  • 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
2024-04-02
Sanitation Standards
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-5.5(b)
Sanitation Standards
CCDF Inspection
2024-04-02
Each childcare provider shall have annual certification in Child and Infant CPR. Each childcare provider shall have current certification in First Aid.
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
2024-04-02
Twelve (12) hours of continuing education approved by the division
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(b)(4)
Unless the provider is a parent, stepparent, quardian, custodian, or other relative to each child in the care of the provider, the individual annually must recieve at least twelve (12) hours of continuing education approved by the division and related to the age appropriate education development, care, and safety of children.
CCDF Inspection
2024-04-02
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________________
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
2024-04-02
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
2024-04-02
Records
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-3.5-8(c)
Records: Maintain at the facility where the provider operates a child care program documentation of all training required under this code
Registration
2024-04-02
Direct child care providers, including volunteers, shall receive training in the following within thirty (30) days of starting employment or volunteer work: Universal precautions
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-1.1-33.5(b)(4)
One staff missing documentation of annual Universal Precautions training.
Registration
2024-04-02
Hygiene. A sink used exclusively for handwashing shall be located in the kitchen and supplied with soap and disposable towels from a dispenser. Persons who prepare, handle, and serve food shall thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water and use disposable towels for drying. Handwashing shall be done before starting work and as often as necessary to keep them clean. Persons who prepare and handle food shall wear clean, washable garments (aprons or smocks) and effective hair restraints. All food preparation and eating surfaces shall be sanitized before and after use
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(g)
Cook did not wear apron while preparing lunch.
Registration
2024-04-02
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
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(2)
-P5: Bathroom handwashing sink dirty; Step stool in front of handwashing sink dirty; black plunger sitting on the floor to the left of the toilet-School Age: Black plunger, a blue chair, and 2 clear tubs in bathroom; Handwashing sink dirty
Registration
2024-04-02
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
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(1)
-Infant/Toddler: Standing water under swings-Preschool: Standing water grassy area along fence
Registration
2024-04-02
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
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(c)
-Kitchen: Silver freezer in pantry 20 degree F-P5: Freezer thermometer missing-School Age: Freezer temperature is 58 degree F
Registration
2024-04-02
Food Service. The kitchen and any other food preparation area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, separate from areas used for any other purpose, and shall be so located that it is not used as a throughway to other rooms or areas. The kitchen shall not be used for childrens activities or naps, a dining or recreational area for adults, or as an office
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(a)
Current Kitchen Cleaning Schedule missing in kitchen.
Registration
2024-04-02
immersion for at least one (1) minute in clean water which is at a temperature of at least 75 F. and which contains an approved sanitizing agent at an effective concentration. Cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils shall always be air dried, never towel dried. An alternative to dishwashing is the use of sturdy, all disposable, single-service articles and utensils. Reuse of single-service articles and utensils is prohibited. All permanent ware infant feeding bottles and reusable nipples provided by the facility shall be washed and sanitized by the facility after each use as follows: Prewash in hot detergent water in a nonhandwashing sink; scrub bottles and nipples inside and out with bottle and nipple brush; squeeze water through nipple hole during washing; and rinse well with clean, hot water. Boil in clear water bottles for five (5) minutes; nipples and caps, collars, and tongs for three (3) minutes; and air dry. Store each item separately in clean, covered, labeled container
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-5(e)(2)
Two bottles in C1 not labeled.
Registration
2024-04-02
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
Type of correction needed: IC 12-17.2-6-11(a)(2)
Five children missing documentation of complete immunization records.
Registration
2024-04-02
All open windows, doors which are kept open for other than entering and leaving, ventilators, and other outside openings shall be protected against insects by securely fastened 16 mesh screening. Cracks shall be sealed and sealing shall be in place around pipes, plumbing, and ducts
Type of correction needed: 470 IAC 3-4.5-4(4)
School Age bathroom not ventilated to outside by fan/screened window.

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