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The Ark Day Care Ministry

698 NORTH 5TH STREET, MIDDLETOWN, IN 47356Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 33% violation rate across 21 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected April 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Indiana's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Indiana caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
License Exempt
Age groups served
Not Available
Licensed capacity
Not Available
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:512
Toddlers1:614
Preschool1:1329

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

1 Inspection Visit Since 2026 · 5 Findings
Most recent: Apr 14, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
1 Critical4 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Hazardous Materials Handling (1), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.

See the Inspection Visit
  1. Apr 14, 20265 Findings1 Critical4 Important
    • The Child Care Ministry Must Do the Following: Conduct a Criminal History Check

      Applicant's fingerprints expired on 4/11/26.

    • All Interior Surfaces

      All interior surfaces, equipment, materials, furnishings, and objects with which Janitor's closet off gym accessible, door unlocked - Items labeled keep out of reach of children: WD40, various paints, ZEP, mold and mildew cleaner. Kitchen floor sticky, water/dirt spots, grout dirty. Food transport carts have food debris and water/food marks, need cleaned.

    • Diapers. The Diapering Process Shall Be Done on a Table

      Diapers. The diapering process shall be done on a table, in a clean and sanitary Three dirty diapers sitting on top of changing table in infant room.

    • Twelve (12) Hours of Continuing Education Approved by the Division

      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, ca

    • Each Provider Shall Have Monthly Documented Fire Drills Including Date/time/weat

      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.

Complaints & Safety Record

Complaints
1

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