Alex Whitton Family Child Care Home
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Kansas's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Kansas caps infant ratios at 1:3, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 16 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:3 9 Toddlers 1:6 12 Preschool 1:12 24
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 10 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (18), Children's Records & Files (4), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2). Of 25 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 10 Inspection Visits
Mar 24, 20261 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There is clutter on the kitchen counters near the refrigerator and near the window including packaged food, toys, books, and electronics. There is clutter in the basement including toys and furniture and in one corner area near the printed. There is clutter in main level family room including toys and equipment.
Jan 30, 20262 Findings2 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The trim of the ledge from the kitchen opening into the family room is damaged on one side.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There is clutter in a corner area of the basement near the counter with the printer. There is clutter on the main floor living room including toys, large storage tubs, and equipment inside of a pack and play not in use. There is clutter in the basement including unused equipment.
Dec 2, 20254 Findings4 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A caulking tube was accessible to children in the dining area in between cabinets of the kitchen. Two bottles of dish detergent were accessible to children at the kitchen sink. A box containing contact solution was accessible on the counter right next to the refrigerator.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There are cots and a bed frame leaning against a wall in the kitchen that are accessible and pose a tipover risk to children.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The trim of the ledge from the kitchen opening into the family room is damaged on one side. The trim of the same ledge is not completely painted on the opposite side near refrigerator.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There is clutter on one side of the kitchen counter near the refrigerator including packaged food, toys, books, and electronics. There is clutter in the basement in the pathway of the bathroom including toys, furniture, and an unused crib with additional equipment inside of it. There is clutter in a corner area of the basement near the counter with the printer which includes unused napping items such as a dismantled crib.
Oct 27, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings of the kitchen and dining area remain under construction as installed drywall is not painted.
Oct 6, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings of the kitchen and dining area remain under construction as installed drywall is not painted. There is unfinished framework on one side of the wall opening from the kitchen facing the playroom.
Jul 23, 20254 Findings1 Important3 Administrative
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116
Soiled cups, plates, utensils, Tupperware containers, cutting boards, empty soda cans, leftover food were piled higher than the countertop in the kitchen sink.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The majority of the kitchen counter space was covered with opened and unopened food, plastic containers, latex gloves, dishes, drinking cups, pots and pans, shopping bags, clothes, spices, paper towels and paperwork. Dining room table was covered with storage containers, baskets, and other miscellaneous items. Wooden floors were visible in the kitchen and dining room with built-up residue and dirt. The lower level had furniture, toys and storage containers pushed up against the walls. Counter to the left, preceding the hallway in the lower level, had baskets, toys, a trash bin, and containers piled to the bottom of the cabinets.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Gate guarding top of stairs to lower level is not secured to the wall due to a broken hinge on the right lower side.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings remain unfinished. Unfinished framework exposes wood, damaged drywall and peeling paint in the living room, kitchen and dining room. Sunlight was observed through the unfinished ceiling in the upper right- hand corner between the kitchen and dining room.
Jun 30, 20252 Findings2 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings have unfinished framework leaving exposed wood, damaged drywall and peeling paint in the living room, kitchen and dining room.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The living room and kitchen area, where care is currently being provided, is cluttered with various items.
Feb 21, 20252 Findings2 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings have unfinished framework leaving exposed wood, damaged drywall and peeling paint in the living room, kitchen and dining room
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The living room and kitchen area, where care is currently being provided, is cluttered with various items.
Feb 4, 20253 Findings1 Important2 Administrative
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116
Dishes from the previous evenings' meal are on the stove.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The interior walls and ceilings have unfinished framework leaving exposed wood, damaged drywall and peeling paint in the living room, kitchen and dining room.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Due to the ongoing rearrangement of the downstairs daycare area, various items have been temporarily relocated to the main level, resulting in increased clutter in both the kitchen and living room. The children are temporarily using this area for play and meals.
Jan 25, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Administrative
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
Emergency medical release for could not be located for one child.
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Immunizations are not current for one child.
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
CPR and first aid training could not be located at the visit.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
Page one of the medical record was not on file for two children and page three (physical) was not on file for one child.