Arts for Kids
400 CITY CTR D, OSHKOSH, WI 54901-4991Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 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.3 / 5
- 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 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 3 Star. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Wisconsin's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Wisconsin caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- YoungStar 3 Star (Max 5) Learn more →
- 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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 120
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (3), Medication Administration (2), and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 14 findings were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
May 4, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Deteriorating Paint251.06(2)(i)
On 5/4/26, there was peeling paint in the 3 year old and 18month-2 year old room.
Jan 30, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Deteriorating Paint251.06(2)(i)
The three 1 year old room and the 4 year old room had chipping paint.
- Extension Cord Use251.06(4)(e)
The refrigerator in the infant 2 room was plugged into as extension chord block and not directly into the wall socket.
- Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers251.06(9)(d)1.c.
The infant 2 room did not have a thermometer in the fridge in the room.
- Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs251.09(1)(L)
There were 3 music boxes hung on the sides of 3 cribs in the infant 1 room.
Jul 29, 20258 Findings8 Important
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
The infant room staff are leaving the classroom to warm bottles in a crock pot that is in the kitchen.
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
Children are not being signed into the rooms in the 3III's room at nap time when they are napping in 3 different rooms.
- Indoor Equipment - Safety251.07(3)(a)
There was a paper cutter on the table by the door of the art room.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
The school age logbook was last reviewed on 10/11/22
- Medication Administration - Parent Authorization251.07(6)(f)1.a.
One child in the infant room was missing an authorization for their medication.
- Medication - Storage251.07(6)(f)3.
Medication was stored in diaper bags and in cubbies in the infant rooms and not in the secure labeled medication box
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
There was a bottle of medication in the infant room that did not have an authorization form from the parent to administe
- Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children251.09(2)(a)
There was an infant crying in the nap room and 1 crying in their crib for approximately 5 minutes that were not cared fo
Aug 8, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Infant & Toddler - Intake Information251.09(1)(am)
One child in the infant 1 room did not have an intake
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