Barbara L Fisher Day Care Home
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, PAOLA, KS 66071-0000Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2), Children's Records & Files (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). Of 4 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 21, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
One child (out of 5) has an expired emergency medical release form on file.
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
Provider has taken an online course only; provider needs to take a skills course in-person for pediatric CPR Training.
May 16, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There were cleaning supplies stored in a kitchen cabinet; the supplies were not locked up or kept at least 5ft high. There was itch relief spray in the restroom on a shelf that was not at least 5ft high. - Corrections were completed during the visit.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
There was medication stored in an unlocked kitchen cabinet; the medication was not stored at least 5ft high. - Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
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