Barnyard Buddies Early Learning Center Llc
266 HIGHWAY JJ, HUNTSVILLE, MO 65259-1200Childery 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.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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects an 11% violation rate across 9 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 2026). The structural rating also includes Missouri's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Missouri caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 40
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (3), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Sep 29, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Annual Requirements5 CSR 25-500.052
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Kyleigh Bias, Izza Demay, Caitlyn Smith, Dena Smith, Kaylin Smith and Lyndzee Trevino within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
- Personnel5 CSR 25-500.102
Izza Demay did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
- Medical Examination Reports5 CSR 25-500.122
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Izza Demay as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
- Medical Examination Reports5 CSR 25-500.122
A school-age child's health report was not on file at the time of enrollment as evidenced by there was no health report completed for 1 child.
- Health Care5 CSR 25-500.192
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by 1 immunization record(s) was/were not on file.