Bethany Lutheran Church
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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 86
- 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 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (6), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (5), and Children's Records & Files (4). Of 25 total findings, 7 were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Oct 8, 202510 Findings1 Critical9 Important
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Of the 14 child files reviewed, one child in care's file has an incomplete emergency medical treatment written permission form. Partially corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The written emergency plan does not include information on continuity of operations, including backing up or retrieving health/other required records.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The written emergency plan does not include procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual chilren.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The written emergency plan does not include procedures for a chemical release, a utility failure, an unscheduled closing.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Rooms 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, and 108 use individual water bottles for drinking but several water bottles are not individually marked. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 108 has wipes and Lysol disinfectant spray in the bottom of the diaper changing table, which is unlocked and accessible to children. In the same room, there is also an unlocked cabinet with white board cleaner reading "Keep Out of Reach of Children" on the label. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 108 has sharp scissors in an unlocked cabinet. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Rooms 104 and 108 have uncovered electrical outlets and are accessible to children in care. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
Room 101 is licensed for 12 months and walking through 2 1/2 years old but is using cribs. Partially corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Room 108 has an open bag of veggie straws that is not stored properly and does not have a date of opening. A box of Chex cereal is open and does not have a date of opening. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Oct 8, 20244 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Emergency medical release form was expired for one child out of twenty-seven records reviewed.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
One child in care has a prescription medication not in the original container.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
One child in care has a prescription medication on premise and there is not parental permission to administer on file.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 106 had an unlocked cabinet with shaving cream stored. Room 108 had wipes left out on the changing table. All corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Sep 26, 202311 Findings5 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Program did not submit identifying information for two staff members as required to complete background checks.
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
One child in care lacks an emergency medical release form on file.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member lacks documentation of child development training on file. One staff member lacks documentation of health and safety training on file. Two staff members lack documentation of orientation training on file.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff members lack training in pediatric first aid and CPR on file. Five staff have expired pediatric first aid and CPR training on file. One staff lacks pediatric first aid on file.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Orientation for four staff members lack confidentiality training on file.
- Other Licensing RequirementK.A.R. 28-1-
One child in care lacks a current immunization record on file. One child in care lacks a medical record on file.
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
Three staff members lack documentation of health assessments on file. One staff member lacks documentation of negative TB test results on file.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Cleaning supplies and lotion not in locked storage in room 102. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- ProgramK.A.R. 28-4-427
Written program plans not posted in all licensed rooms.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
- AdministrationK.A.R. 28-4-426
Two staff members lack work references on file.