Caring Hands Day Care Center Inc
1313 HILLCREST DR BOX 4, LARNED, KS 67550-0000Childery 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 44
- 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 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), and Children's Records & Files (2). Of 8 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Feb 19, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
One out of nice staff files reviewed missing a negative tuberculosis test.
Jan 15, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
One out of 15 children files reviewed with incomplete authorization for emergency medical care.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
One out of 15 children files reviewed with incomplete Medical History form.
Sep 11, 20241 Finding1 Critical
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per video footage, a staff member was observed hitting a child with his own hands, forcefully picking the child up into her arms, flicking the child in the temple and shaking the child due to the child not wanting to go to sleep.
Jan 30, 20244 Findings4 Important
- Other Licensing RequirementK.A.R. 28-1-
Five out of fifteen children files reviewed with incomplete medical record forms.
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
One out of seven staff files reviewed missing health assessment and TB test.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Hot water in hand washing sinks exceeding regulatory temperature; Unit 5 at 122.2, Unit 3 at 113.9. Corrected on site.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
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