Challenger Kids Kare
1066 W GRAND RIVER, HOWELL, MI 48843Childery 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 Michigan's licensing baseline. Michigan caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. 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
- Not Available
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:4 12 Preschool 1:12 40
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (3) and Emergency Preparedness & Drills (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Dec 13, 20234 Findings4 Important
- Before Caring for Children, All Child Care Staff Members and Unsupervised Volunteers Who Work Directly with Children Shall Be Trained on Prevention of Shaken Ba…R 400.8131(3)
Child care staff member (I.C.) was hired in August 2023. She did not complete training on prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect before caring for children.
- A Buse and Neglect. Professional Development Requirements. Before Unsupervised Contact with Children, All Child Care Staff Members Who Work Directly with Childr…R 400.8131(4)
Child care staff member (I.C.) was hired in August 2023. She did not complete the training on prevention and control of infectious disease training, including immunizations, before working with the children.
- I Mmunizations. Professional Development Requirements. Within 90 Days of Being Hired, or the First Day as an UnsupervisedR 400.8131(5)
Child care staff member (C.I.) was hired in August 2023. She did not complete the following trainings within 90 days of being hired: a) Administration of medication. b) Prevention of
- Emergency Procedures. A Tornado Drill Program, Consisting of at Least 2 Tornado Drills Between the Months of March Through November, Must Be Established and I M…R 400.8161(6)
The child care center did not complete any tornado drills for 2 023.
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