Cherished Blessings Child Development Center
4500 10TH STREET PL, GREAT BEND, KS 67530-3402Childery 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
- 59
- 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 6 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (6), Building & Premises Safety (4), and Children's Records & Files (2). Of 15 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 6 Inspection Visits
Aug 18, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
One out of 17 children files reviewed missing a health assessment.
Aug 29, 20243 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Three out of 16 children files reviewed missing a Health Assessment.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
One out of 16 Children files reviewed missing a current immunization record.
Feb 27, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral interviews, children were not properly supervised as evidenced by a staff member leaving adult scissors on the table resulting in a child grabbing the scissors and cutting another childs finger with them in unit 4.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Adult scissors on the table in unit 4 accessible to children.
Dec 11, 20231 Finding1 Critical
- Staff RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428
Per collateral interviews, children were left unsupervised when a staff member left unit 4 during nap time for approximately three minutes, which resulted in a child getting bitten multiple times.
Sep 6, 20234 Findings4 Important
- Other Licensing RequirementK.A.R. 28-1-
One out of 15 children files reviewed with an incomplete Medical record form. Three out 15 children files reviewed missing health assessments.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
One electrical outlet in unit 3 uncovered accessible to children. Corrected on site.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Unit 1 had a pair of adult scissors out not in locked storage. Corrected on site.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Jun 14, 20234 Findings4 Important
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
Staff at the facility are not qualified by temperament and an understanding of children. Collateral interviews report that children have been directed in a loud tone by one specific staff member. Collateral interviews also reported this same staff member biting a child so the child would stop biting other children.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral interviews, a child was forcibly placed on the floor by a staff member.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
One electrical outlet in the two year old room was not covered accessible to children. Corrected on site.
- Infant and Toddler ProgramsK.A.R. 28-4-440
Per collateral interviews, parents were not notified of biting incidents. Information was received regarding the incidents after asking the facility about them.
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