Childrens Lighthouse of Gardner
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, GARDNER, KS 66030Childery Rating: 5/5
Data last updated ·
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
- 186
- 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 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (5), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). Of 11 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Mar 24, 20265 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Medication administration training not on file for one staff.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contacts, on 3/23/26 in room 5, one staff restrained a nine- year-old child by wrapping their arms around the child's arm, pinning the child's arms to their side. At least two separate occasions, another staff member was seen restraining different children by wrapping their arms around the child's arms and holding them against their body and/or wrapping their legs around the child so the child could not get up.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
On 2/6/26 in room 5, one staff picked up a 7-year-old child under the arms and moved the child to the other side of the room setting the child down on the floor hard enough to make the child cry.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Documentation of each medication administered for one child not on file each time it was given.
- ProgramK.A.R. 28-4-427
Children assigned to rooms 5, 9, and 11, are permitted to leave their designated rooms, at random, and walk to the hallway, office, or visit another classroom.
Sep 23, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Temperature was 64.4 degrees in room 11. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Mar 14, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Electrical outlets are not covered in Room 8 and Room 9. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Rubbing alcohol is out of locked storage in Room 11. Corrected at visit. Sunscreen is out of locked storage in Room 6. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
The bookshelf in Room 8 has a sticky residue in several places. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Outside AreaK.A.R. 28-4-437
A ground drain is not covered and has an opening that is four inches wide. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
The refrigerator in Room 4 is maintained at 47 degrees. The refrigerator in Room 5 is maintained at 44 degrees. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Explore More
Daycares Near This One
- Sheilas Blessings Home DaycareGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Sunny Steps Childcare CenterGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Moonlight Elementary OST Program GardnerGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Discover AcademyGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating
- LEAD Camp at Trail Ridge Middle School GardnerGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Cozy Cubs DaycareGardner · 5/5 Childery Rating