Community Action Head Start
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
- Head Start Program
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 132
- 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 (7), Building & Premises Safety (4), and Food Safety & Allergic Reactions (2). Of 17 total findings, 3 were critical.
See All 6 Inspection Visits
Apr 23, 20264 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One out of twenty staff files reviewed did not complete first aid and CPR with in 30 days of employment.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Electrical outlet needs to be repaired. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 105 has holes where the toilet paper holder was attached to the wall. Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Hot water temperature exceeds 120 degrees. Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
Nov 6, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contact and video observation a staff was observed using prohibited punishment on a 3 year old child. The staff was observed in the video forcefully holding the child, using a hitting motion with their arms towards the child, and putting their face close to the child's face while exhibiting a biting motion The child sustained scratches and bruising from the incident.
May 29, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contacts a staff member was observed pointing a ruler at two children in a threating and frightening manner for discipline when the two children were fighting over which color of chair to sit in.
Feb 20, 20254 Findings3 Important1 Administrative
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 107 Personal items not in locked storage. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Kitchen- food must be in tightfitting food-grade plastic containers. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
One out of thirteen children's files reviewed needs current immunization record on file.
Mar 26, 20244 Findings4 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Staff in the classroom did not provide supervision to a 3 year old child. The child opened the classroom door, and went into the hallway without the staff knowing.
- Reporting Critical IncidentsK.A.R. 28-4-133
A critical incident form was not submitted by the facility to the department after an incident where a child got out of the classroom door into the hallway of the facility without staff's knowledge.
- Reporting Critical IncidentsK.A.R. 28-4-133
Child's parents were not notified as required of an incident that occurred where a child got out of the classroom door into the hallway of the facility without staff's knowledge.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Per Collateral Contacts infant baby bottles were being washed in the classroom sink and not as required in a 3 compartment sink or a mechanical dishwasher.
Jun 26, 20233 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contacts one staff was observed at naptime, picking up a child by the waist and slamming the child on to their cot. The staff then placed a blanket over the child's entire body covering them from head to toe. The same staff has been observed grabbing children by their arms to scold them.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contacts one staff was observed verbally abusing children.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per collateral contacts one staff was observed throwing their legs over multiple children forcing them to stay on their cot until they fell asleep.