Delightful Learning Center
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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 73
- 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 Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (11), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (5), and Building & Premises Safety (3). Of 25 total findings, 13 were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Jan 30, 202613 Findings10 Critical3 Important
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Two of twelve child files reviewed lacked documentation of written permission of the parent or legal guardian for emergency medical treatment to be given.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff files reviewed lacked documentation of training in precautions when transporting at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff file reviewed lacked documentation of completion of training in emergency preparedness at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff files reviewed lack documentation of medication administration training at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Two staff lacked documentation of pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff file reviewed lacked documentation of completion of training in building and premises safety.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Two of twenty-three staff files lacked documentation of orientation at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Two staff files reviewed lack documentation of training in prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff lack documentation of safe sleep training at the time of the survey.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff have no documentation of health and safety trainings on file for review at the time of the survey.
- Health of Individuals at Least 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-126
Two of twenty-three staff files lacked documentation of a negative TB test on file for review at the time of the survey.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Five of twelve child files reviewed lacked a complete and current medical record at the time of the survey.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
One bottle was stored on shelf in prep area labeled only with name of the child.
Oct 30, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per facility documentation, interviews with staff and collateral contact accounts; behavior management practices used by staff during an incident 8/26/2025 on the playground was not consistent with the goals and purposes of the program, nor following the written behavior and guidance policy of the facility. The staff was observed picking up a child and swinging him around out of the way.
Dec 9, 20242 Findings2 Critical
- Reporting Critical IncidentsK.A.R. 28-4-133
Injury to child at the facility on 11/5/2024 was not reported to KDHE until 11/12/2024.
- Reporting Critical IncidentsK.A.R. 28-4-133
Facility did not report an injury of the child to the parent which occurred at the facility and required medical attention.
Nov 14, 20249 Findings1 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428
Volunteer present in Toddler Room (#2) who did not meet the minimum qualifications to be counted in staff child ratio, was left unsupervised with two to four children, while sole provider assigned to the unit assisted children with potty training and diaper changes in the adjacent bathroom with the door closed.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Toddler Room (#2) staff was observed moving from child to child, assisting with toileting without washing her hands.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Aerosol can of carpet refresher bearing warning label was stored on shelf above the changing station in Classroom (#4.)- corrected at the time of the survey
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Bathroom floor under and behind toilets in bathroom shared with Preschool Room (#1) and Toddler Room (#2) was unclean with a dark-colored build- up.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
The refrigerator in Classroom (#5) had dark, sticky substance stuck to the inside and under the drawer at the time of the survey.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Two child files had incomplete medical records. One child file reviewed had no health assessment on file as a part of the medical record and one child had missing information on the form.
- 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
Three freezers on premise did not have thermometers at the time of the survey.
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
One child file reviewed lacked updated immunization records at the time of the survey.