Diane L Donn Day Care Home
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, COLBY, KS 67701-0000Childery 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (4), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (2), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2). Of 9 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Apr 7, 20255 Findings4 Important1 Administrative
- Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-116a
No bottom cover on the napping pad. Children are laying directly on the nap mat.
- Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-116a
Nap mats are laying on the hard wood floor and a couple are not completely on the area rug part of them are hanging over onto the hard wood floor.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
KDHE Diapering procedures not posted. *Corrected at visit*
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Written Discipline policy is not available.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
Supervision plan states children 5 yrs and older can be outside but there is a hot tub on the premise in the back play area.
Apr 2, 20244 Findings1 Critical3 Administrative
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
Three out of eleven children's Emergency Medical Release is not on file or complete.
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Two out of eleven children's immunizations are not on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
Three out of eleven children's Medical Record are not on file or complete. Two out of eleven children's Health assessment is not on file.
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