Explore Your World Child Day Care Home
402 LAFAYETTE, ST PAUL, KS 66771-0000Childery 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 4 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (6), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (2), and Emergency Preparedness & Drills (2). Of 12 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Apr 21, 20261 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A full outdoor garbage can beside the front door does not have a lid.
Jul 2, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The kitchen cabinets are visibly dirty with grime. There are excessive crumbs and food debris in the drip pans on the stove and the chairs around the kitchen table are visibly dirty. The bathroom door and door jam is also visibly dirty.
Apr 25, 20253 Findings3 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Facility is cluttered with excess household items. The floors, tables, cabinets, and area rugs are visibly dirty.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A pair of scissors are located on the kitchen counter within reach of children.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
An outdoor playhouse has broken pieces hanging off of it. There are pieces of rebar sticking out of the ground where there used to be wooden barriers for the woodchips. The deck in the outdoor play area is missing 9 balusters in one section.
Feb 24, 20257 Findings1 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Facility did not ensure that fingerprint-based background checks are completed as required for one individual.
- Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-116a
A written plan for safe sleep practices to include all ages is not available to review.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
A tornado drill was not conducted in January (2025)
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
A fire drill was not conducted in January (2025)
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A copy of the diapering procedures is not posted in the diaper changing area.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
The diaper changing area is visibly dirty and has crumbs under/around it.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Facility has crumbs throughout, doors and floors are visibly dirty.
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