Happy Feet Learning Room
1615 N CAIN, LIBERAL, KS 67901Childery 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 2026, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (6), Children's Records & Files (6), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2). Of 18 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 2, 20261 Finding1 Administrative
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
One bottle of mosquito spray with warning labels not in a locked storage and accessible to children in care. Corrected at the time of survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
Feb 3, 202617 Findings2 Critical4 Important11 Administrative
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Facility did not submit identifying information for individual as required to complete background checks.
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Two out of eleven child files reviewed without an emergency medical release form on file.
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116
One bottle with formula not labeled with the contents, and the time and date prepared.
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116a
At the time of survey, a 3-month-old infant fell asleep in a baby swing and was not transferred to a crib or a playpen.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Facility did not complete 2025 annual drills for the procedures for assisting the children to move to a designated shelter-in-place area and to a designated off-premises relocation site.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
During survey, provider did not washed hands after handing a cat.
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Three out of eleven child files reviewed without a current immunization record on file.
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
There is no documentation on file for the provider of completed health and safety training and annual professional development training.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
One knife on the kitchen counter not in a locked storage and accessible to children in care. Corrected at the time of survey. There is a pair of sharp tweezers in a room accessible to children in care.
✓ Corrected at visit
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
One bottle of saline drops in the living room on a stand not in a locked storage and accessible to children in care. Corrected at the time of survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
There are bottles of detergent in the laundry room not locked and accessible to children in care. In a room there is a bottle of cleansing face with warning labels accessible to children in care.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
In the designated outdoor area is a playhouse with broken parts making it a cutting hazard to the children.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
At the time of survey, a five-year-old child went to another room from the provider, the door to the room was closed.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
Two out of eleven child files reviewed without a health assessment on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
Five out of eleven child files reviewed with a missing/incomplete medical history form on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
There is no statement on file signed by the parents of two infants stating they have been informed of an unimmunized child attending the facility
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