Happy Trails Home Day Care
10801 S TYLER RD, CLEARWATER, KS 67026Childery 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 Building & Premises Safety (4). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 10, 20253 Findings3 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
An accordion gate was used at the top of the stairs leading to the basement.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Bodily care products bearing warning labels "keep out of reach of children" were not in locked storage in two main level bedrooms, bathroom, and on midlevel table in the living room; all were accessible to children and were not in locked storage. Corrected during survey.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A block storing sharp knives was stored on the countertop near the edge and was accessible to children; three razors were stored in the shower at knee level, one razor was stored on a midlevel shelf in the shower, and two replacement razors were stored in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom; all were accessible to kids and not in locked storage. Corrected during survey.
Feb 22, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The stairway leading to the basement is not railed when the railing is broken and falls off of the brackets when touched.
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