Heritage Christian Academy
9333 W 159TH ST, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66221-9524Childery 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 87
- 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 3 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (8), Emergency Preparedness & Drills (5), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3). Of 23 total findings, 8 were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Nov 5, 20258 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Safe sleep practices and sudden infant death syndrome training is not on file for six staff members.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include a shelter-in-place and off-premises relocation route. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures to meet the needs of individual children, including each child with special needs and chronic medical conditions. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures for continuity of operations, including backing up or retrieving health and other required records. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Room 108: White out and lotions is stored in an unlocked drawer. Room 110: Wipes that say keep out of reach of children are stored on a low shelf less than five feet high. All corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Sharp adult scissors are stored in an unlocked drawer in room 108. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Updated medical record form is not on file for three children out of ten records reviewed.
Nov 13, 20248 Findings6 Critical1 Important1 Administrative
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Four staff members lack training in handling and storage of hazardous materials.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member lacks training in medication administration.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Four staff members lack training in building and premises safety.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Three staff members lack training in prevention an response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member lacks orientation training on file within their first week of employment.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member lacks training in safe sleep practices and sudden infant death syndrome.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A child in care has an epi-pen on premise and it is not in the original pharmacy container labeled by a pharmacist.
- AdministrationK.A.R. 28-4-426
One staff member lacks work references on file.
Dec 1, 20237 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Current first aid training not complete for two staff.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Tornado drill not conducted for April and May 2023.
- ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-422
Health assessment exception granted by KDHE not posted. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Health assessment not on file for one child out of twenty-three records reviewed.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Open packages of goldfish not labeled in rooms 106 and 108. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Thermometer unavailable in the refrigerator.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Cleaners stored next to food in room 106. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
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