Hillside Daycare LLC
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, INDEPENDENCE, KS 67301Childery 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 2023, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (3), Children's Records & Files (2), and Emergency Preparedness & Drills (1). Of 7 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 10, 20256 Findings1 Critical1 Important4 Administrative
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Three of ten children's files reviewed lack completed EMR review on file.*Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Facility lacks first aid kit on site.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Facility's backyard has bubbles, Raid, gas for the grill, and a water bottle with a yellow unknown liquid that is accessible to children in care. Facility's bathroom had bodily care products within reach of children in care. Specifically, wet wipes, and lotion. Facility's bathroom has a lock that is no longer working allowing children in care access to chemicals such as toilet cleaner, room spray, and laundry softener.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Facilities backyard is visibly cluttered and contains items constituting a danger to children in care. Such as: gardening tools with sharp objects, beer cans, broken tent frame, grill tools with sharp prongs.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Bathroom in facility lacks individual washcloth or paper towel for each child in care. *Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
Three of ten children's files reviewed lacks a completed medical record on file.
Aug 8, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Per providers statement, prohibited punishment was used when the provider admitted she slapped a child's hand and bit that same child as discipline for biting another child.
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