Kids Cove
5000 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53221-3402Childery 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 Wisconsin's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Wisconsin caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 85
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Preschool 1:13 26
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Food Safety & Allergic Reactions (2) and First Aid & Pediatric CPR (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Apr 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Medical Log - Pages & Entries251.07(6)(dm)2.
Not all entries in the medical log book were signed or initialed by the person making the entry.
Sep 25, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training251.05(3)(c)
Staff C and D did not complete training in infant and child CPR within 3 months of employment at the center.
Jul 3, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
The center staff did not adhere to a procedure to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are
- Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers251.06(9)(d)1.c.
There was not a thermometer present in the infant room refrigerator.
- Food Storage - Dry Food251.06(9)(d)2.a.
Open boxes of cereal were observed stored and not placed in metal, glass or food grade plastic containers with tight fit
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