Launch Pad Learning Center Inc
216 N MAIN ST, GODDARD, KS 67052Childery 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
- 85
- 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 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1). Of 7 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Jan 7, 20262 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Two of nine child files reviewed do not have a current immunization record on file.
Apr 21, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Terms of Temporary Permit or LicenseK.A.R. 28-4-421
Terms of the license is not being followed in the Guppies unit operating as 8 children 2 weeks to 6 years with no more than 4 infants. There are seven children between 5 months of age to 2 years of age and five of the children are infants.
Jan 17, 20253 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Staff RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428
Substitute staff is not available for staff members absence.
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
One infant, sleeping on their stomach on the bobby pillow, was not placed on their back to sleep when moved to the crib.
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
One infant was not moved to a crib when the infant fell asleep on the boppy pillow. Corrected by staff during survey.
Apr 30, 20241 Finding1 Critical
- Staff RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428
The staff to child ratio was not maintained in the Guppies unit, operating as an infant unit with 9 children 2 weeks to 12 months (and walking). There were two staff with eight children between the ages of 2 months to 13 months (not walking).
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