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OVERLAND PARK, KS 66214Childery 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 Children's Records & Files (9) and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (4). Of 13 total findings, 5 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Feb 26, 202511 Findings5 Critical6 Administrative
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Facility did not ensure that the fingerprint-based background checks were completed as required for one individual. Provider did not remove one individual from the affiliate listing in Claris; the individual was previously living in the home and is no longer living in the home. This individual is currently listed as a resident in Claris.
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Facility did not ensure that the fingerprint-based background checks were completed as required for one individual. Provider did not remove one individual from the affiliate listing in Claris; the individual was previously living in the home and is no longer living in the home. This individual is currently listed as a resident in Claris.
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
One child (out of 8) needs an emergency medical release form on file. - Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Three children (out of 8) have expired emergency medical release forms on file.
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Emergency numbers were not posted at the time of visit. - Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Four children (out of 8) need full immunization records on file.
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
Pediatric First Aid and CPR is expired.
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
Provider does not have the required health and safety trainings on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
Four children (out of 8) need health assessments on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
One child (out of 8) needs a medical record form (1st page) on file. - Corrected at visit
✓ Corrected at visit
Feb 20, 20242 Findings2 Administrative
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
One child's immunization record lacks the second Hep A.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
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