LouBears Daycare
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, 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
- 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 Building & Premises Safety (4), Child Transportation Safety (3), and Emergency Preparedness & Drills (3). Of 13 total findings, 3 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 20, 20261 Finding1 Critical
- TransportationK.A.R. 28-4-130
The transporting vehicle does not have documentation of required insurance on file,
Dec 30, 202412 Findings2 Critical5 Important5 Administrative
- TransportationK.A.R. 28-4-130
Documentation of accident and liability insurance is not on file showing the amount of coverage.
- TransportationK.A.R. 28-4-130
A mechanical safety check is not on file for the transporting vehicle.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures to meet the needs of individual children, including each child with special needs and chronic medical conditions are not on file.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
A designated shelter-in-place area, a designated off=premises relocation site, and evacuation routes for each routes for each area and for each site are not on file.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures for a missing or runaway child, a chemical release, a utility failure, an intruder, an act of terrorism, a lockdown, and an unscheduled closing are not on file.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A changing pad or changing table is not available.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A discipline policy is not available for review.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Medication is not in locked storage in the bathroom.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Body care products and cleaning supplies are unlocked and accessible to the children in a bathroom cabinet and under the kitchen sink.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
The main level of the home does not have a working smoke detector.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A 2A 10B:C fire extinguisher is not available.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of Age and RecordkeepingK.A.R. 28-4-117
Provider's children do not have a KDHE medical record form on page.
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