Margarets Kids Zoo Day Care Home
CONWAY SPRINGS, KS 67031-0000Childery 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 (3), Building & Premises Safety (2), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). Of 6 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 26, 20253 Findings3 Administrative
- Initial and Ongoing Professional Development TrainingK.A.R. 28-4-114a
Two staff members do not have a current pediatric CPR and first aid completed.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A power drill and tools are accessible to children in care. Provider moved the drill and tools to be inaccessible to children and this was corrected at the time of the survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Air freshener is out and accessible to children in care. This was moved to be out of reach and corrected at the time of the survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
Jan 25, 20243 Findings1 Critical2 Administrative
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
six of eighteen children's files lack a completed Emergency medical release form on file.
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
one of eighteen children's files need updated immunizations on file.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
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