Medicine Lodge Daycare INC DBA Shining Stars
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, MEDICINE LODGE, KS 67104Childery 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 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (3) and Children's Records & Files (1). Of 4 total findings, 1 was critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Jun 26, 20254 Findings1 Critical3 Administrative
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Emergency numbers are not posted. Provider posted emergency numbers to be visual and corrected this at the time of survey.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A bottle of oven cleaner that states to keep out of reach of children is accessible to children in care. A bottle of hair detangler that states to keep out of reach children is accessible to children. Provider moved both products to be inaccessible to children in care and corrected this at the time of they survey.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
A bottle of Tums medication states keep out of reach of children and is accessible to children in care. Provider moved the bottle of Tums and corrected it at the time of the survey.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Two kitchen knives were accessible to children in care in the kitchenette. Provider moved these knives to be inaccessible to children and corrected this at the time of survey.
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