Milestones Childcare
1400 N WINDMILL RD, DERBY, KS 67037Childery 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 Emergency Preparedness & Drills (8), Children's Records & Files (3), and Building & Premises Safety (3). Of 15 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Mar 10, 20267 Findings7 Important
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The annual staff member practice drill of the procedures for assisting the children to move to a designated shelter-in-place area and to a designated off=premises relocation site is not recorded for the 2025-2026 licensure year
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures designating the tasks to be followed by each staff member in an emergency are not included in emergency plan.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures for continuity of operations, including backing up or retrieving health and other required records are not included in emergency plan.
- 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 included in emergency plan.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures for notifying each parent or adult responsible for a child of any off-premises relocation are not included in emergency plans.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children are not included in emergency plan.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures for reuniting each child with each parent or adult responsible for the child are not included in emergency procedures.
Jan 26, 20248 Findings2 Critical2 Important4 Administrative
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
An Emergency Medical Release form is not on file for seven of seven children.
- EmergenciesK.A.R. 28-4-127
Emergency phone numbers are not posted.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Disaster plans have not been developed.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A written discipline policy has not been developed.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
The stairway on the front porch has more than two stairs and is not railed.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
A 2A-10B:C fire extinguisher is not available when a 1A-10B:C fire extinguisher was purchased.
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
A supervision plan has not been developed.
- Health Care Requirements for Children Under 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-117
A medical record is not on file for seven of seven children and a health assessment is not on file for five children.
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