Miracles Daycare
2602 S WALL AVE, JOPLIN, MO 64804-2665Childery Rating: 2/5
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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.2 / 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.2 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 2 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 40% violation rate across 5 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected December 2025). The structural rating also includes Missouri's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Missouri caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 35
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Emergency Preparedness & Drills (2), Building & Premises Safety (2), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Dec 8, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Fire Safety5 CSR 25-500.087
The door, located as the entrance of the building, used as an exit from the facility was locked.
- Fire Safety5 CSR 25-500.087
The door, located as the entrance of the building, used as an exit from the facility was locked.
Dec 2, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The facility did not provide 35 square feet of usable floor space for each infant and toddler as evidenced by there were 9 children in the room, with only approved space for 8 children.
- Furniture, Equipment and Materials5 CSR 25-500.092
Soft objects, loose bedding or any object that can increase risk of entrapment, suffocation or strangulation was observed as evidenced by playpen covers were being used in the infant/toddler room increasing the risk of entrapment.
- Staff/Child Ratios5 CSR 25-500.112
Group size requirements were not met as evidenced by 9 children, ages 1 to 2 years of age, were cared for by 2 adult caregiver(s).
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