Noahs Arkademy
4012 CR 3900, INDEPENDENCE, KS 67301-0000Childery 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 81
- 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 Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (5), Children's Records & Files (2), and Building & Premises Safety (2). Of 9 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Sep 10, 20256 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Four of twenty children's files reviewed lacks a updated Authorization for Emergency Medical Care on file.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Bug spray bearing the label keep out of reach of children is accessible to children in care in Room D. *Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Five of twenty children's files reviewed lacks a health assessment on file.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Thirteen of twenty children's files reviewed lacks a completed Medical Record on file.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
- Children's Medical RecordsK.A.R. 28-1-20(d)
Two of twenty children's files reviewed lacks an updated immunization on file.
Feb 7, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Staff member was observed in the two-year-old unit pointing her finger in a child's face and yelling 'Do not touch my door!'
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
When Licensing Specialist arrived on 2/7/24, she heard yelling from the Two-year-old unit. Licensing Specialist observed a staff member jerk a child up from the floor and carry him to the cabinets. The child was roughly placed in time-out.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Two bottles of cough syrup not in locked storage.
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