Pioneer Preschool Child Care Center
Data last updated · May 2026
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
- 100
- 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 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (8), Emergency Preparedness & Drills (4), and Food Safety & Allergic Reactions (2). Of 21 total findings, 7 were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Apr 14, 202612 Findings2 Critical10 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member has 15 clock-hours of KDHE approved annual professional development training.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff member is missing recognizing the signs of child abuse or neglect, knowledge on the prevention of child maltreatment, shaken baby syndrome, and abusive head trauma, and the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect training on file.
- Health of Individuals at Least 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-126
One staff member does not have negative TB test results on file.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The emergency plan does not procedures for continuity of operations, including backing up or retrieving health and other required records.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The emergency plan does not include procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The emergency plan does not include procedures to meet the needs of individual children, including each child with special needs and chronic medical conditions.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
The emergency plan does not include a missing or runaway child and an unscheduled closing.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Children are provided with drinking water from the handwashing sink.
- Health Practices; Illness and Abuse; General Health Requirements for StaffK.A.R. 28-4-430
Medical record for is not on the form provided by the department for three children out the nine files reviewed.
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
Sleep equipment is not offered to children that attend more than four hours for rest time that is encouraged.
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
Rest time is not encouraged for children that attend more than four hours.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Water is not available when the children are outside.
Mar 6, 20256 Findings4 Critical2 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions training incomplete for eight staff.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio-contaminants, including blood and other bodily fluids or waste training incomplete for nine staff.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Building and premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that could cause bodily injury, including electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic training incomplete for eight staff.
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
Safe sleep practices and sudden infant death syndrome training incomplete for ten staff.
- ProgramK.A.R. 28-4-427
Current written lesson plans unavailable for rooms 23, 25, and 27.
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Food menu unavailable.
Feb 26, 20243 Findings1 Critical1 Important1 Administrative
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff person's certification in first aid and CPR had expired.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
There were CLOROX sanitizing wipes on the bathroom floor in room 20. This was corrected at the visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- AdministrationK.A.R. 28-4-426
One staff person was missing references on file. This was corrected at the visit.
✓ Corrected at visit