Shelbys Little Astoronauts
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
- 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 Emergency Preparedness & Drills (7) and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 8 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Dec 18, 20258 Findings8 Important
- Health of Individuals at Least 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-126
A negative tuberculosis test or x-ray is not on file for two individuals living, working, or volunteering in the facility.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Gloves, a first-aid manual, 4x4 gauze pads, an elastic bandage and a bottle of water are not included in the first-aid kit.
- 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 for reuniting each child with each parent or adult responsible for the child is not included in the 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 is not included in the emergency plan.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Procedures fr responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children are not included in the 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 medica conditions are not included in the emergency plan.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
A designated shelter-in-place area, a designated off-premises relocation site, and evacuation routes for area and each site are not included in the emergency plans.