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St Joseph's Preschool

1138 SEMINOLE AVE, WEST ST PAUL, MN 55118-2098Childery Rating: 3/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    3 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 100% violation rate and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Minnesota's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Minnesota caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:7, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 24 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
Preschool
Licensed capacity
Not Available
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Preschool1:1020

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 7 Findings
Most recent: Jan 15, 2026
2 Critical5 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (3), Emergency Preparedness & Drills (1), and Medication Administration (1). Of 7 total findings, 2 were critical.

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  1. Jan 15, 20263 Findings1 Critical2 Important
    • FacilityStat. 142B.54 subd. 2(e) R. 9503.0140 subp. 17

      Hazardous objects were accessible to children.

    • Medication/First AidMinn. R. 9503.0140 subp. 7 item A

      Written parental permission had not been obtained for administering medicine or topical products.

    • Emergency PreparednessMinn. Stat. 142B.66 subd. 3(d)

      The emergency preparedness plan was not updated yearly.

  2. Apr 9, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • Background StudiesMinn. Stat. 245C.04 subd. 1(b) and (h)

      The program did not submit a background study request to DHS when required.

    • Health PracticesMinn. Stat. 245A.41 subd. 1

      The program's policy on preventing and responding to allergies did not include all required items.

  3. Apr 4, 20242 Findings2 Important
    • Staff TrainingMinn. Stat. 245A.40 subd. 1 245A.04 subd. 14(b)(1)

      Staff orientation training did not include all required items.

    • Staff TrainingMinn. Stat. 245A.40 subd. 2

      Child development and learning training did not contain all required items.

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