Teelas Child Care
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, SALINA, KS 67401Childery 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
- 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 5 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (4), Building & Premises Safety (4), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2). Of 11 total findings, 3 were critical.
See All 5 Inspection Visits
Jul 9, 20254 Findings1 Critical1 Important2 Administrative
- Telephone; Emergency Medical Treatment; Reporting RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-127
Authorization for emergency medical care not on file for 2 children out of 8 records reviewed.
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
Record of negative tb skin test not on file for 1 volunteer. Corrected at time of survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115
Household cleaners bearing child warning labels accessible to children in laundry room. Corrected at time of survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
Descriptions of rooms and outdoor space used to be added to supervision plan.
Nov 19, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116a
5 month old asleep in rocker. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Aug 26, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
Nap area too dark to visually observe children while sleeping. One area corrected at time of survey.
✓ Corrected at visit
Jul 23, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- SupervisionK.A.R. 28-4-115a
Door partially closed in room with 13 month old child sleeping. Corrected at direction of licensing specialist
✓ Corrected at visit
Jun 15, 20234 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Resident 18 years not yet submitted for verifying not prohibited.
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-125
Resource specialist not submitted for background check.
- Daily Care of ChildrenK.A.R. 28-4-116
Childrens hands not washed upon returning inside from outside play.
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
TB test not complete for 1 resident 16 years of age.
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