The Community House Early Childhood Center
380 S BATES, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009Childery Rating: 4/5
Data last updated ·
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects Michigan's licensing baseline. Michigan caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. 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
- Not Available
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:4 12 Preschool 1:12 40
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2024, the issues cited most often were Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1). None of the 3 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Oct 18, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Primary Care. The Center Shall Implement a Primary Care System So That Each Infant and Toddler Has a Primary Caregiver.R 400.8185(2)
The toddler room did not implement the primary care system. All the nine children were doing the same activities with all the staff members at different centers. One staff member changed all the diapers for the children.
- Food Services and Nutrition Generally. Children Shall Not Have Beverage Containers or Food While They Are Walking Around or Playing. Interior Finishes. Combusti…R 400.8330(23)
There were two children in the infant room walking around with their sippy cups of milk.
- And Decorations May Be Displayed on Walls, Not to Exceed 20% of Each Wall in Each Room. Combustible Materials and Decorations Suspended From or Near the Ceiling…R 400.8520(14)
Decorations were hanging from the ceiling in infant room, Preschool room 1, Preschool room 2 and Junior kindergarten rooms.
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