The Exploration Station High Ridge Lodge
3100 HIGH RIDGE BLVD, HIGH RIDGE, MO 63049-2217Childery Rating: 5/5
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.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 9% violation rate across 11 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected September 2025). The structural rating also includes Missouri's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Missouri caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 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
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 39
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (5). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 10, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by the TV was not secured to the wall or shelf in the Andes Room.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by no resilient material was present.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The observed surface area under the Climber, specifically the primary colored climber on the I/T Playground, from which a child might fall consists of grass.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The observed surface area under the Climber, specifically the pastel colored climber on the I/T Playground, from which a child might fall consists of grass.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The observed surface area under the Slide, on the I/T Playground, from which a child might fall consists of grass.
Explore More
Daycares Near This One
- St. Martin Ucc PreschoolHigh Ridge · 1/5 Childery Rating
- Ennis, Glenda JoyceHouse Springs · 4/5 Childery Rating
- Fellowship Baptist PreschoolHigh Ridge · 1/5 Childery Rating
- The Exploration Station Old Gravois LodgeHouse Springs · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Children's Learning CenterHigh Ridge · 5/5 Childery Rating
- Hope Lutheran Early Childhood CenterHigh Ridge · 1/5 Childery Rating