The Goddard School
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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 141
- 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 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Emergency Preparedness & Drills (4), Building & Premises Safety (3), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3). Of 17 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Mar 6, 20268 Findings8 Important
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
Three staff members have expired health status forms on file. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures for reuniting each child with each parent or adult responsible for the child.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include a designated off-premises relocation site route.
- Safety and Emergency ProceduresK.A.R. 28-4-128
Emergency plans do not include procedures including a missing or runaway child, a chemical release, a utility failure, an intruder, an act of terrorism, and an unscheduled closing.
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
KDHE diaper changing procedures are not posted in room 127. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Lotion is stored on the handwashing sink in room 123. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Prepared bottles of breast milk and frozen bags of breastmilk are not labeled with the time expressed in room 127. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
Apr 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
A staff member was holding an infant's face with her left hand and feeding the infant with her right hand as they were seated at a table while the child was showing signs that she did not want to eat and was actively crying.
Jan 30, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Child Care PracticesK.A.R. 28-4-132
Diapering procedures on the KDHE form not posted in rooms 127, 123, 122, and 119. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
Chipping paint on the bathroom wall in rooms 103 and 109.
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
Written safe sleep policy for all ages enrolled not on file.
Feb 20, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Education and Training RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-428a
One staff does not have certification in pediatric first aid and CPR.
- Health of Persons 16 Years or Older in Child Care FacilitiesK.A.R. 28-4-126
One staff does not have results of a negative TB skin test on file.
- Physical PlantK.A.R. 28-4-423
There is loose debris around the diaper changing pad in Room 122. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-436
Several cribs in Room 127 are not separated by two feet in all directions. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit
- Child Care Centers: Food ServiceK.A.R. 28-4-439
Several cans of fruit are stored less than 6 inches above the floor. Corrected at visit.
✓ Corrected at visit