The Next Best Thing
207 SMELTER AVE NE 5, GREAT FALLS, MT 59404Childery Rating: 1/5
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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.1 / 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.1 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 1 out of 5 star overall. Structural quality reflects Montana's licensing baseline. Montana caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:10. 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
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- Not Available
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
16 Inspection Visits Since 2020 · 16 Findings
Most recent: Dec 3, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
12 Important4 Administrative
Across 16 inspections since 2020, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (6). None of the 16 findings were critical.
See All 16 Inspection Visits
Dec 3, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- Renewal Inspection — Jodi Linne
Aug 11, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jul 2, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jan 23, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- Renewal Inspection — Jodi Linne
Aug 19, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Feb 13, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jan 11, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- Renewal Inspection — Jodi Linne
Sep 21, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jul 27, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jan 26, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Pre-Inspection — Jodi Linne
Sep 27, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Apr 7, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Feb 3, 20221 Finding1 Administrative
- Renewal Inspection — Jodi Linne
Sep 9, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
May 20, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Complaint — Jodi Linne
Jan 2, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Pre-Inspection — Jodi Linne