Tiny Blessings Daycare
131 SPRUCE ST, INDEPENDENCE, KS 67301Childery 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (3), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 27, 20254 Findings2 Important2 Administrative
- Napping and SleepingK.A.R. 28-4-116a
Facility lacks a written plan for safe sleep practices for children in care who are napping or sleeping.
- Health of Individuals at Least 16 Years of AgeK.A.R. 28-4-126
Three of three adult files reviewed lack a record of a negative tuberculosis test.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Cabinet under the kitchen sink has cleaning supplies labeled "keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in care.
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Facility lacks 2A 10B:C fire extinguisher.
Jun 25, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- FacilityK.A.R. 28-4-115
Back porch step railing needs to be equipped with balusters.
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