USD 260 Latchkey Stone Creek
NOT DISPLAYED BY OWNER’S REQUEST, DERBY, KS 67037-9422Childery 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
- After School
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 120
- 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 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (3) and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Feb 9, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Staff Member Qualifications; Professional Development Training; Staffing RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-587
Additional staff coverage was not provided to supervise the children and youth during all hours of operation for the health, safety, and well being of the children when at least three staff members leave the building twenty minutes before the end of the morning session and children were observed wrestling with their friends and climbing on the bleacher with one staff member present.
- Program Plan, Program of Activities, and Use of SpaceK.A.R. 28-4-588
A sufficient quantity of program materials, equipment, furnishings, and supplies were not provided to keep each child and youth engaged and to carry out the program of activities when there were no tables, chairs, games, or equipment observed in the gym and community room for 65 children and they were expected to sit on the gym floor for at least 15 minutes until they were released to go to school.
Aug 21, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Health-related RequirementsK.A.R. 28-4-590
Three staff do not have updated health status forms on file.
Aug 21, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-584
Identifying information was not submitted on two people as required to conduct a background check.
- Background ChecksK.A.R. 28-4-584
Four staff were allowed to work before receiving the results of the individual's background check.
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