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BARTLESVILLE, OK·Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address505 SE DEWEY, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003
Operating details
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 3/13/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
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Location
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505 SE DEWEY, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74003
Questions to ask on a tour
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- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
- Ask about their illness policy and which symptoms require a child to stay home
- Ask about their security measures, visitor policy, and pickup procedures
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 3/13/2025
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2025
- Medium riskStandard 3403/13/2025
340:110-3-296(e)(2) — Covered heads and faces. Children's heads and faces are not covered while resting. When a child continues to cover their head or face, the cover is removed once the child falls asleep.
1. Rest time: Teachers cover children's heads up to their ears with a blanket during naptime Complaint finding: Substantiated (complaint #18639). Plan to correct: From this isolated and rare circumstance, the Director has visited with all staff about blanket placement. It was made clear that holding the blanket over the ear is not within compliance and even for comfort or noise cancellation purposes the blanket should not be above shoulder level. Staff Safe Sleep Training scheduling in currently in progress. Safe Sleep requirements have already been met for licensing purposes. However, staff would like to make sure that "best practices" have changed since meeting training requirement. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.
Not corrected
2024
- Medium risk10/10/2024
Bottle-feeding
Bottles not labeled with child's full name. Visit: Periodic / Full. Plan to correct: Typed by licensing specialist: Will make sure children's full names are on the bottles. Source: OKDHS Child Care Locator program record.
Corrected at inspection
Safety & Compliance Analysis
This daycare has few recorded violations. Always visit in person to verify conditions.
(Past 6 Months)
Parent Recommendations
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Estimated monthly cost
$1,138/month
This is a modeled estimate — based on location, ages served, and program data — not the provider's actual tuition. Real prices vary by age group and services. Contact the daycare for current rates, fees, and availability.
Typical prices in Oklahoma run about $869/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Oklahoma by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: BARTLESVILLE
- Type: Child Care Center
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