Morning Star Childcare LLC
A child care center in Bethany, Oklahoma 73008
7825 NW 23rd St, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008. (405) 367-7544.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Jun 232026 the latest visit on record
- 90 children, its capacity in the state’s list
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.
13 non-compliances found in the last three years, 1 of them in A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 23, 2026: periodic visit3 deficiencies
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“The door to the first classroom was not appropriately installed, causing the door to be loose off the opening and hanging onto the hallway, where children and staff walk through.”
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“The gate at the playground fence has broken off the hinges. The gate cannot be closed while children are playing.”
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The inspectors’ words aren’t shown here yet: this record is being refreshed. The official record has them.
Feb 4, 2026: periodic visit4 deficiencies
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“Licensing could not verify that the fire extinguishers at the facility were inspected and tagged by a state licensed authority within the last 12 months”
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“One of the classrooms at the program was out of ratio when Licensing arrived, having 17 children and two teachers. Six of the 17 children were one year olds.”
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“One of the program’s teachers has been employed at the program since October of 2025 and has incomplete results.”
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“The door to one of the classrooms was loosely screwed into place, causing the door to come off the opening when the door was opened or closed.”
Sep 10, 2025: substantiated complaint1 deficiency
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are identified with the program or business entity name and phone number easily read by the public, unless using contracted transportation;
“Transportation - The program vehicle used to transport children is not identified with the business entity or program name and phone number easily read by the public.”
Jan 24, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“One of the internal walls at the program has three holes in it.”
Aug 12, 2024: periodic visit4 deficiencies
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“Four personnel at the program do not have current PDL certificates.”
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“Master teacher does not have a current PDL certificate level 4 or higher.”
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“The program does not have program information and emergency numbers posted in the classrooms.”
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“The program’s director does not have a current ODC level bronze or higher.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 36 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 36 of 36 areas in compliance |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 36 of 36 areas in compliance |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 33 of 33 areas in compliance |
| May 13, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jun 28, 2024 | STARS visit (Full) | 2 of 2 areas in compliance |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Accepts child care subsidy.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.), School-age (5 years-older).
- Capacity: 90 children.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Oklahoma acted against it?
- Oklahoma’s page shows no revocation notice, denial notice or emergency order.
- 1 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaint on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on Sep 10, 2025. Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Stars, Oklahoma’s quality rating: 4 Star Level Program.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 12 child care providers in Bethany, the middle value for non-compliances cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 13.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kilgore, Deborah | 0 |
| Cleveland, Vickie | 5 |
| A home child care provider | 1 |
| A home child care provider | 0 |
| New Heights Head Start DC | 1 |
| Candiland Child Development, LLC | 0 |
| Snu Lab School Child Care | 1 |
| Morning Star Childcare LLC This child care provider | 13 |
| Crayon Kids Learning Academy LLP | 1 |
| Shae’s Lil Sweethearts LLC | 1 |
| Robin’s Nest | 4 |
| G & S Childcare LLC | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Oklahoma’s statements of what a monitoring visit found don’t cite the rule that wasn’t met.
- Oklahoma shows monitoring visits from the past three years only.
- Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online. Its page also shows the plan to correct each one, which isn’t repeated here.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t say whether a provider holds a licence or a permit, or since when.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t name the county a provider is in.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain, by OKDHS’s Copyright and Ownership statement (oklahoma.gov/okdhs/notices/copyright.html): “all information on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Web site is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of OKDHS”.
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