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Safari Kids

127 S. Chickasaw Ave., Bartlesville, OK 740034.2· 40 reviews
licensed capacity
76
open each week
5 days

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About Safari Kids

Safari Kids is a licensed child care center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It is licensed by the state, for up to 76 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services made 25 visits in the last 3 years and cited 23 rules across 13 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidyOpens before 7 AM

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Licensed capacity
76 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursday6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday6:00 AM to 5:30 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed
From the state license

Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity76 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Safari Kids has not listed its tuition.

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State record

Inspection reports for Safari Kids

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
License
Capacity
76 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#K830024333
See the state's record

Summary

25 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 25, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 13 of 25 visits · 23 rules in all

  • Staff training and qualifications 9
  • Supervision and ratios 5
  • Discipline and child guidance 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 2
  • Records and paperwork 1
  • Food and nutrition 1
  • Safety and hazards 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1

For comparison: 76% of Oklahoma daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 0.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Jun 25, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. May 26, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  3. Feb 20, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Oct 8, 2025Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “One teaching personnel does not have documentation of current CPR and first aid certification.”
    • Records and paperwork

      Rule not named in the record

      “One teaching personnel, employed over 90 days, does not have documentation of current ELCCT.”
  5. Aug 20, 2025Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  6. Aug 7, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  7. Jun 12, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      Rule not named in the record

      “Equipment inventory last completed in 03/2024.”
  8. Apr 16, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) actions that could cause pain, such as shaking, hitting, striking with an object, spanking, swatting, thumping, pinching, popping, shoving, spatting, hair pulling, yanking, and slamming;

      “1. Discipline and Behavior guidance: Inappropriate Discipline-Teacher grabbed child's arm and left marks.”
  9. Mar 26, 2025Inspection2 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      Rule not named in the record

      “Licensing observed, there was a 13:1 ratio in the 2-year-old and older classroom.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “One employee’s OPDL had expired, and when licensing checked to see when it was submitted, it was found to have been submitted after the expiration date.”
  10. Feb 21, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “One teaching personnel, employed over 12 months, have expired Oklahoma Professional Development Ladder.”
Show 16 earlier visits
  1. Nov 12, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  2. Oct 7, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Sep 12, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jun 27, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “One program personnel employed over 12 months has expired Professional Development Ladder.”
  5. Jun 11, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      Rule not named in the record

      “The center's last physical environment checklist was in May 2023.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “One center's personnel's OPDL has expired.”
  6. May 20, 2024Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  7. May 16, 2024Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      340:110-3-287(a) Supervision. Supervision is the function of observing, overseeing, and guiding a child or group of children, including an awareness of, and responsibility for, the ongoing activity of each child, and being near enough to intervene when needed. The program is required to maintain supervision at all times.

      “1. Supervision: Child has unexplained injuries.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      340:110-3-287(c) Non-job related. do not participate in personal activities that may interfere with supervision, such as visitors, phone calls, or electronic device use.

      “3. Supervision: non-job-related activities: Teacher in classroom counted in staff child ratio, had a visitor on a regular basis and were on cell phone.”
  8. May 13, 2024Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  9. Feb 29, 2024Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      340:110-3-298(f)(8)(A) has a designated eating and drinking location, excluding rest equipment and equipment with motion, such as swings; and

      “1. Nutrition: Infant fed in a car seat after arriving at program.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) actions that could cause pain, such as shaking, hitting, striking with an object, spanking, swatting, thumping, pinching, popping, shoving, spatting, hair pulling, yanking, and slamming;

      “3. SERIOUS: Discipline and behavior guidance: Program staff yanked child by arm.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      340:110-3-288(b)(11)(A) Personnel use this method only with children 2 years of age and older when: (found during the complaint investigation)

      “Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Discipline and behavior guidance: Time-out or time-way: Time out used for one-year-olds.”
  10. Feb 15, 2024Follow-up visit2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “Two program personnel, employed over 12 months, have expired Oklahoma Professional Development Ladders. This is still in the agreed upon time frame.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “Two program personnel, employed over 3 months, do not have current CPR/first aid. Still in the agreed upon time frame.”
  11. Feb 13, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      Rule not named in the record

      “Fire extinguishers tagged 01/2023.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “Two program personnel, employed over 3 months, do not have current CPR/first aid.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      Rule not named in the record

      “Three program personnel, employed over 12 months, have expired Oklahoma Professional Development Ladders.”
  12. Jan 29, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  13. Jan 26, 2024Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      340:110-3-287(c) Non-job related. do not participate in personal activities that may interfere with supervision, such as visitors, phone calls, or electronic device use. (found during the complaint investigation)

      “Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: Supervision: Teacher using cell phone while in charge of classroom and not properly supervising the children.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      340:110-3-286(a) Ratios. Ratios are the number of teaching personnel required to be physically present with a child or group of children, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340 Appendix GG - Ratios and Group Sizes. Only teaching personnel count in ratios, unless requirements specifically state otherwise. The program is required to maintain ratios at all times. (found during the complaint investigation)

      “Additional Non-Compliance Found During Investigation: SERIOUS: Ratios and group size: Classroom was out of ratio, when program personnel, went to the kitchen leaving 3 children alone in the classroom.”
  14. Dec 18, 2023Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  15. Dec 8, 2023Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      340:110-3-297(a)(5) Diapering - children 3 years of age or older. When 3-year-olds or older are in diapers, privacy when diapering is maintained.

      “1. Diapering and toileting: Child older than 3 years old, changed on floor in classroom.”
  16. Oct 20, 2023InspectionNo rules cited

Copied from Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Safari Kids

Is Safari Kids licensed?

Yes. Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Safari Kids last inspected?

Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services lists the most recent visit on June 25, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 25 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Safari Kids had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 23 rules across 13 of 25 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 76% of Oklahoma daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 0. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Safari Kids care for?

76, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Safari Kids accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Safari Kids' hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Safari Kids cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (918) 337-1020 to ask.

What is Safari Kids' phone number?

(918) 337-1020.

Where is Safari Kids?

127 S. Chickasaw Ave., Bartlesville, OK 74003. The nearest other daycare we list is Firm Foundation Child Development Center, 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Oklahoma Human Services, Child Care Services (license and visits).