Child Care Services · Minnesota
000876 Kindercare
West Saint Paul, MN · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
000876 Kindercare runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Child Care Services workplace, earning a grade D.
000876 Kindercare: 7.0 TCR = 183% of Child Care Services BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
000876 Kindercare safety composite
000876 Kindercare scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2023→2024
000876 Kindercare injury rate improved
000876 Kindercare's TCR fell 0.6 from 7.2 in 2023 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=7.2 · 2024=6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 624410 · West Saint Paul, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.0 · 183% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #41/62
- PHOTO California Respite C…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: California Respite Care, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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000876 Kindercare in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Astor Services
Astor Services for Children & Families- ECP- Mt. Alvernia
7.1 TCR
- This site
000876 Kindercare
7 TCR
- California Res
California Respite Care, Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Maspeth Town H
Maspeth Town Hall @ PS 330
6.8 TCR
- New Horizon Ac
New Horizon Academy #4001
6.8 TCR
What this shows 000876 Kindercare averages 7.0 TCR (183% of the Child Care Services BLS benchmark).
000876 Kindercare TCR series: 2023=7.2 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.8
Where 000876 Kindercare falls in its industry
272 Child Care Services establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 62 Child Care Services employers in Minnesota.
000876 Kindercare has fewer employees than the Child Care Services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
624410 · MN · West Saint Paul
272 Child Care Services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 18 employers in West Saint Paul, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | California Respite Care, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Astor Services for Children & Families- ECP- Mt. Alvernia | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maspeth Town Hall @ PS 330 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Horizon Academy #4001 | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Nursery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Plains Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Dairy, Westland Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipestone Grow Finish | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1970-10003603 | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RAISING CANE'S CHICKEN FINGERS C268 | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1970-03603B | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrison Dental Studio | 64 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mdabr - Aberdeen | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ctstr - Stratford | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B & B Molded Products Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adventist HealthCare Germantown Emergency Center | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | El Rancho Bella Vista LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | V2 Composites | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ingram Barge Company Metropolis | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Real Alloy Recycling, LLC - Wabash, IN | 30 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.