MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT

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Facility Information

Facility Name
CANTERBURY ACADEMY AT BRIARCLIFF

Facility DVN
002572578

Phone
(816) 587-2170

Physical Address
1701 NW PLATTE RD
KANSAS CITY
MO 64150-8503

Owner
CADENCE EDUCATION MISSOURI, LLC

Mailing Address

Provider/Director
WELLS, KIRSTEN VANESSA

E-mail Address
DIRECTOR.BRIARCLIFF@CANTERBURYPREPSCHOOL.COM

Incorporated

Child Care Specialist
BIONICA D SMITHJACKSON

Age Range
BIRTH - 12 YEARS

Capacity
104

Facility Type
GROUP HOME AND CENTER

Limitations
24 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 24 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS

Inspection Information

Date
03/17/2025

Arrival Time
10:45 AM

Departure Time
1:28 PM

Notice
UNANNOUNCED

Inspection Type
COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Inspection ID
2489204588

Document	Document-Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION	12/21/2015
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING	04/17/2023
CHILD CARE PRACTICES	02/29/2016
DAILY SCHEDULE	12/21/2015
DIAGRAM/INDOOR	02/29/2016
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR	02/29/2016
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS	02/29/2016
DISCIPLINE POLICIES	02/29/2016
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES	12/21/2015
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY	12/21/2015
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL	12/21/2015
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL	12/21/2015
POLICIES	02/29/2016
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES	02/29/2016
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU	12/21/2015
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION	02/29/2016
SAFE SLEEP POLICY	02/29/2016
SAMPLE FORMS	12/21/2015
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN	01/03/2018
APPLICATION	12/06/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION	11/12/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION	01/24/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS	03/05/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST	03/05/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION	03/05/2025

Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.

Open Violations: 9

NOTE

The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.

Attendance at Time of Inspection

Total Staff 17

Total Children 71

Staff	Child	Class Age	Note
2	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregivers Lynsey Witherspoon and Melissa Hutcherson with eight children under 24-months-old
2	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregivers Nicole Smith and Ashlyn Langhus with eight children; 12-months-old and under
2	13	MIXED	caregivers Olivia Shuler and Charli Lyons with thirteen children; three 2-years-old and ten 3-years-old
5	0	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	director Kirsten Wells and staff Tiffany Milich, Claire Huber, Mary Toia, and Vianny Sierra with no children
4	29	PRESCHOOL	caregivers Gloria Cortez, Liazabeth Quinonez, Saba Alobaidi, and Samantha Anderson with twenty-none children (3-to-5-years-old (on playground)
2	13	TWO YEAR OLDS	caregivers Selina Riley and Gabriella Miesner with thirteen children; 2-years-old