DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL & PDO

001156798

(816) 734-2216

9555 N OAK TRFY
KANSAS CITY
MO  64155-2256

GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH



 

KNOWLES, MELISSA L

MKNOWLES@GOODSHEPHERDKC.COM


BIONICA D SMITHJACKSON

BIRTH - 6 YEARS

152

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

37 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 20 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

02/09/2026

10:00 AM

12:41 PM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2507905941


DocumentDocument-Date
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/07/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 01/24/2025
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 02/10/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 5
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 21
Total Children 102
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Addison Orlando and Emma Hoffman with eight children, 11-to-20-months-old (NPR ratio 1:5)
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Ana Sylvester and Alyssa Bogner with eight children under 12-months-old (NPR ratio 1:5)
2 11 MIXED caregivers Emma Brown and Raven Uchiek with eleven children, nine 2-years-old and two 3-years-old (NPR ratio 1:8)
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE director Melissa Knowles and staff Brittany Jessip, Molly Ramsey (from Gladstone location), Jennifer Schrepel from Gladstone location)
2 13 PRESCHOOL caregivers Vickie Swafford and Haylee Thompson with thirteen children, 3-to-4-years-old(NPR ratio 1:10)
2 12 PRESCHOOL caregivers Ann Battey and Cydney Serrano with twelve children, 3-to-4-years-old (NPR ratio 1:10)
2 12 PRESCHOOL caregivers Carla Slater and Rosse Toro with twelve children 3-to-4--years-old (NPR ratio 1:10)
1 10 PRESCHOOL caregivers Heather Ryan and Amanda Ewing with ten children, 4-to-5-years-old (NPR ratio 1:16)
2 17 PRESCHOOL caregivers Rachel Gerard and Chrystal Mendoza with seventeen children, 4-to-5-years-old (NPR ratio 1:16)
2 11 TWO YEAR OLDS caregivers Kaitlyn Dull and Hailey Steinbach with eleven children, 2-years-old (NPR ratio 1:8)

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for Chloe Noel and Addison Orlando as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) . states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for Raven Uchiek,, Hailey Thompson, and Addison Orlando as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) . states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: lotions, air freshener, scissors, razor, and purse. The item(s) was/were located in unlocked drawers and hanging on low hook.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (D) states: Hazardous materials such as cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages or hazardous personal care items shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related materials.
Correction Required
Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
2/9/2026
Violation
The ceilings located in rooms 104, 105, 106 was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by dusty vent and fan.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (F) states: Walls, ceilings, floors and equipment shall be finished with materials that can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipped paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. The facility shall be free of all lead hazards and asbestos that is friable or dangerous.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
Compliance
RSMo 210.115 Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths--persons required to report--supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting--deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for fire safety inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. states: All buildings and premises used by a child-care facility to care for more than six children except those exempted from the licensing provisions of the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (15) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, shall be inspected annually for fire and safety by the state fire marshal, the marshal's designee or officials of a local fire district and for health and sanitation by the department of elementary and secondary education or the department's designee, including officials of the department of health and senior services, or officials of the local health department. Evidence of compliance with the inspections required by this section shall be kept on file and available to parents of children enrolling in the child-care facility.
Correction Required
An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Requirements for sanitation inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection has not been conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. states: All buildings and premises used by a child-care facility to care for more than six children except those exempted from the licensing provisions of the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (15) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, shall be inspected annually for fire and safety by the state fire marshal, the marshal's designee or officials of a local fire district and for health and sanitation by the department of elementary and secondary education or the department's designee, including officials of the department of health and senior services, or officials of the local health department. Evidence of compliance with the inspections required by this section shall be kept on file and available to parents of children enrolling in the child-care facility.
Correction Required
An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date