DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MACKIDS LEARNING ACADEMY

002941464

(816) 627-5721

9450 WARD PKWY
KANSAS CITY
MO  64114-3319

KINDERCARE EDUCATION AT WORK LLC



 

JONES, SARAH ANN

sarah.jones@kindercare.com


RACHEL CATRELL

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

144

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

 
Inspection Information

04/09/2026

9:45 AM

11:42 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2511187457


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 05/05/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/07/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/07/2022
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/05/2022
LICENSING ORIENTATION 04/14/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/09/2022
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 05/09/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/05/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/09/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 05/09/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/10/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/09/2022
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 05/09/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/09/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/09/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/09/2022
SAMPLE FORMS 05/09/2022
POLICIES 05/09/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 04/13/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 04/29/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 05/09/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/13/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 03/17/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 02/03/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 03/17/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 03/19/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 11
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 28
Total Children 123
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Deliah Mitchell and Georgia Boston with 4 children aged 8 months to 9 months old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Caleeyah Turner and Kelly Allen with 7 children aged 5 months - 11 months old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Veronica Collier and Mariah Ross with 7 children aged 7 months to 11 months old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Dimaris Perales and Emily Ford with 8 children aged 1 year old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Jaclyn Douglas and Diamond Frost with 8 children aged 1 years old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Allyece Brown and Leticia Turner with 7 children aged 1 years old.
2 18 MIXED Caregivers Jonathan Saey and Paige Eck with 18 children, 17- 3 year olds and 1- 2 year old.
2 12 MIXED Caregivers Katie West and Penelope Gonzalez with 12 children, 5-2 year olds and 7- 3 year olds.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Breanna Border, Phillip Brouillette, Jessica Osborne, and Jessica Wright with no children in attendance.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Alysia Williams and Heather Young-Schley with 15 children aged 4-5 years old.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Rachel Lammers and Dion Maltbia with 15 children aged 4-5 years old.
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregiver Jasmine Smith with 8 children aged 2 years old.
3 14 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers Alayna Harris, Catie Evans, and Tracie Cunningham with 14 children aged 2 years old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for the owner of the facility within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license.
Correction Required
Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The Annual Declaration was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility form, revised 2021 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms, indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed group child care home or child care center and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit the Annual Declaration as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A child was on a cot; no parental permission was on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 2. B. states: With written parental consent on file, cots may be used for napping or sleeping for toddlers twelve (12) months and older.
Correction Required
The facility shall use cots for toddlers only with written parental permission.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2025, the staff listed need the following information: Kelley Allen needs 2.5 hours, Breanna Border needs 3.5 hours, Phillip Brouillette needs 1 hour, Tracie Cunningham needs 3 hours, Kayli Dosch needs 6 hours, Jessica Osborne needs 2 hours, and Cassidy Young needs 2 hours.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Allyece Brown, Jaclyn Douglas, Brittany Harris, Rachel Lammers, Jessica Wright, Dion Maltiba and Cassidy Young.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) . states: Every three (3) years, the child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers in a group child care home or child care center licensed to provide care for infants less than one (1) year of age shall successfully complete department-approved training regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations contained in the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on sleep-related infant deaths. The Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, July 2022, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and available at https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022 or as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 150, Issue 1, July 2022. A copy can also be obtained from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and at https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/deseadministrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Diamond Frost, Rachel Lammers, Jasmine Smith and Leticia Turner 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 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (A) states: All persons working in a child care facility in any capacity during child care hours, including volunteers counted in staff/child ratios, shall be in good physical and emotional health with no physical or mental conditions which would interfere with child care responsibilities. These persons shall have a medical examination report, signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician, on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
A medical examination report did not include either a Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: Diamond Frost, Rachel Lammers, Jasmine Smith, and Leticia Turner.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . states: Medical examination reports shall include either a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, completed and signed by a health care professional, or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) completed not more than twelve (12) months before beginning work in the facility. The Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, revised March 2014, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and available by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services at https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/tuberculosis/tbmanual/pdf/RiskAssessmentform.pdf. If the person has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, or risk factors for tuberculosis, then testing for tuberculosis shall occur.
Correction Required
Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Requirements for infant-toddler/preschool child medical examination reports on file were not met as evidenced by there was no medical examination report on file within 30 days of admission - the admission date(s) was/were 5/23/22.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (2) (A) states: The provider, within thirty (30) days following the admission of each infant, toddler or preschool child, shall require a medical examination report signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician and completed not more than twelve (12) months prior to admission. The provider may use the department’s medical assessment form or the provider may use its own form if it contains all the information on the department’s form. The Child Medical Examination Report (Infant/Toddler/Pre-School)form, revised 2021, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
Child medical requirements shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The provider did not have parental acknowledgement on file indicating the parent received a copy of the provider's policies.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures (8) (E) 8. A. states: They have received a copy of the provider's policies pertaining to the admission, care and discharge of children;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Leticia Turner.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
Correction Required
Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
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 — report made to another state, when. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance