MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT

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Facility Information

Facility Name
LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.

Facility DVN
001181046

Phone
(816) 468-8800

Physical Address
9371 N OAK TFWY
KANSAS CITY
MO 64155

Owner
LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.

Mailing Address

Provider/Director
JOHNSON, JAMI LYNN

E-mail Address
7034@LAPETITE.COM

Incorporated
Incorporated

Child Care Specialist
BIONICA D SMITHJACKSON

Age Range
6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

Capacity
159

Facility Type
GROUP HOME AND CENTER

Limitations
30 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 30 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS

Inspection Information

Date
04/29/2026

Arrival Time
12:20 PM

Departure Time
1:42 PM

Notice
UNANNOUNCED

Inspection Type
COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Inspection ID
2512373783

Document	Document-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU	10/06/1998
SAMPLE FORMS	09/07/2006
POLICIES	09/07/2006
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL	07/09/2010
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL	07/09/2010
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY	10/09/1998
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES	10/06/1998
DISCIPLINE POLICIES	09/07/2006
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR	10/07/2010
DIAGRAM/INDOOR	10/07/2010
DAILY SCHEDULE	10/09/1998
CHILD CARE PRACTICES	09/07/2006
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION	10/09/1998
SAFE SLEEP POLICY	07/03/2017
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN	06/15/2012
STAFF SHEET	09/16/2020
APPLICATION	06/16/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING	10/21/2021
EQUIPMENT LIST	10/07/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION	10/27/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION	07/24/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION	07/01/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS	10/21/2025

Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.

Open Violations: 4

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 18

Total Children 84

Staff	Child	Class Age	Note
1	4	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregiver Bree Hobdy with four children under 24-months-old
1	4	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregiver Olivia Marcel with four children, 6-to-13-months-old
2	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregivers Saidah Woodard and Megan Buchannan with eight children, seven under 24-months-old and one 2-years-old
2	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	caregivers Kaitlynn Ward and Ali Schulz with eight children 12-months-old and under
2	16	MIXED	caregivers Amanda Makin and Becky Schafer with sixteen children, six 2-years-old and ten 3-years-old
4	0	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	additional staff on the premises was assistant director Morgan Taylor, and staff Melinda Orr, Elizabeth Potter, and Lina Nelson
1	10	PRESCHOOL	caregiver Vivian Matthews with ten children, 4-to-5-years-old
2	11	PRESCHOOL	caregivers Kinsey Meehan and Alicia Wenger with eleven children, 3-to-4-years-old
1	10	PRESCHOOL	caregiver Shawna Gibson with ten children, 4-years-old
2	13	TWO YEAR OLDS	caregivers Skylar Freitas and Kamryn Simmons with thirteen children, 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
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation
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
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports Violation
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures Violation
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children Compliance
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 Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements Violation
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings Not Observed
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. — Not Observed
RSMo 210.211. License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when. Not Observed