Independence · Licensed family home

Gifted Kids Child Care KC

At a glance

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since January 2026.

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Licensing inspections

May 11, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 5, 2026Nothing cited

Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area family homes have had 2 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood

Last visit: May 11, 2026
On file: 2 visits since January 2026 — both cited nothing
Fixed?: Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious: Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

Missouri DESE marks every rule section of an inspection Compliance, Violation or Not Observed, and for each violation publishes the inspector’s observation, the rule quoted in full, the correction required and a deadline. A complaint investigation is published where the state substantiated a rule violation, with its disposition.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited State record

Jan 2026 Post licensing visit nothing cited State record

Details

Phone: (816) 553-5498
Address: 2803 S Hawthorne Ave, Independence, 64052
License: 003103519

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State record

From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov/…/Facility.aspx
Who runs it — Checked November 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov/…/Facility.aspx

Mid-size means licensed for 10 children, the size at least half of Kansas City-area’s 89 licensed family homes hold. Small is 8 to 9; larger is 11 to 20.