Kansas City · Licensed center
Greater K.C. Linc, Inc.
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 6 of 10 cited something
Kansas City-area centers: the state cites something at about 8 in 9 routine visits.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood
- Last visit
- May 12, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since August 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 10, 2026. Missouri DESE Office of Childhood does not publish whether it was made.
- Most serious
- Missouri DESE Office of Childhood does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
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.
Mar 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · March 11, 2026
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements · Correction due March 10, 2026
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
Mar 2026 Supplemental visit 1 finding
Supplemental visit · March 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
May 2024 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · May 17, 2024
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements · Correction due May 17, 2024
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Joyce Jones.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
May 2024 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · May 14, 2024
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Joyce Jones.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Nov 2023 Compliance monitoring visit 2 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · November 13, 2023
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due November 13, 2023
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for all staff within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Required correction: 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.
5 CSR 25-500.102 (3) (A) · Personnel · Correction due November 13, 2023
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2022, the staff listed need the following information: J.L. (needs 6 hours), D.W. (needs 2 hours) and Johnni Young (needs 1 hour).
Required correction: Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Aug 2023 Supplemental visit 5 findings
Supplemental visit · August 28, 2023
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for all staff within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Required correction: 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.
5 CSR 25-500.102 (1) (Q) · Personnel · Correction due May 16, 2023 · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Background screening information was not available for review for Betty Richard.
Required correction: Background screening information shall be available and kept confidential.
5 CSR 25-500.102 (3) (A) · Personnel · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2022, the staff listed need the following information: J.L. (needs 6 hours), D.W. (needs 2 hours) and Johnni Young (needs 1 hour).
Required correction: Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.
5 CSR 25-500.122 (1) (A) · Medical Examination Reports · Correction due May 25, 2023 · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for T.R. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Required correction: Medical reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-500.122 · Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . · Correction due May 25, 2023 · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
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: T.R.
Required correction: Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Kansas City-area centers, the state cites something at about 8 in 9 routine visits (2,148 visits).
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 9201 E Bannister Rd
- License
- 002487812, active
Run Greater K.C. Linc, Inc.? Correct or add anything here, free.
Add what is missingSources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
State record
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
Medium means the middle half of Kansas City-area’s 187 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 56 to 134 children. Small is 8 to 55; large is 135 to 729.