Smithville · Licensed center

Hillside Early Learning Center LLC

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 104 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since June 2026.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Aug 5, 20269 citations
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
  “Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by unlocked laundry room.”
  5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (C)
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
  “Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: bleach. The item(s) was/were located in the Jack and Jill bathroom in the 1 year old room.”
  5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (I)
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
  “The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.”
  5 CSR 25-500.082 (6) (A) 7.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
  “Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: diaper cream. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked drawer in the 1 year old room.”
  5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (I)
- Medical Examination Reports
  “Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for N.C., A.D., K.H., R.M. , I.M. and E.M. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.”
  5 CSR 25-500.122 (1) (A)
- Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) .
  “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: N.C., A.D., K.H., R.M. , I.M. and E.M.”
  5 CSR 25-500.122
- Medical Examination Reports
  “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 7/1/2026.”
  5 CSR 25-500.122 (2) (A)
- Health Care
  “Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by 6 immunization record(s) was/were not on file.”
  5 CSR 25-500.192 (4) (A)
- General Requirements
  “Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for H.G. and D.W.”
  5 CSR 25-600.020 (5)
Jun 10, 20261 citation
- Licensing Process
  “The applicant has not completed the licensing orientation.”
  5 CSR 25-500.042 (1)

Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area centers 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: August 5, 2026
On file: 2 visits since June 2026 — both cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 5, 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.

Oct 2026 Complaint Violation substantiated

Complaint · October 2, 2026

Violation substantiated · 5 CSR 25-500.182(1)(A)1. · Child Care Program

Caregivers shall not leave any child without competent supervision.

Required correction: The facility shall notify all caregivers (paid employees and paid or unpaid volunteers) of the violations which were substantiated and specify the actions to be taken by all caregivers, in order to comply with all violations cited. A copy of the memo, letter, or meeting agenda shall be submitted to the Office of Childhood.

Violation substantiated · 5 CSR 25-500.182(1)(A)3. · Child Care Program

Caregivers shall provide frequent, direct contact so children are not left unobserved on the premises.

Violation substantiated · 5 CSR 25-500.082(6)(A)3. · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers

Adult supervision shall be provided at all times when children are outside. For children three (3) years of age and above, staff/child ratios may be one and one-half (1 1/2) times the indoor staff/child ratios. The required indoor staff/child ratios shall be maintained on the premises at all times.

State licensing record

Aug 2026 Complaint Violation substantiated

Complaint · August 21, 2026

Violation substantiated · 5 CSR 25-500.212(3)(A) · Transportation and Field Trips

All children shall be seated in a permanent seat and restrained by seat belts or child restraint devices as required by Missouri law.

State licensing record

Aug 2026 Post licensing visit 9 findings

Post licensing visit · August 5, 2026

5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (C) · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers · Correction due August 5, 2026

Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by unlocked laundry room.

Required correction: Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.

5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (I) · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers · Correction due August 5, 2026

Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: bleach. The item(s) was/were located in the Jack and Jill bathroom in the 1 year old room.

Required correction: Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

5 CSR 25-500.082 (6) (A) 7. · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers

The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.

Required correction: The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

5 CSR 25-500.082 (1) (I) · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers · Correction due August 5, 2026

Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: diaper cream. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked drawer in the 1 year old room.

Required correction: Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

5 CSR 25-500.122 (1) (A) · Medical Examination Reports

Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for N.C., A.D., K.H., R.M. , I.M. and E.M. 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) .

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: N.C., A.D., K.H., R.M. , I.M. and E.M.

Required correction: Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) as required.

5 CSR 25-500.122 (2) (A) · Medical Examination Reports

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 7/1/2026.

Required correction: Child medical requirements shall be completed and on file as required.

5 CSR 25-500.192 (4) (A) · Health Care

Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by 6 immunization record(s) was/were not on file.

Required correction: Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

5 CSR 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements

Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for H.G. and D.W.

Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

State licensing record

Jun 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding

Compliance verification visit · June 10, 2026

5 CSR 25-500.042 (1) · Licensing Process · Correction due May 14, 2026

The applicant has not completed the licensing orientation.

Required correction: The applicant shall complete the licensing orientation available on the department's website.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone: (816) 873-1718
Address: 205 Richardson St, Smithville, 64089
License: 003168156

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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

Medium means the middle half of Kansas City-area’s 191 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 57 to 134 children. Small is 8 to 56; large is 135 to 729.