Harrisonville · Childcare
Kinder Kastle Preschool
A developmental provider in Harrisonville, licensed for 50 children. Care for a preschooler is $685 a month, less than 6 of 10 Kansas City-area full-time prices.
How they teach
Developmental, academic and faith-based
“Kinder Kastle and Harrisonville Christian School, is a Christ centered ministry of Harrisonville Community Church serving families in Harrisonville, Missouri, and the surrounding area since 1968. We provide a nurturing, faith integrated education for children from preschool through third grade”In their words. kinderkastle.org, July 2026
“Get Set for School is a complete, developmentally appropriate Pre-K program that is expert-backed, research-based, and proven to be a success.”In their words. kinderkastle.org, July 2026
“The Abeka curriculum combines proven academics along with a Biblical worldview that provides students with the tools they need to be successful.”In their words. kinderkastle.org, July 2026
One of 9 Kansas City-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 63 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Not published
What it costs
$685 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 6 of 10 Kansas City-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Kinder Kastle PreschoolMost Kansas City-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $0 to $4,000 a month. Kansas City-area prices as of September 26, 2026. Part-time $182 to $460 a month. Application fee $125. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist can ask Kinder Kastle Preschool for what it has not published: who is with the children and for how long, a typical day and sick and biting policies. The answer will go on this page.
What the state has found
This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood
- Last visit
- August 26, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since August 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 26, 2025. 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.
Aug 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · August 26, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.110 (B) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2 · Correction due August 26, 2025
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by Child A and B child files did not have the full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers’ name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
Aug 2025 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · August 22, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.110 (B) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by Child A and B child files did not have the full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers’ name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
Oct 2024 Compliance verification visit 4 findings
Compliance verification visit · October 23, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.110 (A) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2 · Correction due August 30, 2024
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by 3 child files did not have the child’s full name, address, birth date and the date care begins and ends.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
5 CSR 25-300.110 (B) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2 · Correction due August 30, 2024
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by 2 child files did not have the full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers’ name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements · Correction due October 23, 2024
Criminal background check results were not on file for A.F., A.W., E.S., J.M., T.L., F.H., M.H., J.H., A.A., M.G., J.B., H.S., and G.B.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
5 CSR 25-300.070 (5) (B) · Fire Safety Requirements · Correction due October 2, 2024
Requirements of 19 CSR 30-60.080 Fire Safety were not met as evidenced by the date and/or type of drill were not recorded.
Required correction: Fire and tornado drills shall be completed and recorded as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Aug 2024 Annual visit 5 findings
Annual visit · August 28, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.070 (5) (B) · Fire Safety Requirements
Requirements of 19 CSR 30-60.080 Fire Safety were not met as evidenced by the date and/or type of drill were not recorded.
Required correction: Fire and tornado drills shall be completed and recorded as required.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due August 28, 2024
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: staff purses. The item(s) was/were located on the floor in the teacher area in the Red Bird room and behind the desk in the Canaries room.
Required correction: Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.
5 CSR 25-300.110 (A) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by 3 child files did not have the child’s full name, address, birth date and the date care begins and ends.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
5 CSR 25-300.110 (B) · Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by 2 child files did not have the full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers’ name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers.
Required correction: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were not on file for A.F., A.W., E.S., J.M., T.L., F.H., M.H., J.H., A.A., M.G., J.B., H.S., and G.B.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2023 Compliance verification visit 2 findings
Compliance verification visit · November 28, 2023
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. · Correction due November 28, 2023
Requirements for fire safety inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection was not approved.
Required correction: An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. · Correction due October 30, 2023
Requirements for sanitation inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection has not been conducted.
Required correction: An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.
Aug 2023 Annual visit 4 findings
Annual visit · August 31, 2023
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due August 31, 2023 · No longer displayed by the state
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: C.W. and D.W. The item(s) was/were located under sink in Robins room and Canaries room.
Required correction: Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (C) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 · Correction due August 31, 2023 · No longer displayed by the state
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of Ball goal pulled out of the ground with concert base sticking up out of the wood chips.
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. · No longer displayed by the state
Requirements for fire safety inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection was not approved.
Required correction: An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. · No longer displayed by the state
Requirements for sanitation inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection has not been conducted.
Required correction: An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, school year
Details
- Phone
- (816) 884-3318
- Website
- kinderkastle.org
- Address
- 1606 Chapel Dr
- License
- 000900181, active
- Ages
- preschool through fourth grade (adding a fourth grade next year)
- Established
- 1968
Do you run Kinder Kastle Preschool? Shortlist has no ratios, policies or daily routine for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.
Sources 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.
How they teach
- Approach — kinderkastle.org
How they teach
- Approach — kinderkastle.org
How they teach
- Approach — kinderkastle.org
What it costs
- Preschool — kinderkastle.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Hours — kinderkastle.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website — kinderkastle.org
- Ages, Established — kinderkastle.org