Kansas City · Licensed family home
Little Stars Home Childcare LLC
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 rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 16, 2025Nothing cited
May 6, 20251 citation
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 6.5 inches.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 1.
May 2, 20251 citation
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 6.5 inches.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 1.
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area family homes have had 4 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
- February 10, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2025 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Correction was due May 5, 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.
May 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · May 6, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 1. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due May 5, 2025
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 6.5 inches.
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard and provide a safe fence around the outdoor play area as required.
May 2025 Post licensing visit 1 finding
Post licensing visit · May 2, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 1. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 6.5 inches.
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard and provide a safe fence around the outdoor play area as required.
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Details
- Phone
- (816) 914-9690
- Address
- 3408 Denver Ave, Kansas City, 64128
- License
- 003065016
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Sources and dates
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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.