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Little Willows Learning Academy
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 8 of 10 cited something
Kansas City-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood
- Last visit
- April 22, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 28, 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.
Oct 2025 Compliance verification visit 2 findings
Compliance verification visit · October 28, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due October 17, 2025
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for K.C. and A.C. 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 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements · Correction due October 28, 2025
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Kim Carson.
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.
Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 2 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · October 8, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for K.C. and A.C. 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 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Kim Carson.
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.
Apr 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · April 15, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 8. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due April 14, 2025
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.
Apr 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · April 10, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 8. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
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.
Apr 2024 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · April 16, 2024
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 8. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due April 15, 2024
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.
Apr 2024 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · April 12, 2024
5 CSR 25-400.085 (3) (A) 8. · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
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.
Oct 2023 Compliance verification visit 3 findings
Compliance verification visit · October 25, 2023
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements · Correction due October 24, 2023
The annual fire safety inspection was not conducted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due October 17, 2023
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for K.C. and A.C., emergency assistant 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 25-400.210 (2) (D) · Records and Reports · Correction due October 16, 2023
1 child(ren) records did not include name and phone number of the family physician or hospital.
Required correction: Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Oct 2023 Compliance monitoring visit 3 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · October 13, 2023
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements
The annual fire safety inspection was not conducted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for K.C. and A.C., emergency assistant 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 25-400.210 (2) (D) · Records and Reports
1 child(ren) records did not include name and phone number of the family physician or hospital.
Required correction: Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file 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 family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (823 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
- 13620 Lowell Ave
- License
- 002286753, active
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State record
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
Mid-size means licensed for 10 children, the size at least half of Kansas City-area’s 86 licensed family homes hold. Small is 8 to 9; larger is 11 to 20.