Raytown · Licensed family home
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At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since October 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 18, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 6, 20261 citation
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“Stairways in the facility did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was no safety gate.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (H)
Jan 28, 20262 citations
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“Stairways in the facility did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was no safety gate.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (H)
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Salt for outdoor ice, laundry detergent and a mop bucket on the ground. The item(s) was/were located salt at the front door, and the laundry detergent and mop bucket by the washing machine at the end of the hall.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (J)
Sep 2, 20251 citation
General Requirements
“Criminal background check results were not on file for J.D.”
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1)
Aug 12, 20251 citation
General Requirements
“Criminal background check results were not on file for J.D.”
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1)
- Jan 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 25, 2024Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area family homes have had 7 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 18, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since October 2024 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 2, 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.
Feb 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · February 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (H) · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due February 2, 2026
Stairways in the facility did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was no safety gate.
Required correction: Stairways shall meet safety standards as required.
Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit 2 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · January 28, 2026
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (H) · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
Stairways in the facility did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was no safety gate.
Required correction: Stairways shall meet safety standards as required.
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (J) · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due January 28, 2026
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Salt for outdoor ice, laundry detergent and a mop bucket on the ground. The item(s) was/were located salt at the front door, and the laundry detergent and mop bucket by the washing machine at the end of the hall.
Required correction: Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Sep 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · September 2, 2025
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements · Correction due September 2, 2025
Criminal background check results were not on file for J.D.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Aug 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · August 12, 2025
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were not on file for J.D.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
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Details
- Phone
- (816) 878-1154
- Address
- 7838 Raytown Rd, Raytown, 64138
- License
- 002199133
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License 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.