Kansas City · Childcare
North Oak Preschool
A provider in Kansas City, licensed for 44 children. Care for a toddler is $765 a month.
How they teach
Not published
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Mrs. Amber (Director; Teacher (2 & 4 year olds and Bible class)) ten years there and Ms. Sherrie (Teacher (3-year-olds)) seven years there.
Of 353 Kansas City-area providers, 15 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of nineteen years.
What it costs
$765 a month for a toddler
Kansas City-area comparison hidden: too few providers here publish a full-time price for this age.
Higher than 5 of 10 Kansas City-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
North Oak 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 $480 to $520 a month. Application fee $100. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist can ask North Oak Preschool for what it has not published: how they teach 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
- January 6, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 6, 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.
Jan 2026 Compliance verification visit 3 findings
Compliance verification visit · January 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) . · Correction due January 6, 2026
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for M.W. as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) . · Correction due January 6, 2026
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for M.W. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (G) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 · Correction due January 6, 2026
Equipment in the outdoor play area, the balance beam, was not in good condition as evidenced by paint chipping .
Required correction: Play equipment shall be well maintained, safely constructed, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts; stationary equipment shall be anchored.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2025 Annual visit 4 findings
Annual visit · November 13, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) .
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for M.W. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) .
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for M.W. as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due November 13, 2025
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: various cleaning products and a purse. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked cabinet and on a low counter.
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 (G) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4
Equipment in the outdoor play area, the balance beam, was not in good condition as evidenced by paint chipping .
Required correction: Play equipment shall be well maintained, safely constructed, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts; stationary equipment shall be anchored.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2024 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · November 12, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.090 (A) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due November 12, 2024
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by furnace room unlocked.
Required correction: Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.
Nov 2024 Annual visit 2 findings
Annual visit · November 7, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.070 (5) (A) · Fire Safety Requirements · Correction due November 7, 2024
The facility's evacuation/emergency plan is not posted.
Required correction: Evacuation/emergency plan must be posted/complete as required.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (A) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by furnace room unlocked.
Required correction: Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.
Nov 2023 Compliance verification visit 3 findings
Compliance verification visit · November 21, 2023
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due November 21, 2023
The ceilings located in 2-year old room was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by stained tile.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due November 21, 2023
The floors located in 2-year old room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by room settling caused a 2 inch gap between the wall and floor under baseboard.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (A) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 · Correction due November 14, 2023
Requirements for the outdoor play area were not met as evidenced by the fence had openings that were greater than 3 1/2 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured between 4 1/2-5 1/2 inches .
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be on or adjoining the property and fenced as required.
Nov 2023 Annual visit 3 findings
Annual visit · November 2, 2023
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
The floors located in 2-year old room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by room settling caused a 2 inch gap between the wall and floor under baseboard.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (A) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4
Requirements for the outdoor play area were not met as evidenced by the fence had openings that were greater than 3 1/2 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured between 4 1/2-5 1/2 inches .
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be on or adjoining the property and fenced as required.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
The ceilings located in 2-year old room was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by stained tile.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
A day here
- Meals
- Snacks provided by the school; lunch is brought from home (cold lunch)
- Sleep
- Daily rest time is part of the class schedule
- Hours
- 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- (816) 734-9149
- Website
- nocckc.org
- Address
- 9900 N Oak Trafficway
- License
- 000942930, active
- Ages
- 2-4 years old
- Ownership
- Non-profit
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Sources and dates
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Who cares for your child
- Staff — nocckc.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool — Checked July 2026 · nocckc.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
- Meals, Sleep, Hours — Checked July 2026 · nocckc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · nocckc.org
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · nocckc.org
- Ownership — Checked September 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov