Grain Valley · Licensed center
Odie's Playhouse, Inc.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 71 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 9 licensing inspections since December 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 13, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 8, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 8, 20251 citation
Annual Requirements
“The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A)
Oct 3, 20251 citation
Annual Requirements
“The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A)
- Jun 9, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 13, 20243 citations
Annual Requirements
“The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for M.K., J. Cook, S.E., M.L., M.S., J.M., S.H., L.S., S.S., K.H., B.P. and A.G. within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C)
Personnel (4) (A) .
“Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff M.S.”
5 CSR 25-500.102
General Requirements
“Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for J. Cook, S.E., K.H., S.H., M.K., A.L., B.P., S.S., M.S. and D.S.”
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5)
Dec 2, 20246 citations
Annual Requirements
“The equipment list was not submitted.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (C)
Annual Requirements
“The staff sheet was not submitted.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (D)
Annual Requirements
“The Annual Declaration was not submitted.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (A)
Annual Requirements
“The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for M.K., J. Cook, S.E., M.L., M.S., J.M., S.H., L.S., S.S., K.H., B.P. and A.G. within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C)
Personnel (4) (A) .
“Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff M.S.”
5 CSR 25-500.102
General Requirements
“Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for J. Cook, S.E., K.H., S.H., M.K., A.L., B.P., S.S., M.S. and D.S.”
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5)
- Jul 22, 2024Nothing cited
- Dec 18, 2023Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area centers have had 9 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
- July 13, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since December 2023 — 5 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 6, 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 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · October 8, 2025
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements · Correction due October 6, 2025
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
Oct 2025 Supplemental visit 1 finding
Supplemental visit · October 3, 2025
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
Dec 2024 Compliance verification visit 3 findings
Compliance verification visit · December 13, 2024
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due December 2, 2024
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for M.K., J. Cook, S.E., M.L., M.S., J.M., S.H., L.S., S.S., K.H., B.P. and A.G. 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 25-500.102 · Personnel (4) (A) . · Correction due December 6, 2024
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff M.S.
Required correction: The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements · Correction due December 13, 2024
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for J. Cook, S.E., K.H., S.H., M.K., A.L., B.P., S.S., M.S. and D.S.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
Dec 2024 Compliance monitoring visit 6 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · December 2, 2024
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due December 2, 2024
The equipment list was not submitted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit an equipment list as required.
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (D) · Annual Requirements · Correction due December 2, 2024
The staff sheet was not submitted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit a current staff sheet as required.
5 CSR 25-500.052 (1) (A) · Annual Requirements · Correction due December 2, 2024
The Annual Declaration was not submitted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit the Annual Declaration as required.
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for M.K., J. Cook, S.E., M.L., M.S., J.M., S.H., L.S., S.S., K.H., B.P. and A.G. 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 25-500.102 · Personnel (4) (A) .
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff M.S.
Required correction: The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.
5 CSR 25-600.020 (5) · General Requirements
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for J. Cook, S.E., K.H., S.H., M.K., A.L., B.P., S.S., M.S. and D.S.
Required correction: Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.
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Details
- Phone
- (816) 847-1636
- Address
- 555 R. D. Mize Rd, Grain Valley, 64029
- License
- 002011594
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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.
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
Medium means the middle half of Kansas City-area’s 191 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 57 to 134 children. Small is 8 to 56; large is 135 to 729.