Kansas City · Childcare
Second Presbyterian ECLC
A developmental provider in Kansas City, licensed for 49 children.
How they teach
Developmental
“We strive to meet each child's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs through developmentally appropriate, child-centered curriculum.”In their words. secondpres.org, July 2026
One of 9 Kansas City-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 63 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every four infants
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every four to eight toddlers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every ten preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
Not published
Shortlist can ask Second Presbyterian ECLC for what it has not published: what it costs, a typical day 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
- August 6, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 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.
Aug 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · August 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1) · General Requirements · Correction due August 6, 2026
Criminal background check results were not on file for E.L. was not on file for M.K.
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.
May 2025 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · May 1, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due May 1, 2025
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: bleach and cleaning chemicals, scissors, stapler. The item(s) was/were located in the staff breakroom accessible to children.
Required correction: Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.
Jun 2024 Compliance verification visit 2 findings
Compliance verification visit · June 11, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due June 11, 2024
The ceilings located in an I/T room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by two stained ceiling tiles.
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 June 11, 2024
The walls located in the Calvin Center (indoor gross motor room) was/were not in good condition as evidenced by three areas of peeling paint and a hole in the sheetrock, all located near the baseboards.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
May 2024 Annual visit 2 findings
Annual visit · May 15, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
The ceilings located in an I/T room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by two stained ceiling tiles.
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
The walls located in the Calvin Center (indoor gross motor room) was/were not in good condition as evidenced by three areas of peeling paint and a hole in the sheetrock, all located near the baseboards.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
A day here
- Hours
- 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM, 3 days a week, school year
Details
- Phone
- (816) 363-1300
- Website
- secondpres.org
- Address
- 318 E 55th St
- License
- 000949246, active
- Ages
- 9 months to 5 years
- Established
- 1971
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — secondpres.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — secondpres.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
- Hours — secondpres.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website, Established — secondpres.org
- Ages — secondpres.org