Liberty · Licensed center
Smart Beginnings Learning Center North LLC
At a glance
- Small Montessori–inspired center, licensed for 48 children.
- Ages They list: from first steps through Pre-K.
- Hours 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 30, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 6, 20261 citation
Personnel
“The facility does not have an approved director on staff.”
5 CSR 25-500.102 (2) (A) 3.
Dec 11, 20253 citations
Annual Requirements
“The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for B.S., S.C., S.M., J.S. within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.”
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C)
Personnel
“The facility does not have an approved director on staff.”
5 CSR 25-500.102 (2) (A) 3.
Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) .
“A medical examination report did not include either a Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: G.S.”
5 CSR 25-500.122
Jun 24, 20251 citation
Furniture, Equipment and Materials
“Furniture/equipment, Cubby unit, in Pre K was not in good condition as evidenced by chipping paint on edge.”
5 CSR 25-500.092 (1) (A) 1.
- Mar 12, 2025Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area centers have had 5 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 30, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2025 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 11, 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.
Jan 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · January 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-500.102 (2) (A) 3. · Personnel · Correction due January 6, 2025
The facility does not have an approved director on staff.
Required correction: The facility shall have an approved director/group home provider.
Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 3 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · December 11, 2025
5 CSR 25-500.052 (2) (C) · Annual Requirements · Correction due December 11, 2025
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for B.S., S.C., S.M., J.S. 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 (2) (A) 3. · Personnel
The facility does not have an approved director on staff.
Required correction: The facility shall have an approved director/group home provider.
5 CSR 25-500.122 · Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . · Correction due December 11, 2025
A medical examination report did not include either a Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: G.S.
Required correction: Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) as required.
Jun 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · June 24, 2025
5 CSR 25-500.092 (1) (A) 1. · Furniture, Equipment and Materials · Correction due June 24, 2025
Furniture/equipment, Cubby unit, in Pre K was not in good condition as evidenced by chipping paint on edge.
Required correction: The facility shall provide safe and clean furniture/equipment as required.
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A day here
6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
How they teach
Montessori–inspired, Reggio Emilia–inspired and Waldorf–inspired
“Your child’s experience at Smart Beginnings is inspired by respected child development philosophies, including Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, and Piaget-based learning approaches.”
Details
- Phone
- (816) 587-1980
- Address
- 3 Westowne St Ste 300, Liberty, 64068
- License
- 003082784
- Ages they serve
- From first steps through Pre-K
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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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 smartbeginningskc.com
State record
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 smartbeginningskc.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov/…/Facility.aspx
- Website — Checked July 2026 smartbeginningskc.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 smartbeginningskc.com
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 healthapps.dhss.mo.gov/…/Facility.aspx
Small means the smallest quarter of Kansas City-area’s 191 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 56 children. Medium is 57 to 134; large is 135 to 729.