Lees Summit · Childcare
St. Matthew Preschool
A play-based provider in Lees Summit, licensed for 61 children.
How they teach
Play-based and faith-based
“Enrolling your child at St. Matthew will provide them with a Christ-centered and play-based education”In their words. gracefaithlove.org, July 2026
One of 30 Kansas City-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 63 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every nine children
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
$162 to $675 a month
Kansas City-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
Shortlist can ask St. Matthew Preschool for what it has not published: 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 12, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 12, 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 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · January 12, 2026
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due January 12, 2026
The ceilings located in hallway near exit to playground was/were not in good condition as evidenced by holes in tiles.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
Jan 2026 Annual visit 2 findings
Annual visit · January 6, 2026
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due January 6, 2026
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: adult scissors. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked cabinet.
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 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
The ceilings located in hallway near exit to playground was/were not in good condition as evidenced by holes in tiles.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
Jan 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · January 15, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due January 15, 2025
The ceilings located in the girls bathroom was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by stained ceiling tiles.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
Jan 2025 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · January 15, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.090 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1
The ceilings located in the girls bathroom was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by stained ceiling tiles.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
Jan 2024 Annual visit 3 findings
Annual visit · January 8, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.090 (D) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due January 8, 2024
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: tacks and staple remover. The item(s) was/were located in unlocked drawers and cabinets.
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 (F) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 · Correction due January 8, 2024
The floors located in the children's room was/were not easily cleanable as evidenced by tape peeling off floor.
Required correction: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.
5 CSR 25-300.090 (C) · Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 · Correction due January 8, 2024
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of exposed ground covering under swings.
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.
A day here
- Meals
- Children staying until 2 PM bring lunch from home in an insulated container with an ice pack
- Hours
- 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- (816) 524-4354
- Website
- gracefaithlove.org
- Address
- 700 NE Chipman Rd
- License
- 001620562, active
- Ages
- 2.5 years old (by July 31) through Pre-K (age 4, entering kindergarten the following year)
- Ownership
- Non-profit
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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 · gracefaithlove.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.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 — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.org
- Hours — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.org
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · gracefaithlove.org
- Ownership — Checked September 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov