Blue Springs · Licensed family home
Stafford, Kirsten
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 15, 20262 citations in 2 reports
Annual Requirements
“The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.”
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (B)
A second state report dated the same day: 1 citation
Annual Requirements
“The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.”
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (B)
- Apr 1, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 2, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 2, 20253 citations
Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
“Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: toothpaste, Listerine mouthwash, perfume sprays, and other personal care items. The item(s) was/were located in the main bathroom. They were put away and fixed on site.”
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (J)
Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 1 A
“The requirements for sleeping materials were not met as evidenced by 3 child(ren) 12 months or older was/were sleeping/napping on the ground with a pillow and blanket.”
5 CSR 25-400.095
Child Care Program (1) (A) 6
“Requirements for supervision of napping children were not met as evidenced by the door to the room in which children were napping was closed.”
5 CSR 25-400.175
Sep 12, 20241 citation
Annual Requirements
“The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.”
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (A)
Sep 11, 20241 citation
Annual Requirements
“The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.”
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (A)
- Feb 27, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 26, 2023Nothing cited
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area family homes have had 8 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
- September 15, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 15, 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.
Sep 2026 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · September 15, 2026
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (B) · Annual Requirements · Correction due September 15, 2026
The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation requirements.
Sep 2026 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · September 15, 2026
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (B) · Annual Requirements
The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation requirements.
Apr 2025 Compliance monitoring visit 3 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · April 2, 2025
5 CSR 25-400.085 (1) (J) · Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home · Correction due April 2, 2025
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: toothpaste, Listerine mouthwash, perfume sprays, and other personal care items. The item(s) was/were located in the main bathroom. They were put away and fixed on site.
Required correction: Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
5 CSR 25-400.095 · Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 1 A · Correction due April 2, 2025
The requirements for sleeping materials were not met as evidenced by 3 child(ren) 12 months or older was/were sleeping/napping on the ground with a pillow and blanket.
Required correction: The facility shall provide sleeping equipment and bedding as required.
5 CSR 25-400.175 · Child Care Program (1) (A) 6 · Correction due April 2, 2025
Requirements for supervision of napping children were not met as evidenced by the door to the room in which children were napping was closed.
Required correction: A caregiver shall supervise napping children.
Sep 2024 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · September 12, 2024
5 CSR 25-400.055 (2) (A) · Annual Requirements · Correction due September 12, 2024
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Required correction: The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.
Sep 2024 Compliance monitoring visit 1 finding
Compliance monitoring visit · September 11, 2024
5 CSR 25-400.055 (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.
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Details
- Phone
- (816) 229-0692
- Address
- 1124 SW Liggett Ct, Blue Springs, 64015
- License
- 001953640
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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
Mid-size means licensed for 10 children, the size at least half of Kansas City-area’s 89 licensed family homes hold. Small is 8 to 9; larger is 11 to 20.