Lees Summit · Childcare
We Care Childrens Ministries
A faith-based provider in Lees Summit, licensed for 250 children.
How they teach
Faith-based
“We Care Children's Ministries provides a warm, loving Christian environment for each child.”In their words. wecarewcc.org, July 2026
One of 30 Kansas City-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 63 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
61 staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
What it costs
Not published
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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
- November 7, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since November 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 7, 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.
Nov 2025 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · November 7, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) . · Correction due November 7, 2025
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for J.C. (medical only) and Aide New (medical only) as evidenced by the medical examination was not signed by the required medical source.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2025 Annual visit 2 findings
Annual visit · November 6, 2025
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) .
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for J.C. (medical only) and Aide New (medical only) as evidenced by the medical examination was not signed by the required medical source.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.060 · Responsibilities of Caregivers 1 (F) 1 · Correction due November 6, 2025
The facility did not meet the requirements for diapering surfaces. The diapering surface was not washable as evidenced by there were stitching and holes on the diaper changing mat.
Required correction: The facility shall provide diapering surfaces as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2024 Compliance verification visit 2 findings
Compliance verification visit · November 26, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) . · Correction due November 20, 2024
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for S.J. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.050 (2) · Health Requirements · Correction due November 20, 2024
Requirements for children's medical examination reports were not met as evidenced by there was no medical examination report on file within 30 days of admission and there was no parent's signed religious objection.
Required correction: Children's physical assessment reports shall be on file as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2024 Annual visit 2 findings
Annual visit · November 5, 2024
5 CSR 25-300.050 · Health Requirements (1) (D) .
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for S.J. as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Required correction: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.
5 CSR 25-300.050 (2) · Health Requirements
Requirements for children's medical examination reports were not met as evidenced by there was no medical examination report on file within 30 days of admission and there was no parent's signed religious objection.
Required correction: Children's physical assessment reports shall be on file as required.
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Nov 2023 Compliance verification visit 1 finding
Compliance verification visit · November 9, 2023
5 CSR 25-300.050 (3) · Health Requirements · Correction due November 9, 2023
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by an immunization record was not on file the first day a child attended and there was no exemption on file.
Required correction: Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.
Nov 2023 Annual visit 1 finding
Annual visit · November 8, 2023
5 CSR 25-300.050 (3) · Health Requirements
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by an immunization record was not on file the first day a child attended and there was no exemption on file.
Required correction: Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.
A day here
- Meals
- Morning and afternoon snack provided for school-age before/after-school program; breakfast available in the morning
- Sleep
- PM Extended (MWF, 12:00-3:30) offered for preschool children who nap
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Details
- Phone
- (816) 373-4904
- Website
- wecarewcc.org
- Address
- 4725 NE Lakewood Way
- License
- 000254068, active
- Ages
- 6 weeks through Pre-K
- Ownership
- Non-profit
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 · wecarewcc.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — wecarewcc.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 · wecarewcc.org
- Sleep — Checked July 2026 · wecarewcc.org
- Hours — Checked July 2026 · wecarewcc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · wecarewcc.org
- Ages — Checked July 2026 · wecarewcc.org
- Ownership — Checked September 2026 · healthapps.dhss.mo.gov