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Montessori Children's House Of Blue Springs, Inc.

1850 NE US 40 HWY, Blue Springs MO 64015-2226 · License #001707586 · Center · Child Care Center

ACTIVE

Capacity 100 childrenAges 2 yr – 15 yrLast inspected Mar 2, 2026

Contact

Director: Jacobson, Keri A * Jacobson, Keri A
Phone: (816) 228-2008
Website: Add via profile claim
Address: 1850 NE US 40 HWY, Blue Springs MO 64015-2226 · Directions

Hours

Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.

Care & schedule

When they operate

Schedule type not published.

Ages served

Ages not published.

Licensed for 100 children

Violations, past 3 yrs

From inspections (not complaints)

High-risk violations

Serious / high-risk non-compliance

Substantiated complaints

Published by Missouri DESE

Inspections, past 3 yrs

Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr

This facility

2.4

Missouri average

1.9

Inspection history & violations

Source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood

Mar 2, 2026 — REINSPECTION

5 violations cited · view state record

5 violations

Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (E) states: Caregivers shall have knowledge of the needs of children and shall be sensitive to the capabilities, interests, and problems of children in care.
A caregiver was not knowledgeable of the needs of children as evidenced by On February 12, 2026, Caregiver Diana Williams was holding Child A on her lap with his face down towards the ground. Child A requested to go to the bathroom. She believed Child A didn’t need to use the bathroom and was just trying to find a reason to be released from her hold. Child A ended up wetting himself while she held him on her lap..
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Lily Morse (Li Ni) needs 3.75 additional hours.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.182 · 5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (C) 3. states: Only constructive, age-appropriate methods of discipline shall be used to help children develop self-control and assume responsibility for their own actions.

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

1The Mar 2, 2026 inspection noted: “A caregiver was not knowledgeable of the needs of children as evidenced by On February 12, 2026, Caregiver Diana Williams was holding Child A on her lap with hi…” — what has changed since then?
2The Nov 7, 2025 inspection noted: “The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2024, the staff listed need the following information: L…” — what has changed since then?
3The Aug 26, 2025 inspection noted: “The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood on Jul 9, 2026 · Source records · Report an error

Nov 13, 2024 — COMPLIANCE MONITORING

9 violations cited · view state record

9 violations

Violation
5 CSR 25-500.052 · 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment.
The equipment list was not submitted.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.052 · 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet.
The staff sheet was not submitted.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.052 · 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility form, revised 2021 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms, indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed group child care home or child care center and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules.
The Annual Declaration was not submitted.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by space being utilized for outdoor play did not have car stops, bollards or another device that was designed to stop vehicles.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (C) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by 17 children age 2-6 years were playing in the back parking lot. The parking lot was not fenced giving children access to the side and front parking lots as well as the field and wooded area behind the facility.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the outdoor play area was not fenced.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the fenced play area did not have good drainage in that pools of standing water were observed under equipment such as swings.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2023, the staff listed need the following information: Kari Ligouri needs 2 hours and Li Ni needs 4 hours.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-600.020 · 5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
Criminal background check results were not on file for Madison Hankison.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.

May 7, 2024 — COMPLIANCE MONITORING

4 violations cited · view state record

4 violations

Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by space being utilized for outdoor play did not have car stops, bollards or another device that was designed to stop vehicles.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (C) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by 17 children age 2-6 years were playing in the back parking lot. The parking lot was not fenced giving children access to the side and front parking lots as well as the field and wooded area behind the facility.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the outdoor play area was not fenced.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.082 · 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the fenced play area did not have good drainage in that pools of standing water were observed under equipment such as swings.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.

Feb 6, 2024 — SUPPLEMENTAL

10 violations cited · view state record

10 violations

Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (K) . states: The child care provider shall ensure that within seven (7) days of employment or volunteering, and before being left alone with children, that caregivers employed on or after August 30, 2019, receive a facility orientation. The facility orientation shall include--
A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Dawn Blackman
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.052 · 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet.
The staff sheet was not submitted.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.052 · 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (T) states: The licensee shall have documentation on file at the facility of current certification in age-appropriate first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for a sufficient number of child care staff to ensure that there is one (1) caregiver at the facility for every twenty (20) children in the licensed capacity. At least one (1) caregiver with current certification in age-appropriate first aid and CPR must be on site at all times when children are present. The training shall be certified by a nationally-recognized organization, such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or an equivalent certification, include an in-person skills assessment, and be approved by the department.
The requirements for first aid/CPR were not met as evidenced by there was no documentation on file showing completion of age-appropriate CPR certification for the requested/licensed capacity.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (T) states: The licensee shall have documentation on file at the facility of current certification in age-appropriate first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for a sufficient number of child care staff to ensure that there is one (1) caregiver at the facility for every twenty (20) children in the licensed capacity. At least one (1) caregiver with current certification in age-appropriate first aid and CPR must be on site at all times when children are present. The training shall be certified by a nationally-recognized organization, such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or an equivalent certification, include an in-person skills assessment, and be approved by the department.
The requirements for first aid/CPR were not met as evidenced by there was no documentation on file showing completion of age-appropriate first aid certification for the requested/licensed capacity.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.102 · 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2022, the staff listed need the following information: Li Ni Morse needs 8 hours.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.122 · 5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (A) states: All persons working in a child care facility in any capacity during child care hours, including volunteers counted in staff/child ratios, shall be in good physical and emotional health with no physical or mental conditions which would interfere with child care responsibilities. These persons shall have a medical examination report, signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician, on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Dawn Blackman as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.122 · 5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . states: Medical examination reports shall include either a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, completed and signed by a health care professional, or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) completed not more than twelve (12) months before beginning work in the facility. The Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, revised March 2014, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and available by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services at https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/tuberculosis/tbmanual/pdf/RiskAssessmentform.pdf. If the person has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, or risk factors for tuberculosis, then testing for tuberculosis shall occur.
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: Dawn Blackman.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-500.122 · 5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (2) (C) states: Medical examination requirements shall not apply to any child if the parent(s) files a signed statement of objection based on religious beliefs.
A medical examination report was not on file within 30 days of admission and there was no parent's signed religious objection.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
Violation
5 CSR 25-600.020 · 5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
Criminal background check results were not on file for Dawn Blackman and Summer Smith.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.