Kansas City · Licensed center
Ark Care
- Small center, licensed for 53 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in September 2026.
Fewer than 20 Kansas City-area centers have had 1 licensing inspection, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
Sep 22, 20262 citations
“The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by weeds throughout the play space.”
5 CSR 25-500.082 (6) (A) 4.
“The director was not approved as evidenced by there is a new director that is not yet certified through Missouri.”
5 CSR 25-500.102
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Missouri DESE Office of Childhood
- Last visit
- September 22, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, September 2026 — it cited findings
- 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 monitoring visit 2 findings
Compliance monitoring visit · September 22, 2026
5 CSR 25-500.082 (6) (A) 4. · Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by weeds throughout the play space.
Required correction: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.
5 CSR 25-500.102 · Personnel (2) (A) 1. .
The director was not approved as evidenced by there is a new director that is not yet certified through Missouri.
Required correction: The director or group home provider shall be an approved, certificated adult who is responsible for the daily program.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 3613 E 27th St
- License
- 003086299, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From Missouri DESE Office of Childhood’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License healthapps.dhss.mo.gov/…/Facility.aspx
Small means the smallest quarter of Kansas City-area’s 187 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 55 children. Medium is 56 to 134; large is 135 to 729.