DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY WILDWOOD

000276302

(636) 458-4540

16554 CLAYTON RD
BALLWIN
MO  63011-1722

HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER



 

O'BOYLE, MARY DENISE

wildwood@hopeacademy.com

Incorporated

REGINA WATKINS

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

168

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

38 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 23 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/27/2022

9:38 AM

11:57 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2426171464


DocumentDocument-Date
ANNUAL DECLARATION 05/02/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/27/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/14/1987
SAMPLE FORMS 05/14/1987
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 03/21/2011
POLICIES 08/07/1987
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 08/26/2003
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/29/2003
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/07/1987
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 08/07/1987
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 04/13/2004
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/08/2005
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 10/17/2007
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/16/1987
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 08/07/1987
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 05/14/1987
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/01/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 06/02/2022
STAFF SHEET 03/14/2019
EQUIPMENT LIST 04/14/2021
APPLICATION 04/19/2017
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/18/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/24/2022




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 7
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 27
Total Children 100
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jan Bufka and Mary Geismer with Seven children, 1-years-old to 2-years-old
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Hope DeGreeft and Joselyn Whitney with Four children, 1-years-old to 2-years-old
3 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kari Gebel, Syeda Haq, and Rimma Sarkar with Seven children, 1-years-old to 2-years-old
3 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Fatema Johora, Madison Huesgen and Erika Jarquin with Six children, 7-months-old to 1-years-old
3 26 MIXED Lydia Schilly, Carly Shelmire and Emily Gebel with Twenty six children, 4-years-old to 6-years-old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Julia Bagby and Anna Hurst
3 20 PRESCHOOL Taylor Arman, Hannah Elmore and Hannah Gooch with Twenty, all 3-years-old
7 19 PRESCHOOL Heather Weiss, Alison Filley, Jacob Dederer, Benjamin Filley, Rhianna Heitkamp, Bryanna Aguirre and Cassidy Barger with Nineteen children, all 4-years-old
2 11 SCHOOL AGE Bethany Frost and Sarah Dicus with Eleven children, 6-years old to 9-years-old

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The staff sheet was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit a current staff sheet as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
6/27/2022
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by there was weeds growing through the mulch in the outdoor play space.
Licensing Rule Reference
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.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Outdoor equipment, the basketball hoops, in the outdoor play space was not in good condition as evidenced by the metal poles has brown like metal exposure that is rusted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for cloth or plastic coated books. The facility needed an additional 30 items in this category.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (2) (C) 1. D. states: Cloth or plastic coated books.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide approved equipment as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2021, the staff listed need the following information: Taylor Arman -3.50; Mary Geismar-.50; Hayley Haddock -4.00; Farhana Hasan -9.00; Tonya Summers-1.00.
Licensing Rule Reference
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.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Rhianna Heitkamp.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) . states: Safe Sleep Training. Every three (3) years the center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios in a group child care home or child care center licensed to provide care for infants less than one (1) year of age shall successfully complete department-approved training regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations contained in the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Technical report – SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment, by Moon RY, which is incorporated by reference in this rule as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 138, No. 5, November 1, 2016 and available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/10/20/peds.2016-2938.full.pdf. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department approved safe sleep training as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Hannah Gooch, Carly Shelmire and Joselyn Whitney as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Licensing Rule Reference
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.
Correction Required
Medical reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
A medical examination report did not include either a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) within 12 months of the individual's begin date at the facility for the following staff: Hannah Gooch, Elizabeth Liss,, Kathryn Whalen and Joselyn Whitney.
Licensing Rule Reference
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.
Correction Required
Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberulin skin test (TST) as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.115. Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths — persons required to report — supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting — deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when — report made to another state, when. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance