MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT

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Facility Information

Facility Name
HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY CREVE COEUR

Facility DVN
000174823

Phone
(314) 878-1770

Physical Address
900 N MASON RD
ST LOUIS
MO 63141

Owner
HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER

Mailing Address

Provider/Director
CALLAHAN, THERESA ANN

E-mail Address
Crevecoeur@hopeacademy.com

Incorporated
Incorporated

Child Care Specialist
AMY MUSSELMAN

Age Range
BIRTH - 6 YEARS

Capacity
269

Facility Type
GROUP HOME AND CENTER

Limitations
18 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 78 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS; THIS LICENSE INCLUDES ADDRESS 830 NORTH MASON RD; 900 N MASON:CAPACITY OF 191 CHILDREN, AGES 2 TO 6 YEARS OLD; 830 N MASON:CAPACITY OF 78 CHILDREN, AGES BIRTH TO 35 MONTHS OLD

Inspection Information

Date
02/21/2023

Arrival Time
9:25 AM

Departure Time
1:07 PM

Notice
UNANNOUNCED

Inspection Type
COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Inspection ID
2441536507

Document	Document-Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION	11/25/1975
DIAGRAM/INDOOR	05/26/1993
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR	05/26/1993
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU	11/18/2011
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES	03/21/2011
DAILY SCHEDULE	02/25/1983
SAMPLE FORMS	01/31/1983
POLICIES	02/17/1982
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS	11/19/2015
SAFE SLEEP POLICY	03/25/2016
STAFF SHEET	12/11/2019
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING	02/21/2023
APPLICATION	12/11/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION	01/04/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION	01/18/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST	01/05/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION	01/05/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS	01/05/2023
CHILD CARE PRACTICES	02/17/1982
DISCIPLINE POLICIES	02/17/1982

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 52

Total Children 175

Staff	Child	Class Age	Note
4	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Kolby Swanson, teacher, Michelle Robertson, teacher, Maria Friedrich, teacher, and Christina Sova, teacher, were in attendance with eight children, ages 8-months-old to 15-months-old.
5	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Eliana Carvajal, teacher, Fernanda Betti, teacher, Sandra Carrillo, teacher, Maria Gomez, teacher, and Nancy Kline, teacher, were in attendance with eight children, ages 5-months-old to 13-months-old.
3	11	MIXED	Candice Jackson, teacher, Anya Toler, teacher, and Isabella Crawford, teacher, were in attendance with eleven children, ages 19-months-old to 34-months-old.
3	10	MIXED	Stacey Carter, teacher, Guadalupe Suasillo, teacher, and Adina Viele, teacher, were in attendance with ten children, ages 16-months-old to 34-months-old.
2	11	MIXED	Marlon Oliver, teacher, and Christine Drew, teacher, were in attendance with eleven children, ages 18-months-old to 34-months-old.
2	7	MIXED	Eden Rivas, teacher, and Jasmina Subasic, teacher, were in attendance with seven children, ages 17-months-old to 35-months-old.
2	10	MIXED	Angela Hazlewood, teacher, and Darby Hall, teacher, were in attendance with ten children, ages 19-months-old to 33-months-old.
4	0	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	Svetlana King, Director, Carolyn Downey, Administrative Director, Kristen Detchemendy, Cook, and Darla Jerden, Cook, were in attendance with no children present.
4	4	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	Theresa Callahan, Director, Patti Salley, Office Manager, Dawn Cox, Head Cook, and Lisa Myers, Assistant Cook, were in attendance with no children present.
1	3	PRESCHOOL	Allison Horrall, Art Educator, was in attendance with three children, ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
3	13	PRESCHOOL	Kristen McCabe, teacher, Tonya Portell, teacher, and Sarah Wides, teacher, were in attendance with thirteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
2	11	PRESCHOOL	Emily Peters, teacher, and Sarah Bell, teacher, were in attendance with eleven children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3	18	PRESCHOOL	Janne Guerin, teacher, Jessie Koch, teacher, and Sheren Barakat, teacher, were in attendance with eighteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3	14	PRESCHOOL	Marzia Sabir, teacher, Bionca Bell, teacher, and Maggie Connor, were in attendance with fourteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
4	14	PRESCHOOL	Padma Gumidelli, teacher, Gabby Jimenez, teacher, Ping Zhang, teacher, and Anita Edwards, teacher, were in attendance with fourteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3	17	PRESCHOOL	Krista Casagrande, teacher, Sirine Abdennadher, teacher, and Sarah Noble, teacher, were in attendance with seventeen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
4	16	SCHOOL AGE	Mark Robinson, teacher, Molly Diel, teacher, Chloe Guerin, teacher, and Irina Dawson, teacher, were in attendance with sixteen children, ages 5-years-old to 6-years-old.

Compliance List

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 Evidence of local building approval was not received. Licensing Rule Reference 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local building and zoning requirements, if applicable. Correction Required The facility shall submit evidence of local building/zoning approval as required. Correction Verification Submit Documentation Compliance Date
Violation The equipment list did not contain a list of equipment as required in 5 CSR 25-500.092. Licensing Rule Reference 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment. Correction Required The facility shall submit an equipment list as required. Correction Verification Corrected on Site Compliance Date 2/21/2023
Violation The staff sheet was not fully completed as evidenced by staff sheet did not include Infant/Toddler Community staff. 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 Submit Documentation Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers

Compliance

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

Compliance

5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel

Violation

	Provider Comments
Violation A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Sarah Noble Licensing Rule Reference 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 receive a facility orientation. The facility orientation shall include: Correction Required The facility shall ensure that a facility orientation occurs within 7 days of employment or volunteering and before caregivers are left alone with children. Correction Verification Submit Documentation Compliance Date
Violation 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: Maureen Carvajal-1 hour, Blake Fenwick-1 hour, Cyndi Metzler-1 hour, Marlon Oliver-6 hours, and Lisa Stroot-1 hour. 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 Dawn Cox, Kristen Detchemendy, Christine Sova, Deepa Thomas, and Anya Toler. 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

Compliance

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

Violation

	Provider Comments
Violation 1 child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency. Licensing Rule Reference 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached; Correction Required Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required. Correction Verification Submit Documentation Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements

Violation

	Provider Comments
Violation Criminal background check results were not on file for Brad Lemasters-Registered Agent. Licensing Rule Reference 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. Correction Required Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file. Correction Verification Submit Documentation Compliance Date

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