DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CASA DIA MONTESSORI

001448393

(314) 835-9500

10109 WATSON RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63127

NORTH AMERICAN MONTESSORI-CHILD CARE, INC.

424 S CLAY AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63122-5808

HAFFER, ANGELA SUSAN

watson10109@gmail.com

Incorporated

MICHELLE (SHELLEY) TRUESDALE

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

209

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

33 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 48 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/14/2023

10:30 AM

12:31 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2449200633


DocumentDocument-Date
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 04/05/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION 04/05/2023
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 12/15/2009
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 04/26/2001
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/15/2001
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/15/2001
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 01/02/2007
SAMPLE FORMS 04/26/2001
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 06/15/2001
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 04/26/2001
DAILY SCHEDULE 04/29/2008
POLICIES 04/26/2001
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/26/2001
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/23/2001
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 04/26/2001
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 01/01/2023
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 04/17/2017
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 04/05/2023
APPLICATION 03/04/2019
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/17/2023
STAFF SHEET 03/20/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/12/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/28/2023
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 12/19/2011
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 04/19/2017
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 12/04/2018




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 6
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 29
Total Children 100
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Kimberly Beckman with children ages 2 - 7-months-old
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Kara Schulz & Kassandra Crymes with children ages 9 - 11-months-old
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Destiny Johnson & Jennifer Sapienza with children ages 11 - 12-months-old
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Jennifer Martin & Dawn Lewis with children ages 12 - 14-months-old
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Brenda Hidri & Sarah Block with children ages 15 - 20-months-old
3 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Jacquelyn Brown, Silvia Ybarra, & Maria Stewart with children ages 20 - 23-months-old
2 8 MIXED Caregivers Samantha Nickelson & Madelynn Gusnard with children ages 2 - 3-years-old
2 5 MIXED Caregivers Elizabeth Hogg & Jennifer Estes with children ages 2 - 3-years-old
3 14 MIXED Caregivers Melonie Ready, Lauren Nanney, & Taylor Draper with children ages 2 - 5-years-old
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director Angela Haffer present today
2 13 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Rachel Gray & Erin Large with children ages 3 - 6-years-old
3 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Jacqueline Redburn, Maribel Delgado-Reyes, & Anisa Bell with children ages 3 - 5-years-old
1 8 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Dawn Jacobs with children ages 4 - 5-years-old
3 5 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers Deborah Brewer, Lindsey Rauscher, & Shyriell Trumbo

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
Compliance
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 caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Molly Schindler needs 7 clock hours for 2022.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee.

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: Andrea Siebum needs an additional 2.25 clock hours.
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 Rachel Gray, Molly Schindler, & Kara Schulz.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) . states: Every three (3) years, the child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers 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 Policy Statement on sleep-related infant deaths. The Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, July 2022, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and available at https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022 or as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 150, Issue 1, July 2022. A copy can also be obtained from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and at https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/deseadministrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. 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

Violation
Avery Hadican, Megan Miyazaki, & Hannah Mungamuri did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) 3. states: The child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers shall complete safe sleep training described in subsection (4)(A) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department-approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

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 Megan Miyazaki 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 Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: Silvia Ybarra & Megan Miyazaki.
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 tuberculin 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