DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

THE GODDARD SCHOOL

002138314

(636) 686-7277

1108 SULPHUR SPRING RD
MANCHESTER
MO  63021-3707

CHILDREN'S CHOICE EDUCATION, LLC



 

NI THOIRNEACH NIC UAID, TREASA JACQUELINE

MANCHESTERMO@GODDARDSCHOOLS.COM


THERESA ZEHNLE

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

257

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 56 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/05/2024

12:25 PM

3:14 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2461939004


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE FORMS 12/31/2009
POLICIES 12/31/2009
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 11/20/2009
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 12/31/2009
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/29/2010
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/31/2009
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/31/2009
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 09/15/2009
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 11/08/2013
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 11/08/2013
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 10/06/2016
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/06/2016
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/11/2018
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 12/23/2022
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 10/09/2019
APPLICATION 01/26/2021
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 04/20/2021
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 04/20/2021
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 04/10/2012
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 04/21/2021
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/19/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/17/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 12/28/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/28/2023
STAFF SHEET 01/25/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 12/28/2023




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 5
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 130
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Emily Scherer, teacher, and Ny'reile Jones, teacher, were present with seven children ages 2-months-old to 9-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Rasha Elzawawy, teacher, and Kathleen Besand, teacher, were present with seven children ages 10-months-old to 15-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Lindsay McArthur, teacher, and Colin Kirkendall, teacher, were present with seven children ages 14-months-old to 19-months-old
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Allie Johnson, teacher, and Holley McNichols, teacher, were present with five children ages 4-months-old to 9-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jennifer Drake, teacher, and Erin Gibbons, teacher, were present with seven children ages 10-months-old to 13-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Joseph Albenesius, teacher, was present with four children ages 17-months-old to 21-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Carlie Pryor, teacher, and Makayla Weber, teacher, was present with seven children ages 15-months-old to 23-months-old
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Marla Brunk, LLC Member, Emily Skelton, Director, Hope Huels, Director, and Treasa Ni Thoirneach Nic Uaid, Director, were present with zero children
1 10 PRESCHOOL Jackie Reinagel, teacher, was present with ten children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old
2 16 PRESCHOOL Melissa Misener, teacher, and Keeleigh Goeken, teacher, were present with sixteen children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old
1 7 PRESCHOOL Corrie Burtch, teacher, was present with seven children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old
2 13 PRESCHOOL Mckenna Miller, teacher, and Jenny Reeb, teacher, were present with thirteen children age 3-years-old
1 6 PRESCHOOL Jeff Brueckmann, teacher, was present with six children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 13 PRESCHOOL Nicole Friedland, teacher, and Katie McCracken, teacher, were present with thirteen children age 3-years-old
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Scarlet Kistner, teacher, was present with eight children age 2-years-old
2 13 TWO YEAR OLDS Mekayla Caruthers, teacher, and Audrey Johnson, teacher, was present with thirteen children age 2-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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Febreze, Windex, Floor cleaner, and Clorox Wipes. The item(s) was/were located on the floor and in the sink in the bathroom in the Cubs room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/5/2024
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
Lindsey Taylor-Tallent 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

Violation
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: Holly Berblinger needs 11 hours, May Khoukaz needs 3 hours, Suzanne Kramarczyk needs 9 hours, Katie McCracken needs 1.50 hours, Mckenna Miller needs 6 hours, Savana Ringenbach needs 9 hours, and Emily Scherer needs 4 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

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 Ny' Reile Jones, Allie Johnson, and Erin Gibbsons 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: Ny' Reile Jones.
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Audrey Johnson, Ny'Reile Jones, and Joseph Albenesius.
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