DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL, EUREKA

002639112

(636) 938-3999

76 THE LEGENDS PKWY
EUREKA
MO  63025-3801

CADENCE EDUCATION MISSOURI, LLC



 

BUEKER, TINA MARIE

director.eureka@cadence-academy.com

Incorporated

THERESA BROZ

6 WEEKS - 13 YEARS

202

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

52 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 24 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 44 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

04/05/2024

1:45 PM

3:24 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2467855363


DocumentDocument-Date
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 04/07/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 11/20/2018
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 02/06/2017
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 02/06/2017
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 02/06/2017
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 02/06/2017
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 02/06/2017
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 02/06/2017
POLICIES 02/06/2017
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 01/27/2017
SAMPLE FORMS 02/06/2017
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 02/06/2017
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 04/07/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 02/23/2017
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 10/22/2021
STAFF SHEET 02/21/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 04/19/2017
APPLICATION 12/17/2018
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 01/01/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/19/2020
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/04/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 03/08/2024
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 03/10/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/06/2024
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/08/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 03/08/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 03/08/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 4
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 20
Total Children 104
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kennedy Bell, teacher, and Katherine Woolford, teacher, were present with seven children ages 3-months-old to 11-months-old
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Alexandria Tigges, teacher, and Morgan Brinley, teacher, were present with eight children ages 14-months-old to 22-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Alyson Diekmann, teacher, was present with four children ages 17-months-old to 21-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Madison Hart, teacher, was present with four children ages 12-months-old to 23-months-old
2 14 MIXED Star Charlton, teacher, and Trinity Dittrich, teacher, were present with fourteen children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Tina Bueker, Director, Hope Helton, Assistant Director, Abigail Riffel, Administration Assistant, and Shastine Snow-Woosley, teacher, were present with zero children
1 9 PRESCHOOL Ridley Hertel, teacher, was present with nine children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
1 10 PRESCHOOL Sohair Elmagrabi, teacher, was present with ten children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 18 PRESCHOOL Alyssa Duncan, teacher, and Angela West, teacher, were present with eighteen children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old
2 16 SCHOOL AGE Cathy Lewis, teacher, and Emma Stochl, teacher, were present with sixteen children age 5-years-old
2 14 TWO YEAR OLDS Natasha Houston, teacher, and Emily Hardina, teacher, were present with fourteen children age 2-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 annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The walls located in the Rhino room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by there was chipped paint on the wall by the outside bathroom door.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Shannon Lewis, Kyndra Morgan, and Alexandria Tigges.
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

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
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 older than five (5) years for Kennedy Bell, Star Charlton, Cathy Lewis, Shannon Lewis, Smita Modi, Hayde Nehring, Abigail Riffel, Shastine Snow- Woosley, and Tina Bueker.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (5) states: Criminal background checks shall be completed for each child care staff member every five (5) years.
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