DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

HOPE MARK PRESCHOOL

000783675

(314) 832-8115

6273 EICHELBERGER ST
ST LOUIS
MO  63109-3452

HOPE MARK, INC



 

BAHR, JESSICA MICHELLE

jessie@hopemark.org

Incorporated

SAMANTHA UPSHAW

24 MONTHS - 5 YEARS

38

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

 
Inspection Information

11/12/2024

10:00 AM

12:38 PM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2481941725


DocumentDocument-Date
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/24/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 09/19/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 6
Total Children 19
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Sophie Prosser, Director and Amy Escobar, Church Receptionist, were present with no children in care.
1 9 PRESCHOOL Anthony Havlin, Teacher, was present with nine children in care, aged 4-years-old to 5-years-old, in the Fellowship Hall.
1 1 PRESCHOOL Jennifer Barber, Teacher was present with one child in care, aged 3-years-old, in the Garden Classroom.
2 9 PRESCHOOL Judy Macek, Teacher and Mollie Morton, Office Manager, were present with nine children in care, all aged 3-years-old, in the Lunch Bunch Classroom.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's storage/disposal of medication was not proper as evidenced by medication was not disposed of or returned to the parent when no longer needed. The medication was located in the Garden Classroom and had expired in June of 2023.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (10) (F) states: Unused medication shall be returned to the parent or disposed of immediately after it is no longer needed.
Correction Required
Medication shall be inaccessible to children and handled as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The provider did not follow required procedures for accidents, injuries and emergency medical care as evidenced by parents' instruction were not followed when medical authorization to the facility was not documented for two child records.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (11) states: In case of an accident or injury to a child, the provider shall notify a parent immediately. If a child requires emergency medical care, a parent's prior written instructions shall be followed. A form shall be completed indicating the circumstances and the date and time of the injury. The form shall be signed by the caregiver and his/her supervisor. A copy of the form shall be given to the parent the day of the accident or injury and necessary explanations shall be given. The form shall be filed in the child's record.
Correction Required
The provider shall follow procedures as required in the case of a child's accident, injury, or emergency care.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/12/2024
5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: an adult pair of scissors . The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked drawer in the Lunch Bunch Classroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (D) states: Hazardous materials such as cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages or hazardous personal care items shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related materials.
Correction Required
Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/12/2024
Violation
The walls located in the Fellowship Hall was/were not in good condition as evidenced by peeling paint on the bottom portion near a locked door.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (F) states: Walls, ceilings, floors and equipment shall be finished with materials that can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipped paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. The facility shall be free of all lead hazards and asbestos that is friable or dangerous.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/12/2024
Violation
Emergency numbers for the police, fire department, poison control, and ambulance were not posted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 2 (D) states: Police, fire department, poison control, ambulance and other emergency numbers posted near the telephone.
Correction Required
Emergency numbers shall be posted near the telephone.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/12/2024
Violation
Requirements for indoor play equipment and materials were not met. Toys/materials were not in good condition as evidenced by the foam blocks located in the Fellowship Hall had fraying fabric on the corners.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 7 states: Indoor play equipment and materials shall be provided and shall be clean and in good condition with all parts intact. Infants and toddlers shall have safe toys. Toys, parts of toys or other materials small enough to be swallowed shall not be used.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide play equipment and materials as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/12/2024
5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance