DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL, CHESTERFIELD

002056813

(636) 519-0888

15405 OLIVE BLVD
CHESTERFIELD
MO  63017

CADENCE EDUCATION MISSOURI, LLC



 

RUSH, ABIGAIL

director.chesterfield@cadence-academy.com

Incorporated

THERESA BROZ

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

128

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 40 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

11/14/2024

10:35 AM

1:16 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2482291144


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 09/14/2007
SAMPLE FORMS 09/14/2007
POLICIES 09/14/2007
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/21/2007
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 09/14/2007
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 09/14/2007
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 09/14/2007
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/14/2007
DAILY SCHEDULE 09/14/2007
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 09/14/2007
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 05/24/2007
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 10/17/2016
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 10/03/2018
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 06/18/2019
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 10/30/2007
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/30/2007
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/25/2019
APPLICATION 09/05/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/27/2019
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 09/27/2019
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 09/27/2019
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 09/27/2019
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/26/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/12/2024
STAFF SHEET 09/14/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/14/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/14/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/14/2024




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 16
Total Children 73
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Darilynn Rogers, teacher, and Bridget Ryan, teacher, were present with seven children ages 3-months-old to 8-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Rachel Gunter, teacher, was present with four children ages 8-months-old to 11-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Margaret Connelly, teacher, was present with four children ages 12-months-old to 14-months-old
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Chelsea Smith, teacher, and Samina Lodhi, teacher, were present with eight children ages 16-months-old to 21-months-old
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Courtney Allen, teacher, and Sumalatha Arepally, teacher, were present with eight children ages 13-months-old to 22-months-old
1 10 MIXED Samantha Ware, teacher, was present with ten children ages 2-years-old to 4-years-old. There was two children age 2-years-old.
1 10 MIXED Kiara Kitchen, teacher, was present with ten children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old. There was two children age 2-years-old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Abigail Rush, Director, Mary Griesedieck, Assistant Director, and Amanda Kocher, Director, were present with zero children
1 6 PRESCHOOL Stela Slapac, teacher, was present with six children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Rachel Johnson, teacher, was present with eight children age 2-years-old
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Jasmine Gardner, teacher, was present with eight 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual sanitation inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local, state, or both, sanitation requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation requirements.

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
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: Katie Buckowitz needs 7.50, Julianna Brutnell needs 8 hours, and Makiah Mckee needs 3.50.
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 Kiara Kitchen and Fatema Zohora 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: Kiara Kitchen and Fatema Zohora.
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
Not Observed
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 Lourdes Wight, Samnia Lodhi, and Aliyah Robinson.
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

Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Fatema Zohora.
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