DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CHILDTIME LEARNING CENTERS

001456857

(636) 282-2600

2130 MICHIGAN AVE
ARNOLD
MO  63010

CHILDTIME CHILDCARE, INC.

21333 HAGGERTY RD STE 100
NOVI
MI  48375-5513

MERTENS, RACHEL

2202@childtime.com

Incorporated

BRITTANY HECHT

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

143

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

01/23/2025

12:20 PM

3:23 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2486248286


DocumentDocument-Date
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/25/2013
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 10/07/2013
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 05/18/2000
POLICIES 05/05/2000
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/05/2000
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/05/2000
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/05/2000
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 06/08/2000
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/05/2000
SAMPLE FORMS 05/05/2000
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 02/08/2000
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/29/2000
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/29/2000
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/24/2019
APPLICATION 11/21/2019
STAFF SHEET 11/21/2019
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 02/23/2017
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/18/2012
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/05/2000
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/23/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/09/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 09/27/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/23/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 01/23/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 11/29/2022




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 18
Total Children 96
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Eve Thomas & Jillian Prestidge, Caregivers 8 - 9-15 Month Olds
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jocelyn Westrup & Elizabeth Bauer, Caregivers 8 - 3-9 Month Olds
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Danielle Mays & Sianli Melkowski, Caregivers 7 - 20-23 Month Olds
2 15 MIXED Tabitha Heinzer & Ashley Province, Caregivers 13 - 2 Year Olds 2 - 3 Year Olds
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Rachel Mertens, Director Lindsay Heiges, Assistant Director Mackenzie Cox, Jenny Conway & Serena Germain, Caregivers
2 20 PRESCHOOL Summer Fritz & Aubrey Guseman, Caregivers 20 - 3 & 4 Year Olds
1 20 PRESCHOOL LaDonna Stohl, Caregiver 20 - 4 Year Olds Lindsay Heiges, Assistant Director (Available in the Office)
1 11 PRESCHOOL Nicole Wedel, Caregiver 11 - 5 Year Olds
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Samantha Heinzer, Caregiver 8 - 2 Year Olds

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
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by the cord to the wall mounted TV in the Junior K Room was not secured to the wall.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by the cord to the Light Table in the Junior K Room was not secured to the wall.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by the door to the Mechanical Closet in Toddler Room 2 does not stay locked/latched making the space accessible to children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (C) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: A & D Healing Ointment. The item(s) was/were located in the storage closet in the Pre-K 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
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
The ceilings located in the bathroom on the right in the Pre-K Room was/were not clean as evidenced by toilet paper wads were stuck to 2 ceiling tiles.
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
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that it was unattached from the top rail on the 1st & 2nd panels to the right of the double gate on the Big Playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 4 inches where the double gate comes together to close on the Big Playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/23/2025
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 facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Lindsay Heiges.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (K) . states: The child care provider shall ensure that within seven (7) days of employment or volunteering, and before being left alone with children, that caregivers employed on or after August 30, 2019, receive a facility orientation. The facility orientation shall include--
Correction Required
The facility shall ensure that a facility orientation occurs within 7 days of employment or volunteering and before caregivers are left alone with children.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Jenny Conway & Eve Thomas 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.

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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 Lindsay Heiges 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
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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: Lindsay Heiges, Eve Thomas & Alyssa Barthelmy.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
Medical examination report form did not contain all required information as evidenced by the Medical Provider failed to note that the patient was in good physical & emotional health & free of contagious disease for the following staff: Eve Thomas & Jenny Conway.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (D) states: The medical examination report form shall be supplied by the department or the facility may use its own form if it contains all the information on the department’s form. The Medical Examination Report for Caregivers and Staff form, revised 2021, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
Medical reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Jessica Miller & LaDonna Stohl.
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
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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