DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN EARLY YEARS CENTER

001208240

(314) 721-4866

7200 DELMAR
UNIVERSITY CITY
MO  63130

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ST. LOUIS



 

MEIER, MARGE

eyc@firstpres-stl.org

Incorporated

JULIE PLEIMANN

4 MONTHS - 5 YEARS

37

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

16 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

02/27/2025

N/A

N/A

N/A

COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION

2488059507


DocumentDocument-Date
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/22/2024
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 08/08/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/29/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: NA

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
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for Lawanda Gray 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 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) . states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
2/3/2025
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
The requirements for handrails and guardrails were not met as evidenced by The main stairwell which the children use had gaps between the polls between 4 inches and 4.75 inches. The back stairwell had a loose banister.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (B) states: Porches, decks, stairwells or other areas in approved child care space shall have protective handrails and guardrails if there is a drop-off of more than twenty-four inches (24") from which children might fall and be injured. Guardrails shall be at least thirty-six inches (36") high, and shall have bars placed at intervals of no more than three and one-half inches (3 1/2"), or have protective material to prevent a three and one-half inch (3 1/2") sphere from passing through the bars.
Correction Required
Handrails and guardrails shall be provided as required. Spacing at bars shall be no more than 3 1/2 inches.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
2/26/2025
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of the outdoor play space is currently under remodel. It is not currently being used. There is no playground equipment, the fence isn't closed, there construction equipment and loose gravel. The playground is expected to be completed by the end of year.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/2/2025
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