DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

SHEPHERD'S TREE HOUSE LLC

002423201

(417) 778-6003

406 HALL ST
ALTON
MO  65606-8352

SHEPHERD'S TREE HOUSE LLC

PO BOX 429
ALTON
MO  65606-0429

SCHMIDT, ASHLEY

shepherdstreehouse@outlook.com


LESLEY WARREN

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

50

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

04/08/2025

12:05 PM

12:05 PM

UNANNOUNCED

SUPPLEMENTAL

2490620708


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 11/13/2020
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/09/2020
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/13/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/30/2020
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/09/2020
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 12/09/2020
POLICIES 12/09/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/09/2020
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/09/2020
APPLICATION 11/13/2020
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 12/01/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/13/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/05/2013
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 09/13/2013
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 03/28/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/09/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/04/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 01/09/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/09/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 01/02/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 7. states: Areas under and around outdoor equipment shall have continuous maintenance to ensure that the material remains in place and retains its cushioning properties. The resilient material shall be supplemented immediately or replaced as needed.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

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Compliance Date
2/25/2025
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Not Observed
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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Chloe Axelsen needs 3 hours, Ashley Schmidt needs 2 hours, Kelsey Deluna needs 12 hours, Kaylee Nelson needs 1.5 hours, Tamaira Jameson needs 5 hours, Laiken Heck needs 3 hours, Alyssa Kemper needs 5 hours.
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.

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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Avah Bayard 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.

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Compliance Date
4/8/2025
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: Avah Bayard is no longer employed.
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.

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Compliance Date
4/8/2025
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Avah Bayard is no longer employed.
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.

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Compliance Date
4/8/2025
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Not Observed
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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Not Observed