DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
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Facility Information

HOPE MONTESSORI ACADEMY DES PERES

001579886

(314) 984-8111

2809 BARRETT STATION RD
BALLWIN
MO  63021-5815

HOPE EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH CENTER



 

DOLAN, ANNE ALISON

desperes@hopeacademy.com

Incorporated

AMY MUSSELMAN

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

160

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

18 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 36 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

04/16/2025

11:52 AM

2:22 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2491398298


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 05/10/2001
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/10/2001
POLICIES 06/04/2001
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 04/16/2025
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/10/2001
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/06/2001
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/04/2001
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/05/2012
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 10/13/1998
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 10/13/1998
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/10/2001
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 06/04/2001
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 03/05/2001
STAFF SHEET 02/20/2019
APPLICATION 12/21/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/02/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 04/16/2025
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 08/05/2014
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 01/10/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/22/2016
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/26/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 01/28/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 03/03/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 03/03/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 03/03/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 2
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 32
Total Children 97
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shannon Lakebrink, teacher, and Alyssa Jennings, teacher, were in attendance with three children, ages 6-months-old to 9-months-old.
3 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Desta Wiese, teacher, Valentina Sabourin, teacher, and Denise Craig, teacher, were in attendance with four children, ages 9-months-old to 14-months-old.
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kathryn Manion, teacher, and Sarah Koch, teacher, were in attendance with four children, ages 3-months-old to 13-months-old.
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Joy Neal, teacher, and Katherine LoPiccolo, teacher, were in attendance with four children, ages 15-months-old to 2-years-old.
2 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Andi Faulhaber, teacher, and Ingrid Enriquez, teacher, were in attendance with three children, ages 15-months-old to 2-years-old.
3 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Arleen Black, teacher, Bridget Jones, teacher, and Ana De Jesus, teacher, were in attendance with four children, ages 15-months-old to 2-years-old.
2 9 MIXED Stephanie Weaver, teacher, and Edina Baskot, teacher, were in attendance with nine children, ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old.
3 12 MIXED Kerrie Linder, teacher, Victoria Coleman, teacher, and Jackie Morrison, teacher, were in attendance with twelve children, ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Anne Dolan, Director, and Drew Hardebeck, Chef, were in attendance with no children present.
3 13 PRESCHOOL Rachel Burks, teacher, Hannah Klepper, teacher, and Jamil Johnson, teacher, were in attendance with thirteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3 18 PRESCHOOL Emily Winston, teacher, Shyamala Ravichandran, teacher, and Barbara Whitehouse, teacher, were in attendance with eighteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3 14 PRESCHOOL Carly Flickinger, teacher, Debbie Nicholson, teacher, and Tracy Callahan, teacher, were in attendance with fourteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3 9 PRESCHOOL Young Kim, teacher, Jyothirmayi Deevi, teacher, and Barsa Mohanty, teacher, were in attendance with nine children, ages 3-years-old to 5-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
Compliance
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Arleen Black, Rachel Burks, Andrea Faulhaber, Jamil Johnson, Bridget Jones, Shannon Lakebrink, Kerrie Lindner, Katherine LoPiccolo, Barsa Mohanty, Debbie Nicholson, Barbara Whitehouse and Emily Winston .
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) . states: Every three (3) years, the child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers in a group child care home or child care center licensed to provide care for infants less than one (1) year of age shall successfully complete department-approved training regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations contained in the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on sleep-related infant deaths. The Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, July 2022, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and available at https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022 or as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 150, Issue 1, July 2022. A copy can also be obtained from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and at https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/deseadministrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
Violation
Ana De Jesus and Valentina Sabourin 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.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
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
Compliance
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