DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

UNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER

003074668

(314) 726-0148

6646 VERNON AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63130-2650

YOUTH IN NEED



 

SIMS, JESSICA LYNN

jsims@uccc.org

Incorporated

JULIE PLEIMANN

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

168

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

48 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

04/23/2025

9:15 AM

12:01 PM

UNANNOUNCED

POST LICENSING

2491826283


DocumentDocument-Date
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 07/24/2024
SAMPLE FORMS 07/25/2024
APPLICATION 07/19/2024
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 07/23/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 07/24/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 06/25/2024
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/24/2024
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/27/2024
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/27/2024
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/28/2024
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/27/2024
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/24/2024
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/24/2024
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 07/24/2024
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 07/25/2024
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/27/2024
LICENSING ORIENTATION 08/08/2017
POLICIES 06/27/2024
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/27/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/10/2024
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/13/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 4
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 29
Total Children 115
StaffChildClass AgeNote
3 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mandi Stayton, Brianna Seballis and Patrice Jefferson were present with five children who were 18-months-old through 2-years-old.
3 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Ashley Vosse, Angel Pora and Anastasia Rhule were present with four children who were 5-months-old through 15-months-old. 1st Steps Desi Cheney and Loom employee Narjis Al-Maliki were also with this classroom.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Amber Killen and Daisa Henry were present with five children who were 17-months-old through 2-years-old.
3 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Grace Gorski, Eminida Kajo and Sophia Kuehner were present with eight children who were 11-months-old through 18-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Casey May and Dorneshia Tata were present with seven children who were 18-months-old through 2-years-old.
2 16 MIXED Shafonda Durham and Danae Dudley were present with sixteen children who were 2-years-old through 3-years-old, including fourteen who were 2-years-old.
2 11 MIXED Ariel Bell and Kourtney Shelton were present with eleven children who were 2-years-old through 3-years-old, including nine who were 2-years-old.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director Jessica Sims, and Kitchen Staff Jason Fishman, Jeff Jackson and Yvonne Booker were present with no children in attendance.
2 16 PRESCHOOL Veronica Blockton and Octyavia Willingham were present with sixteen children who were 3-years-old through 5-years-old.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Scovia Nassaazi and Christine Grosch were present with fourteen children who were 3-years-old through 5-years-old.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Paula Ayers and Miriam Snipes were present with fifteen children who were 3-years-old through 5-years-old.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Mariah Mitchell and Karen Williams were present with fourteen children who were 3-years-old through 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Evidence of local building approval was not received.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local building and zoning requirements, if applicable.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of local building/zoning approval as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: disinfecting wipes, diaper creams, 2 gallons of bleach, degreaser, Swiffer wet clothes. The item(s) was/were located unlocked cabinet under sinks and the floor of a bathroom.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
4/23/2025
Violation
Bathroom supplies were not available and accessible to children as evidenced by paper towels were not within children's reach.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 4. states: Paper towels, soap and toilet paper shall be provided and easily accessible so the children can reach them without assistance.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide paper towels, soap and toilet paper, accessible for children's use.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
4/23/2025
Violation
The bathroom was not clean and odor free as evidenced by the floor was soiled.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 7. states: Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.
Correction Required
Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
4/23/2025
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: Jasmine West
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Carol Jackson and Mariah Mitchell.
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
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
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: Ashley Vosse. The TB form in her file was older than 12 months from her start date.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include telephone number of family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
4/23/2025
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