MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT

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Facility Information

Facility Name
KIDS ACADEMY INC.

Facility DVN
002623512

Phone
(636) 329-1960

Physical Address
6016 WELDON SPRING PKWY
WELDON SPRING
MO 63304-9103

Owner
KIDS ACADEMY INC.

Mailing Address

Provider/Director
NIPPER, PATRICIA ANN

E-mail Address
kidsacademyws@gmail.com

Incorporated
Incorporated

Child Care Specialist
KIMBERLY KINNAIRD

Age Range
6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

Capacity
169

Facility Type
GROUP HOME AND CENTER

Limitations
16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS

Inspection Information

Date
05/07/2025

Arrival Time
10:30 AM

Departure Time
1:05 PM

Notice
UNANNOUNCED

Inspection Type
COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Inspection ID
2492852138

Document	Document-Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION	04/07/2017
DIAGRAM/INDOOR	04/07/2017
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR	04/07/2017
SAMPLE FORMS	04/07/2017
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU	04/07/2017
CHILD CARE PRACTICES	04/14/2017
DAILY SCHEDULE	04/19/2017
DISCIPLINE POLICIES	04/17/2017
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES	04/07/2017
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY	04/18/2017
POLICIES	04/14/2017
STAFF SHEET	03/25/2019
APPLICATION	03/13/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN	03/13/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY	03/13/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS	12/20/2018
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL	05/07/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING	04/30/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST	04/15/2025
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL	05/07/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION	01/09/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION	02/27/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION	04/15/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS	04/15/2025

Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with 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.

Attendance at Time of Inspection

Total Staff 21

Total Children 102

Staff	Child	Class Age	Note
3	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Caregivers Mallory Benning , Jaylynn Groves, Kara Reynolds present with children ages 2-months-old to 9-months-old.
1	4	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Caregivers Jazymn Higgins present with children ages 7-months-old to 14-months-old.
1	4	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Caregivers Carymn Hoose present with children ages 20-months-old to 24-months-old.
2	6	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Caregivers Taylor King and Kaylee Biondo present with children ages 12-months-old to 22-months-old.
2	0	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	Additional staff present on the premise, Director Patti Nipper, and Assistant Marissa McDonald, were present without children.
2	15	PRESCHOOL	Caregivers Madhavi Yadaualli and Lauren McDaniel present with children ages 3-years-old.
2	13	PRESCHOOL	Caregivers Colleen Temaj-Perez and Tammy Scott present with children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2	15	PRESCHOOL	Caregivers Delsie Moore, Cierra Gingerich, and Kara Poe present with children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2	17	SCHOOL AGE	Caregivers Tia Miller and Kelly Sims present with children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
2	9	TWO YEAR OLDS	Caregivers Meredith Peterson and Kayla Kindler present with children ages 2-years-old.
2	11	TWO YEAR OLDS	Caregivers Jennifer Spickler and Tayler Goodwin present with children ages 2-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

Violation

	Provider Comments
Violation There was no pad or mat under indoor equipment, a slide is 24 inches high and is located in the Two's Class. Licensing Rule Reference 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 8. states: Floor surfaces under indoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") in height, from which children might fall and be injured, shall be protected with pads or mats which will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Carpeting alone is not an acceptable resilient surface under indoor equipment. Correction Required Pads or mats shall be in place as required. Correction Verification Corrected on Site Compliance Date 5/7/2025

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

Compliance

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

Not Observed

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

Violation

	Provider Comments
Violation A vehicle used to transport children was not licensed in accordance with Missouri law. Licensing Rule Reference 5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips (2) (B) states: All vehicles used to transport children shall be licensed in accordance with Missouri law. Correction Required All vehicles used to transport children shall be licensed in accordance with Missouri law. Correction Verification Submit Documentation Compliance Date

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