DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC

001776618

(314) 895-3443

6200 HOWDERSHELL RD
HAZELWOOD
MO  63042

KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC



 

GIMPELSON, SHANNA MARIE

000366@klcorp.com

Incorporated

VIKTORIA ZABARA

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

138

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS; 64 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

05/14/2025

9:20 AM

12:34 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2493257996


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/01/2009
SAMPLE FORMS 05/01/2009
POLICIES 05/01/2009
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 05/01/2009
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 06/14/2011
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 06/14/2011
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/01/2009
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/01/2009
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/01/2009
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 09/28/2011
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 05/01/2009
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/01/2009
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/01/2009
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 06/14/2011
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 04/26/2013
APPLICATION 02/19/2019
STAFF SHEET 04/02/2021
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/16/2021
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 05/14/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 02/27/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 05/14/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/09/2024
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/14/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/14/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 05/14/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/18/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 10
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 15
Total Children 75
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mariah Griffin, teacher, and Kristen Fisher, teacher, were present with eight children aged 13-months-old to 20-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Rasha Aldridge, teacher, was present with four children aged 5-months-old to 11-months-old
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Stacy Cook, teacher, and Skylar Roberts, teacher, were present with eight children aged 17-months-old to 23-months-old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Shanna Gimpelson, director, and Rebecca Klostermann Hawley, teacher, were present with no children in attendance
1 10 PRESCHOOL Shaniel Crossman, teacher, was present with ten children aged 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 13 PRESCHOOL Rachel Phillips, teacher, Sarah Harris, teacher, were present with thirteen children aged 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 11 PRESCHOOL Shannon Boyd, teacher, and Aidan Hood, teacher, were present with eleven children aged 4-years-old to 5-years-old
1 7 TWO YEAR OLDS Taliyah Cochran, teacher, was present with seven children aged 2-years-old
2 14 TWO YEAR OLDS Mikalah Owens, teacher, and Kimberly West, teacher, were present with fourteen children all aged 2-years-old

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The name, address and telephone number of the board president was not prominently posted near the license.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (13) (C) states: Board president or chairperson;
Correction Required
The name, address, and board president or chairperson shall be posted near the license.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Shanna Gimpelson, Stacy Cook, Kristen Fisher, Mariah Griffin, Sarah Harris, Ma'Kenzie Union, Kimberly West, Christy Wills within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license.
Correction Required
Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.

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
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.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Furniture/equipment, the toy storage cabinet, in in the Infant B Classroom was not in good condition as evidenced by the left side of the cabinet is missing the edge banding exposing jagged unfinished wood.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (A) 1. states: All furniture and equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide safe and clean furniture/equipment as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/14/2025
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility did not conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening for Taliyah Cochran, Aidan Hood, who was hired on 05/12/2025.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (P) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening prior to employment for any newly hired child care staff member who has a qualifying criminal background check result.
Correction Required
Required results of the Family Care Safety Registry screening shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Uma Goel, Rasha Aldridge, Kristen Fisher, Mariah Griffin, Rachel Phillips, Skylar Roberts, Ma'Kenzie Union
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Shannon Boyd, Stacy Cook, Shaniel Crossman, Uma Goel, Sarah Harris, Rebecca Klostermann Hawley, Kristen Kujawa, Ariel Neealy, Kimberly West.
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

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Rasha Aldridge, Kristen Fisher, Mariah Griffin, Rachel Phillips, Skylar Roberts, Ma'Kenzie Union 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.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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: Rasha Aldridge, Kristen Fisher, Mariah Griffin, Rachel Phillips, Skylar Roberts, Ma'Kenzie Union.
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
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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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The disposal of wet or soiled diapers did not meet requirements as evidenced by the disposal container was not airtight.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (E) 5. states: Wet or soiled diapers shall be placed in an airtight disposal container located in the diaper change area. If cloth diapers are provided by the parent(s), individual airtight plastic bags shall be used to store each soiled diaper for return each day to the parent(s).
Correction Required
Caregivers shall dispose of wet or soiled diapers as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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
One child(ren) records did not include date care begins and ends.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (A) states: The child's full name, address, birth-date and the date care begins and ends;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/14/2025
Violation
Three child(ren) records did not include full name, home address, employers name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (B) states: Full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers' name and address, work schedule, and home and work telephone numbers;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/14/2025
Violation
One 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
5/14/2025
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Paul Thompson, Rasha Aldridge, Kristen Fisher,Mariah Griffin, Aidan Hood, Rachel Phillips, Skylar Roberts, Ma'Kenzie Union, Taliyah Cochran.
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.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance