DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
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

DENISE ELAYNE KOCH

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

160

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

05/15/2025

3:03 PM

3:03 PM

UNANNOUNCED

SUPPLEMENTAL

2493464137


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: NA
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
Not Observed
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
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
4/28/2025
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/15/2025
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A child was left without competent supervision as evidenced by on May 14, 2025 seven children were on the outdoor playground with staff members Andrea Faulhaber, Ingrid Enriquex and Annie DeJesus eating snack. Child A, age 17-months-old, left the group eating snack to play on a play structure. The staff did not notice that Child A had went to the play structure. At 3:47 PM, the staff and children went back into the classroom and Child A was left on the playground. Staff noticed he was missing from the group after approximately 90 seconds and retrieved him from the playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (A) 1. states: Caregivers shall not leave any child without competent supervision.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide competent supervision for each child as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/15/2025
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
Not Observed
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