DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CUDDLES DAY CARE CENTER CORP.

001495029

(314) 801-7700

3815 SHACKELFORD RD
FLORISSANT
MO  63034-1549

CUDDLES DAY CARE CENTER CORP.

4666 BEHLMANN FARMS BLVD
FLORISSANT
MO  63034-2857

JOHNSON, TRINA CASSANDRA

tcuddles@att.net

Incorporated

VIKTORIA ZABARA

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

107

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/19/2025

1:48 PM

3:05 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2493564192


DocumentDocument-Date
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/30/2016
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/26/2016
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/08/2016
SAMPLE FORMS 04/26/2016
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/30/2016
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/08/2016
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 04/26/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 01/08/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 01/08/2018
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 04/26/2016
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/02/2016
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/08/2016
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/08/2016
POLICIES 03/08/2016
APPLICATION 03/04/2020
STAFF SHEET 03/17/2020
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/17/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 03/26/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/19/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/05/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 05/19/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/24/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 02/26/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  4:30PM   5:30PM   6/16/2016
  8:30AM   9:30AM   6/16/2016



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 3
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 5
Total Children 23
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Teresa Njai (Ngari), teacher, was present with three children aged 11-months-old to 23-months-old
1 7 MIXED Veronica Abdullahi, teacher, was present with three children aged 2-years-old and four children aged 3-years-old
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Trina Johnson, director, was present with no children in attendance
1 10 PRESCHOOL Nakira Hatchet, teacher, was present with ten children aged 3-years-old to 5-years-old
1 3 TWO YEAR OLDS Ernestine Hodges, teacher, was present with three children all aged 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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Furniture/equipment, changing table, in the I/T classroom was not in good condition as evidenced by there is a detached rubber edge trim on the protected barrier in that wood is exposed to all bacteria and chemicals .
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Outdoor equipment, the play structure, the spring bouncer with 4 seats, the merry-go-cycle, in the I/T playground, the PS playground was not in good condition as evidenced by there is peeling brown paint on the steps leading to the play structure, there is an area with peeling green paint on the center piece of the bouncer, there is an area with peeling red paint on the top of the merry-go-cycle .
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor 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
Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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 Trina Johnson, Cassandra Jones, Teresa Njai (Ngari).
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
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
Not Observed
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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance