DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

STRAWBERRY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BRIDGETON

002002933

(314) 770-1300

12300 NATURAL BRIDGE RD
BRIDGETON
MO  63044-2019

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LLC

12352 NATURAL BRIDGE RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63044

HOLLIS, ASHLEY NICOLE

STRAWBERRYBRG@YAHOO.COM

Incorporated

JULIE PLEIMANN

6 WEEKS - 14 YEARS

96

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS; LICENSE INCLUDES ADDRESS: 3841 MCKELVEY RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044; LICENSE INCLUDES ADDRESS: 3843 MCKELVEY RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044; 12300 NATURAL BRIDGE RD: 56 CAPACITY, 6 WEEKS THROUGH 14 YEARS; 3841 & 3843 MCKELVEY RD: 40 CAPACITY, 3 YEARS THROUGH 14 YEARS
 
Inspection Information

10/21/2025

8:30 AM

11:15 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2494948780


DocumentDocument-Date
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/28/2006
DAILY SCHEDULE 11/20/2006
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/08/2006
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/08/2006
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 11/08/2006
POLICIES 11/08/2006
SAMPLE FORMS 11/08/2006
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/20/2006
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 08/09/2006
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 08/09/2006
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/05/2013
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/08/2006
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/14/2017
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 08/22/2017
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/28/2019
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/04/2019
APPLICATION 07/24/2019
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/27/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 09/27/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 07/31/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/19/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 09/19/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 09/19/2025
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 10/21/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/19/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:00PM   5:00PM   8/15/2011



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 8
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 11
Total Children 31
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Peggy Davis and Junior Aide Carlee Nichols were present with four children who were 9-months-old through 13-months-old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director Ashley Hollis, Assistant Director Kassandra Moruzzi and staff member Destiny Tatum were present with no children in attendance.
3 10 PRESCHOOL Jodi Enloe and Mia Churchman were present with ten children who were 4-years-old through 5-years-old.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Leslie Ingram was present with eight children who were 3-years-old through 4-years-old.
2 9 TWO YEAR OLDS Lailah Paulachak and Pam Collins were present with nine children who were all 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
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that the gate to the I/T playground was unhinged at the top and the spokes were not attached at the bottom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The requirements for protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets were not met as evidenced by electrical outlets were not covered in that 3 outlets did not have covers outside of the bathroom where the 4-5-year-old were. Outlet covers were ordered.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (G) states: Protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets shall be used in areas accessible to the children.
Correction Required
The facility shall use outlet covers or twist-lock outlets as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: 2 Lysol sprays, 3 containers of Clorox wipes, a container of Pine Sol. The item(s) was/were located an unlocked cabinet under the changing table in the 2-year-old room.
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
10/21/2025
Violation
The walls located under the bulletin board in the 2-year-old classroom was/were not finished with material which can be cleaned easily as evidenced by there were multiple spots of chipped paint.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
10/21/2025
Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that the gate to the older children's playground needed to be replaced. There was a triangular shaped hole in the gate that was approximately 18" wide by 12" tall. The spokes at the bottom of the gate were also not attached and left exposed metal edges.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

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
Compliance
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 Marsha Hammonds, Cassandra Hammons.
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
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Jecoby Heard, Pam Collins and Lailah Paulachak 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
Submit Documentation

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: Jecoby Heard, Pam Collins and Lailah Paulachak.
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
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
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
2 child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Darlene Pate and Rashondra Pate.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (5) states: Criminal background checks shall be completed for each child care staff member every five (5) years.
Correction Required
Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

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. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance