DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE

001894535

(314) 963-0093

210 CHESTNUT AVE
WEBSTER GROVES
MO  63119-4108

BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH



 

MYERS, MICHELLE SUZANNE

BETHELDAYCARE@ATT.NET

Incorporated

DENISE ELAYNE KOCH

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

63

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

24 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/16/2025

9:30 AM

11:22 AM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2495038402


DocumentDocument-Date
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/17/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/31/2025
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 06/02/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 2
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 16
Total Children 38
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jenny Nehring and Lugenia Donaldson were present with four children who were 10-months-old through 15-months-old.
2 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Stephanie Cook and Becca Spikes were present with three children who were 16-months-old through 23-months-old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Debbie Richards and Ruth Harlow were present with eight children who were 3-months-old through 10-months-old.
2 8 MIXED Nancy Killeen and Emily Stiles were present with eight children who were 2-years-old through 3-years-old, including four who were 2-years-old.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director Michelle Myers, Floater Corliss Smith, Cook Linda Williams and Assistant Melanie Wayne were present with no children in attendance.
1 5 PRESCHOOL Liz Figgereier was present with five children who were 4-years-old through 5-years-old.
2 7 PRESCHOOL Sarah Flies and Abby Lawrence was present with seven children who were 3-years-old through 4-years-old.
1 3 TWO YEAR OLDS Chris Thompson was present with three children who were all 2-years-old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Equipment in the outdoor play area, the plastic climbing wall, was not free of sharp, loose or pointed parts as evidenced by a crack was observed on the top of the climbing wall that created a space for children to get their fingers trapped.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (G) states: Outdoor equipment shall be safely constructed, in good condition, and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Stationary equipment such as swings, slides and climbers shall be anchored securely.
Correction Required
Play equipment shall be well maintained, safely constructed, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts; stationary equipment shall be anchored.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of a tripping hazard due to damage to the resilient material along the outside of the equipment. The resilient material had a crack in the material approximately 2 feet long by ½ inch wide.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance