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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
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Facility Information

GREAT BEGINNINGS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL, L.C.

002049554

(636) 447-4212

1401 COTTLEVILLE PKWY
COTTLEVILLE
MO  63376-3431

GREAT BEGINNINGS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL, L.C.



 

SCHNEIDER, JESSICA LYNN

greatbeglc@sbcglobal.net


AMY MUSSELMAN

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

156

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/16/2025

8:30 AM

10:09 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2495201945


DocumentDocument-Date
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/12/2017
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 03/02/2007
DAILY SCHEDULE 01/17/2008
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/24/2007
POLICIES 07/26/2007
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/26/2007
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/12/2017
SAMPLE FORMS 07/26/2007
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/26/2007
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/26/2007
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/26/2007
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 04/16/2007
APPLICATION 04/08/2019
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/18/2019
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/16/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 01/17/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/14/2017
STAFF SHEET 05/24/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/14/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 04/30/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/08/2025
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 04/30/2025
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 04/30/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 04/30/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/28/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 04/30/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
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 27
Total Children 120
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kylie Langham, teacher, and Michayla Asbell, teacher, were in attendance with five children, ages 5-months-old to 10-months-old.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mackenzie Pim, teacher, and Gabby Durnbaugh, teacher, were in attendance with five children, ages 11-months-old to 14-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shawna Gregory, teacher, and Hanna Donaubauer, teacher, were in attendance with seven children, ages 14-months-old to 23-months-old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Sara Donaubauer, teacher, and Madison Stanfill, teacher, were in attendance with six children, ages 15-months-old to 23-months-old.
2 12 MIXED Maggie Hogan, teacher, and Crystal Jones, teacher, were in attendance with twelve children, ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jessica Schneider, Director, Kristine Reifsteck, Assistant Director, Angela Leadford, LLC Member, and Danielle Campanella, Cook, were in attendance with no children present.
2 11 PRESCHOOL Christy Westbrook, teacher, and Monique Smith, teacher, were in attendance with eleven children, ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 17 PRESCHOOL Sarah Fogg, teacher, and Dawn Ryan, teacher, were in attendance with seventeen children, ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Sydney Hepler, teacher, and Jennifer Johnson, teacher, were in attendance with fourteen children, ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
2 13 PRESCHOOL Shawna Chumley, teacher, and Ranjita Ojha, teacher, were in attendance with thirteen children, ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
3 20 SCHOOL AGE Rachel Buchanan, teacher, Lily-Anna Harris, teacher, and Mary Ryan, teacher, were in attendance with twenty children, ages 6-years-old to 10-years-old.
2 10 TWO YEAR OLDS Elizabeth Ghormley, teacher, and Katie Torrance, teacher, were in attendance with ten children, all age 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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Angela Leadford needs 4.5 hours.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.

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