DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KID'S KASTLE LEARNING & ACTIVITY CENTER

001689534

(314) 892-2004

4710 SOUTH DR
ST LOUIS
MO  63129

JEMS I INC.



 

PEDRAZA, ASHLEY

KIDSKASTLE@AOL.COM

Incorporated

ABBIGAIL HORN

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

53

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 15 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/17/2025

11:00 AM

12:38 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2495327727


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/01/2002
SAMPLE FORMS 06/01/2002
POLICIES 06/01/2002
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/01/2002
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/01/2002
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/01/2002
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/01/2002
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/01/2002
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/01/2002
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/01/2002
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/16/2012
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 04/18/2016
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 12/27/2001
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 04/26/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 04/11/2018
APPLICATION 05/15/2020
STAFF SHEET 08/04/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/23/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/17/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/17/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 05/23/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 05/23/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 06/17/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:30PM   5:30PM   12/14/2021



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 5
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 53
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Duaa Alfaris and Sheila Fehrman, teachers present with eight children, ages 5-months-old to 12-months-old.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Ashley Pedraza, director, and Antonio Pedraza, cook present with zero children.
3 18 PRESCHOOL Jeremiah Peters, Laritzza Xolochigo, and Jaela Hamilton, teachers present with eighteen children, ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 19 SCHOOL AGE Taya Green and Gabriella Pedraza, teachers present with nineteen children, ages 6-years-old to 10-years-old.
2 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Stephanie Martinez and Asia Simms, teachers present with eight children, 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Sleeping equipment was not arranged to provide required spacing as evidenced by there was no aisle on the long side of the napping equipment.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 1. D. states: Sleeping equipment shall be arranged to provide at least a two foot (2') aisle on one (1) long side of the equipment.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall provide a two foot (2') aisle on one long side of the napping equipment.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
6/17/2025
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: Sheila Fehrman needs 2 hours and Ashley Pedraza needs 2.25 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
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 Jaela Hamilton 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: Jaela Hamilton.
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
Compliance
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Ashley Pedraza, Antonio Pedraza, Duaa Alfaris, Sheila Fehrman.
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

Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Laritzza Xolochigo and Jaela Hamilton.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
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