DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

YMCA-EDWARD JONES BRANCH-EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER

001344727

(314) 439-9665

12521 MARINE AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63146-2411

GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION



 

HEUMANN, KIMBERLY

kim.heumann@gwrymca.org

Incorporated

DENISE ELAYNE KOCH

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

80

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

22 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

06/23/2025

4:37 PM

4:37 PM

UNANNOUNCED

SUPPLEMENTAL

2495680280


DocumentDocument-Date
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 06/14/2013
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/14/2013
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/26/1999
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/19/1999
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 07/26/1999
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 08/27/1999
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/26/1999
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 04/08/1999
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 08/17/1999
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 08/17/1999
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/14/2013
POLICIES 07/26/1999
SAMPLE FORMS 07/26/1999
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/19/1999
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/02/2014
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 07/13/2017
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 12/15/2017
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 09/11/2017
APPLICATION 07/26/2019
STAFF SHEET 07/30/2021
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/30/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/23/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 06/12/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 09/30/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/02/2024




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.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The walls located in the hallway was/were not in good condition as evidenced by the baseboard is missing around the entire area in the hallway.
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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hemantha Mula, Arianna Tate, Ashley White, Karliana Pruitt, Amaya Earls, Peyton Rose, Camille McGregor, Aliah Tansell, Emma Williams did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) 3. states: The child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers shall complete safe sleep training described in subsection (4)(A) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department-approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Behnaz Shadmani, Davis Flozelli, Aliyah Pargo.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2023, the staff listed need the following information: Aliyah Pargo needs 2 clock 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

Violation
A caregiver did not obtain a Missouri Professional Development Identification (MOPD ID) number. The staff listed need a MOPD ID: Arianna Tate, Ashley White, Karliana Pruitt, Amaya Earls, Peyton Rose, Camille McGregor, Aliah Tansell, Hemantha Mula, Emma Williams.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (F) 1. states: Caregivers shall obtain a Missouri Professional Development Identification (MOPD ID) number from the department.
Correction Required
All caregivers shall obtain a MOPD ID.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Hemantha Mula needs 2 clock hours for 2023.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A child was left without competent supervision as evidenced by a child, aged 3-years-old ran out the Tiger room and went to the Lion classroom next door to get his binkie. The child stayed in the Lion room and was playing with toys and the mirror. Staff did not see the child exit the Tiger room. A staff person passing by the Lion room noticed the child about 3 minutes and 50 seconds after the child left the Tiger Room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (A) 1. states: Caregivers shall not leave any child without competent supervision.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide competent supervision for each child as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
6/23/2025
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Records were not available for inspection by the department upon request as evidenced by Emma Williams did not have a staff file available for review.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (10) states: All records shall be available in the facility for inspection by the department upon request.
Correction Required
Records shall be available at the facility for inspection.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Minakkshi Goel, Peyton Rose, Aliah Tansell, Emma Williams.
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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Not Observed
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.
Not Observed