DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

CLAYTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

002354591

(314) 725-2325

1 OAK KNOLL PARK
CLAYTON
MO  63105-3009

CLAYTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER



 

YOUNG, KERI ANNE

director@claytonecc.org

Incorporated

THERESA BROZ

6 WEEKS - 5 YEARS

120

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

41 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 51 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/24/2025

9:05 AM

12:08 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2495811518


DocumentDocument-Date
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/01/2012
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/01/2012
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/01/2012
POLICIES 06/01/2012
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/01/2012
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/01/2012
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/01/2012
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/01/2012
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/01/2012
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 06/01/2012
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 06/01/2012
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 04/13/2016
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 04/13/2016
APPLICATION 02/28/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 04/13/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 04/13/2018
STAFF SHEET 04/28/2021
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 06/24/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 06/24/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/27/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/19/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 06/24/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/24/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 3
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 30
Total Children 88
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shineka Young, teacher, and Dilynn Eifert, teacher, were present with seven children ages 23-months-old to 24-months-old
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Marquita Crigler, teacher, and Maria Briz, teacher, were present with five children ages 12-months-old to 14-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Vicki Chitwood, teacher, and Maria Caito, teacher, were present with seven children ages 6-months-old to 12-months-old
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Tracy Woodside, teacher, and Leah Dickerson-Crump, teacher, were present with five children ages 18-months-old to 23-months-old
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Camille Smith, teacher, and Kathleen Stuckel, teacher, were present with five children ages 16-months-old to 23-months-old
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Anne Brady, Office Manager,Sierra Ellis, Infant/Toddler Program Coordinator, Meredith Davis, Preschool Program Coordinator, and Keri Young, Director, were present with zero children
3 12 PRESCHOOL Christine Burmester, teacher, Denise Jones, teacher, and Ana De Chang, teacher, were present with twelve children age 3-years-old
3 11 PRESCHOOL Diana Bailey, teacher, Kelley Williams, teacher, and Pamela Behlmann, teacher, were present with eleven children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old
3 10 PRESCHOOL Ada Boyd, teacher, Mary Mikel, teacher, and Patricia Walsh, teacher, were present with ten children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 10 PRESCHOOL Carlotta Tucker, teacher, and Joseph Sotolar, teacher, were present with ten children age 4-years-old
3 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Laura Henry, teacher, Samuel Kindberg, teacher, and Lilly Lancacster, teacher, were present with eight children age 2-years-old
2 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Jeannie Dong, teacher, and Isabel Kaschae, teacher, were 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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Camille Smith needs 1 hour.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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: Pamela Behlmann needs 3 hours, Christine Burmester needs 4 hours, Anna Craver needs 8 hours, Marquita Crigler needs 3 hours, Susan Fleming needs 6 hours, Laura Henry needs 4 hours, Chrystal Johnson needs 2 hours, Denise Jones needs 1 hour, Samuel Kindberg needs 5 hours, Melissa Matt needs 2 hours, Jasmina Subasic needs 2 hours, Carlotta Tucker needs 3 hours, Natalie Weimer needs 7 hours, Kelley Williams needs 3 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

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Pamela Behlmann, Marquita Crigler, Meredith Davis, Susan Fleming, Denise Jones, and Jasmina Subasic .
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
Compliance
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
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