DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KIDS AHOY LEARN AND CARE CENTER, LLC

001929382

(636) 239-0115

1890 E 9TH ST
WASHINGTON
MO  63090-3554

KIDS AHOY LEARN AND CARE CENTER, LLC



 

SMITH, CHRISTINA

kids@kidsahoyllc.com


LAUREN R RAYWARNKE

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

161

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

17 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 23 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/08/2025

1:00 PM

3:27 PM

ANNOUNCED

SUPPLEMENTAL

2498234230


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 07/14/2014
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 07/14/2014
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/21/2014
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 08/13/2014
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/14/2014
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 07/15/2014
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 06/25/2014
SAMPLE FORMS 07/30/2014
POLICIES 07/30/2014
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/30/2014
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/30/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/30/2014
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/30/2014
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/30/2014
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 08/13/2014
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 03/14/2016
APPLICATION 05/20/2020
STAFF SHEET 07/31/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 01/12/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 07/14/2014
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 07/24/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/28/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/02/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 07/15/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 07/31/2024

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  2:30PM   4:30PM   7/12/2016



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 6
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 20
Total Children 72
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Amie Brown with 4 children age 1.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Emily Steenbock and Caroline Heimos with 6 children age 1.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Stephanie Johnson and Serenity Thompson with 5 children, one child 8 months old, three children 9 months old and one child age 1.
2 11 MIXED Caregivers Autumn Betts and Elaina Starnes with 11 children, ten children age 2 and one child age 3.
2 8 MIXED Caregivers Kristina Hasty and Anna Killmade with 8 children, two children age 2 and six children age 3.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director Christina Smith, LLC Member Ky Ngo and Caregiver Madison Murphey in the main office with 0 children. Cook Kelly Brown in the kitchen with 0 children.
2 5 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Haylie Garney and Cheyenne Ficher with 5 children ages 3 through 4 year's old.
1 7 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Natalie Noyes with 7 children ages 4 through 5 year's old.
1 6 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Angela Schmitz with 6 children ages 3 through 5 year's old.
1 7 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Anna Grossius with 7 children ages 5 through 6 year's old.
2 13 SCHOOL AGE Caregivers Arianna Stroub and Brianna Bareiter with 13 children ages 7 through 11 year's 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: Loretta West needs 8.50 hours for 2024 and Kelly Brown needs 3 hours for 2024.
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 Loretta West.
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Cheyenne Fischer, Stephanie Rogers, Kirsten Sincox, Ariana Straub 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: Stephanie Rogers, Kirsten Sincox, Ariana Straub.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by 1 child's immunization record(s) was/were not on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (4) (A) states: No child shall be permitted to enroll in or attend any day care facility caring for ten (10) or more children unless the child has been immunized adequately against vaccine preventable childhood illnesses specified by the department in accordance with recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP). The parent or guardian of the child shall provide satisfactory evidence of the required immunizations. Satisfactory evidence means a statement, certificate or record from a physician or other recognized health facility or personnel, stating that the required immunizations have been given to the child and verifying the type of vaccine and the month, day and year of administration.
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/8/2025
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/8/2025
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Morgan Buddemeyer, Anna Grossius and Kelli Wedge.
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 Brianna Barietter and Hanna Thacker.
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