DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

A AND B ACADEMY

002005494

(314) 773-8277

2705 POTOMAC ST
ST LOUIS
MO  63118-3041

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST



 

STEWART, DELPHYA YVONNE

nemo13224alfred@aol.com

Incorporated

BRITTNEY RALPH

BIRTH - 13 YEARS

113

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

28 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

11/03/2025

9:00 AM

11:17 AM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2502954064


DocumentDocument-Date
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 08/04/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 09/26/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 08/11/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 2
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 10
Total Children 36
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Staff member, Alicia Sledge was present with four children ages ranging between 3-months-old to 9-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Staff members, Dana Howard and Frances Williams were present with seven children ages ranging between 10-months-old to 11-months-old.
2 14 MIXED Staff members, Melanie Parker and Jalisha Chatman were present with 14 children ages ranging between 2-years-old to 3-years-old. There were 12 2-year-old's present.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director, Delphya Stewart and clergy member, Gwendolyn Brown were present with zero children in attendance.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Staff members, Milove Thompson and Trenell Gardener were present with 10 children all aged 4-years-old.
1 1 TWO YEAR OLDS Therapist, Julie Grana was present with one child aged 2-years-old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
TB reports on file were older than 24 months for Alfred Brown.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) 3. states: After the initial physical assessment, all caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be tested for tuberculosis at least every two (2) years. Caregivers with previously positive tuberculin tests shall be under the management of a physician.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's evacuation/emergency plan is not posted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements (5) (A) states: An emergency plan for fires and tornadoes shall be posted conspicuously and shall include the route for the drills and special instructions for nonambulatory infants and children.
Correction Required
Evacuation/emergency plan must be posted/complete as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/3/2025
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by there was deep freezer located in the hallway that leads to the bathroom used by 2-year-olds that was unlocked.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 states: The premises of all facilities shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/3/2025
Violation
Emergency numbers for the police, fire department, poison control, and ambulance were not posted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 2 (D) states: Police, fire department, poison control, ambulance and other emergency numbers posted near the telephone.
Correction Required
Emergency numbers shall be posted near the telephone.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/3/2025
Violation
Doors to the bathroom or stalls did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was a lock on the bathroom stall.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 3 (C) states: Locks or latches shall not be used on bathroom or bathroom stall doors used by children below the first grade.
Correction Required
Doors to bathrooms or stalls, used by children below the first grade, shall not have locks or latches.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/3/2025
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of a piece of rusted wire approximately 12 inches long was located on the playground near the play structure with the slide.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/3/2025
Violation
The equipment, a a jungle gym that includes an open slide, rock wall, and monkey bars, that is over 24 inches high, does not have sufficient impact absorbing material present as evidenced by the only material located in the fall zone was grass.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (D) states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") high covered with impact-absorbing materials that will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Materials may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.
Correction Required
Impact absorbent materials shall be in the fall zone for any equipment over 24 inches high.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance