DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

WILLIAMS ACADEMY LLC

002853050

(314) 391-5085

6814 NATURAL BRIDGE RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63121-5315

WILLIAMS ACADEMY LLC



 

JONES, CAROLYN

williamsacademystl@yahoo.com


VIKTORIA ZABARA

BIRTH - 13 YEARS

192

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

11/20/2025

9:46 AM

11:15 AM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2504197844


DocumentDocument-Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 08/26/2021
APPLICATION 08/26/2021
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 10/20/2021
DAILY SCHEDULE 10/22/2021
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 08/26/2021
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 08/26/2021
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 12/08/2021
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 10/20/2021
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 10/22/2021
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/30/2021
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 10/03/2021
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 08/30/2021
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 09/29/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 08/30/2021
LICENSING ORIENTATION 10/17/2021
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/20/2021
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/30/2021
POLICIES 10/20/2021
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 10/03/2021
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 12/02/2022
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 01/30/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/08/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 01/29/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 06/09/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 12/09/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/09/2024




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 13
Total Children 42
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Aaramie Cotter, teacher, was present with two children aged 3-months-old to 10-months-old
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Aushe Belford, teacher, was present with two children aged 12-months-old to 13-months-old
1 1 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Sheryl Cannamore, teacher, was present with one child aged 15-months-old
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mariah Richardson, teacher, and Kimberly Smith, teacher, were present with six children aged 19-months-old to 23-months-old
1 8 MIXED LaShonna Dumka, teacher, was present with eight children aged 4-years-old to 8-years-old
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Carolyn Jones, director, Chioma Onyekere, administrator, Shawn Levi, teacher, and Tamara Ajoku-Black, cook, were present with no children in attendance
1 7 PRESCHOOL Dalisa King, teacher, was present with seven children aged 3-years-old
1 8 PRESCHOOL Joahanna Harris, teacher, was present with eight children aged 4-years-old
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Danannette Yarbrough, teacher, was present with eight children all aged 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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: the mopping bucket full of soapy water. The item(s) was/were located near the sink in the corner in the PS classroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/20/2025
Violation
The ceilings located in the PS classroom was/were not in good condition as evidenced by one of the ceiling tiles is drooping.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The observed surface area under play structure with seven slides, and the climbing wall, from which a child might fall consists of asphalt.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 8. states: Concrete, asphalt, carpet, grass or bare soil is not an acceptable surface under outdoor equipment from which children might fall and be injured.
Correction Required
The facility shall not use concrete, asphalt, carpet, grass or bare soil under equipment from which a child might fall.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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 facility did not conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening for Kayonie Morris, Cobe Frazier (rec'd 08/19/25), who was hired on 02/04/25, 05/05/25.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (P) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening prior to employment for any newly hired child care staff member who has a qualifying criminal background check result.
Correction Required
Required results of the Family Care Safety Registry screening shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
11/10/2025
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Jasmine Lerouge (rec'd 08/19/2025), Kenisha Williams, Kimberly Smith (added 08/18/25).
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
Arryona Mayhew 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

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 Gabrielle Rucker (Rec'd 09/24/25), LaShonna Dumka (Rec'd 09/24/25), Larry Wilkes Jr. (rec'd 08/19/25), Kayonie Morris, Cobe Frazier (rec'd 08/19/25), Aushe Belford (Rec'd 09/24/25), Mariah Richardson (Rec'd 09/24/25) 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
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Compliance Date
11/10/2025
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: Chioma Onyekere (Rec'd 09/24/25), Gabrielle Rucker (rec'd 11/10/25), LaShonna Dumka (rec'd 11/10/25), Larry Wilkes Jr. (rec'd 08/19/25),Kayonie Morris (Rec'd 09/24/25), Cobe Frazier (rec'd 08/19/25),Aushe Belford, Mariah Richardson (Rec'd 09/24/25)).
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Separation requirements of diapering/hand wash areas from food service were not met as evidenced by food was prepared at the hand sink.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (E) 7. states: The diapering area and hand washing area shall be separate from any food service area and any food-related materials.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall keep food items/supplies separate from diapering items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/20/2025
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Compliance
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
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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance