MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT

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Facility Information

Facility Name
COURTYARD EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Facility DVN
002806100

Phone
(573) 635-4663

Physical Address
225 OSCAR DR
JEFFERSON CITY
MO 65101-1809

Owner
COURTYARD KIDDOS, L.L.C.

Mailing Address

Provider/Director
GOFF, CANDACE MARIE

E-mail Address
candace@courtyardearlylearningcenter.com

Incorporated

Child Care Specialist
KATHLEEN WILSON

Age Range
6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

Capacity
99

Facility Type
GROUP HOME AND CENTER

Limitations
16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS

Inspection Information

Date
12/08/2025

Arrival Time
10:20 AM

Departure Time
12:21 PM

Notice
UNANNOUNCED

Inspection Type
COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Inspection ID
2504930934

Document	Document-Date
APPLICATION	11/06/2019
DIAGRAM/INDOOR	10/21/2019
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR	10/21/2019
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES	11/01/2019
DISCIPLINE POLICIES	10/21/2019
POLICIES	10/21/2019
DAILY SCHEDULE	10/21/2019
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL	10/21/2019
CHILD CARE PRACTICES	10/21/2019
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES	10/21/2019
SAMPLE FORMS	10/21/2019
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT	10/21/2019
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION	10/21/2019
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS	10/21/2019
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL	10/21/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN	11/22/2019
SAFE SLEEP POLICY	11/22/2019
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY	11/22/2019
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU	11/22/2019
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION	11/25/2019
STAFF SHEET	12/21/2021
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION	09/25/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION	08/27/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST	10/20/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION	10/20/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS	10/20/2025

Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.

Open Violations: NA

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 19

Total Children 99

Staff	Child	Class Age	Note
2	7	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Lauren Belsha and Tasheena Heberer with seven children ages 3 - 7 months old.
2	6	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Brittany Crews and Trinity Mehmert with six children ages 6 - 12 months old.
2	8	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Kailah Baugh and Elise Williams with eight children ages 18 - 23 months old.
2	7	INFANTS AND TODDLERS	Taylor Kempker and Alexa McCollum with seven children ages 23 - 26 months old.
2	18	MIXED	Lawanda Jones and Courtney Hodges with eighteen children ages 2 - 3 years old (including four 2 year olds).
2	0	NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE	Present at the facility are: director Candace Goff and cook Maverick-Liam Graham.
3	19	PRESCHOOL	Lilly Broyles, Maria Hayes, and Alyssa McKenzie with nineteen children ages 3 - 4 years old.
2	20	PRESCHOOL	Allison Kinworthy and Pierce Miller with twenty children ages 4 - 5 years old.
2	14	TWO YEAR OLDS	Rebecca Dreyer and Samantha Block with fourteen 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 Compliance
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 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 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