DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MT PLEASANT CHILD DEVELOPMENT & ENRICHMENT CENTER

001971684

(314) 382-7001

2855 ARLINGTON AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63120-2011

MT PLEASANT CHILD DEVELOPMENT & ENRICHMENT CENTER



 

GASTON, PATRICE MICHELLE

MTPLEASANTDAYCARE@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Incorporated

THERESA BROZ

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

92

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/07/2026

9:40 AM

11:26 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2506247834


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 12/07/2007
SAMPLE FORMS 12/07/2007
POLICIES 12/07/2007
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 12/07/2007
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/07/2007
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/07/2007
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/07/2007
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 11/29/2007
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 10/09/2008
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 11/01/2011
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/30/2006
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 11/30/2006
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/07/2007
APPLICATION 11/19/2019
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 11/20/2019
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 01/27/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/07/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/07/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/15/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/25/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 01/07/2026




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 4
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 7
Total Children 20
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Vanita Cooper, teacher, was present with four children ages 9-months-old to 12-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shawn Doll, teacher, was present with four children ages 13-months-old to 17-months-old
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shirley Sandford, teacher, was present with two children ages 21-months-old to 23-months-old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Annette Shelton, Administrator, and Patrice Gaston, Director, were present with zero children
1 4 PRESCHOOL Norma Primer, teacher, was present with four children age 4-years-old
1 6 TWO YEAR OLDS Gloria Young, teacher, was present with six 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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 2025, the staff listed need the following information: Patrice Gaston needs 2 hours, Shawn Doll needs 3 hours, Yolanda Hogue needs 2 hours, Norma Primer needs 3 hours, Shirley Sandford needs 3 hours, and Gloria Young needs 2 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
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Shawn Doll, Norma Primer, and Shirley Sandford.
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

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The provider did not meet requirements for a written diet plan for each infant and toddler as evidenced by the written diet plan was not followed for a child in that 1 infant child did not have feeding plans on file. Admission date was 1/5/2026..
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service (2) (B) states: The written diet plan for each infant/toddler shall be followed. The parent(s) shall update the plan according to the individual needs of the child until they grant permission in writing for the child to eat table foods.
Correction Required
A written diet plan shall be on file for each infant/toddler, updated as needed and followed by caregivers.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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