DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

APPLE TREE ACADEMY

002958670

(573) 893-4712

2810 E MCCARTY ST
JEFFERSON CITY
MO  65101-4430

KIDS & COMPANY, LLC



 

WAGNER, CHERYL

heather@appletree4kids.com


ALLA GERASIMOVA

BIRTH - 14 YEARS

98

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

25 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/13/2026

12:40 PM

3:37 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2506576925


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 10/02/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 10/02/2022
LICENSING ORIENTATION 11/01/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 11/08/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/08/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 11/08/2022
STAFF SHEET 11/08/2022
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 11/08/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 11/08/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 11/08/2022
SAMPLE FORMS 11/08/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/08/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/08/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/08/2022
POLICIES 11/08/2022
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 11/15/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/15/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 11/15/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/08/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 11/08/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/08/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/15/2025
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 12/05/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/12/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/07/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/13/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 12/12/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  12:00PM   1:00PM   12/29/2022
  3:00PM   3:45PM   12/29/2022
  8:15AM   8:30AM   12/29/2022



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
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 12
Total Children 64
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Madison Thompson and Falicia Lesley present with eight infants ages 4-10 month old.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Monica Nelson present with four 1 year old toddlers.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Mary Kempker present with four 1 year old toddlers.
1 10 MIXED Caregiver Kara Dyer present with ten children including three 2years old and seven 3 years old during the nap.
2 18 MIXED Caregivers Melissa Steinmetz and Jordyn Mason present with eighteen children during the nap time , including five 2 years old , seven 4 years old and six 5 years old in the same classroom.
1 10 MIXED Caregiver Trista Karen present with ten children, including three 2 years old , and seven 3 years old.
2 10 MIXED Caregivers Amanda McManus and Heather Forsyth present with ten children , including four 2 years old and six 3 years old.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director /caregiver Sheryl ( Kai) Wagner and caregiver Carol Gilbert present with no children in attendance.

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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Amanda McManus. Her safe sleep training was expired on 1/10/2026. .
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Group size requirements were not met as evidenced by eighteen children, ages 2-5 years old, were cared for by two adult caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: The staff/child ratio and group size shall be followed as outlined in the below chart unless it meets an exception in subparagraphs (1)(B)-(G) below: Infants, toddlers, and 2-year-olds shall have one caregiver for every four children with no more than eight children per group; Groups composed solely of children 24 to 36 months shall have one caregiver for every eight children with no more than 16 children per group; Groups composed solely of children 3 to 4 years shall have one caregiver for every 10 children with no more than 20 children per group; Groups composed solely of children 5 years or older shall have one caregiver for every 16 children with no more than 32 children per group; A mixed group of children consisting of no more than four children age 2 years, and at least one child older than 3 years shall have one caregiver for every 10 children with no more than 20 children per group; A mixed group of children consisting of more than four children ages 24 to 36 months, and at least one child older than 36 months shall have one caregiver for every eight children with no more than 16 children per group.
Correction Required
Staff/child ratios and group sizes shall be maintained at all times.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/13/2026
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