DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

THE TREEHOUSE

000310970

(417) 859-2981

220 S ELM ST
MARSHFIELD
MO  65706-1873

MARSHFIELD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.



 

HATHCOCK, JESSICA LEEANN

treehouse@417treehouse.org

Incorporated

ELAINE S COX

BIRTH - 15 YEARS

110

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

 
Inspection Information

01/15/2026

10:15 AM

1:39 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2506775335


DocumentDocument-Date
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 06/20/1988
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/01/1988
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 07/01/1988
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/01/1988
SAMPLE FORMS 09/27/1988
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/12/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 07/08/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 07/08/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/08/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/18/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 07/18/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/18/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 07/18/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/18/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/18/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 04/12/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 07/25/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/11/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 12/11/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 12/11/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/08/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/08/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 01/15/2026




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 12
Total Children 37
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Megan Welch and Stormie Scott with 4 children ages 4 months to 22 months.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jessica Hathcock, Lindsey Scott, Dana Snow and Alexis Doop not counting in staff/child ratio.
1 2 PRESCHOOL Sondra Scott with 2 children ages 4-years-old.
1 9 PRESCHOOL Katrina Coram with 9 children age 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Natalie Knight and Amy Scott with 10 children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
2 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Brooklyn Schafer and Lisa Hufford with 12 children ages 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The observed surface area under slides, from which a child might fall consists of grass.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/15/2026
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
A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Haley Jones needs 4 hours for 2025.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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: Megan Welch needs 1 more hour.
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
Submit Documentation

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 Haley Jones and Alexis Doop 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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: Haley Jones and Alexis Doop.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Alexis Doop.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
Correction Required
Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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