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

01/15/2026

1:00 PM

1:53 PM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2506782072


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: 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 14
Total Children 71
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Carol Gilbert and Madison Thompson present with eight infants ages 4-10 month old.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver/director Cheryl ( Kai) Wagner present with four 1 year old toddlers.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Monica Miller present with four 1 year old toddlers .
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Falicia Lesley present with four 1 year old toddlers.
1 9 MIXED Caregiver Rylea Schlotter present with nine children , including three 2 years old and six 3-4 years old .
1 10 MIXED Caregiver Kara Dyer present with ten children, including four 2 years old and six 3 years old.
2 16 MIXED Caregivers Karen Werner and Amanda Manskin present with sixteen children , including eight 2 years old and eight 3 years old preschoolers during the nap.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Heather Forsythe a owner/LLC member, caregivers Brittney Hoevel and Trista Keeran present with no children in attendance.
2 16 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Melissa Steinmetz and Jordyn Mason present with sixteen preschoolers ages 3-5 years old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Not Observed
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
1/15/2026
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Not Observed
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.
Not Observed