DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER OF THE OZARKS

000236499

(417) 829-0800

1545 E PYTHIAN ST
SPRINGFIELD
MO  65802-2139

DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER OF THE OZARKS



 

STACYE, JEANETTE LEE

cvaughn@dcoonline.com

Incorporated

ELAINE S COX

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

138

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

24 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 72 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

02/09/2026

9:43 AM

12:56 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2507897508


DocumentDocument-Date
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/23/1999
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 09/21/1988
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/19/2010
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 11/19/2010
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 12/09/1993
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/09/1993
POLICIES 11/12/2013
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 11/12/2013
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/12/2013
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 02/14/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 02/15/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 02/16/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/12/2013
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 09/19/2014
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/05/2026
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 01/05/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/13/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/03/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 02/02/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/05/2026




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 26
Total Children 69
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Ashley Durden and Dyellen Wallace with 5 children ages 4 months to 12 months.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Sarah Mahoney with 4 children ages 3 months to 11 months.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Avery Esterline with 4 children age 18 months-23 months.
3 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Amy Sullinger, Imogen Weigard-Buckley and Weston Grayson with 6 children age 14 months to 23 months.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kiyara Stubbs and Summer Peterson with 7 children ages 12 months to 17 months.
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jeanette Stacye, Nishia Hahn, Rachel Lankey, Charles Kinkade, and Bobbi Lowery not counting in staff/child ratio.
7 31 PRESCHOOL Laura Wis-Tilton, Arecca Gonzales, Zoe Holt, Malachi Shull, Stephanie Denson, Ashely Gurley and Reginald Warren with 31 children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old. This group was outside on the play yard.
5 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Pamela Keen, LaMonica Robinson, Makydria Harper Tayia Reeves and Danielle Roeder with 12 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: bleach. The item(s) was/were located in a cabinet with a broken safety lock.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
2/9/2026
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Stephanie Ballard.
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Malichi Shull and Danielle Roeder 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

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include full name, home address, employers name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (B) states: Full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers' name and address, work schedule, and home and work telephone numbers;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
2 child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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