DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

JAMAICA SHOWERS PLAYCARE CENTER, LLC

002788327

(314) 449-6679

4520 NATURAL BRIDGE AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63115-2346

JAMAICA SHOWERS PLAYCARE CENTER, LLC

2149 CLEVELAND BLVD
GRANITE CITY
IL  62040-3333

TAYLOR, JALEH M

jsplaycarecenterllc@yahoo.com


TARA D BURNETT

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

18

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

7 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

02/09/2026

10:50 AM

1:46 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2507983848


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 11/02/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/12/2021
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 11/12/2021
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/20/2021
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/04/2021
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 11/04/2021
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/04/2021
SAMPLE FORMS 12/20/2021
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 12/20/2021
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/17/2021
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 11/12/2021
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/18/2021
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/18/2021
POLICIES 11/18/2021
DAILY SCHEDULE 02/15/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 02/07/2022
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 12/21/2021
LICENSING ORIENTATION 08/21/2019
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/19/2025
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 02/09/2026
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 02/09/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 02/09/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 01/15/2026
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 02/09/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 02/09/2026




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 5
Total Children 7
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 MIXED Teacher, Wendy Robinson and Teacher, Arieis Ellis were present with seven children ages ranging between 11-months-old and 5-years-old including two children who were 2-years-old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE LLC Member, Jamaica Showers, Director, Jaleh Taylor and Cook, Jaironi Collins were 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility did not provide 35 square feet of usable floor space for each infant and toddler as evidenced by an 11-month-old child was being supervised in the preschool classroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (B) 2. A. (I) states: At least thirty-five (35) square feet of usable floor space shall be provided for each infant and toddler. Space occupied by cribs and playpens used for napping shall be deducted from usable floor space;
Correction Required
Thirty-five square feet of usable floor space shall be provided for each infant/toddler.

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
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: Jaleh Taylor needs 12 clock hours and I'Taijja Miller-Brown needs .50 clock 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff I'Taijja Miller-Brown.
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
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
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Appropriate care, safety and/or supervision of children was not provided while transporting children as evidenced by two seatbelts were not working and there was an opening in the rear floor of the van in front of the last set of seats on the left side that measured approximately 5 inches wide and 7 inches long.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips (1) (A) states: The provider shall be responsible for the care, safety and supervision of children on field trips or at any time they transport children away from the facility.
Correction Required
Children shall be safe and supervised during off-site activities.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The driver of a vehicle used to transport children was not qualified as evidenced by Lacresha Clay did not have a valid driver's license (Class E or CDL).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips (2) (A) states: The driver of any vehicle used to transport children shall be no less than eighteen (18) years of age and shall have a valid driver's license as required by Missouri law.
Correction Required
The driver of any vehicle used to transport children shall meet age and licensing requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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