DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MARY MARGARET DAY CARE AND LEARNING CENTER

002107919

(314) 741-3516

2011 REDMAN RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63138

AUNTIE MARGARET'S DAY CARE, INC.



 

MATLOCK, SHERONDA SHEA

mmdc2011redman@yahoo.com

Incorporated

ELIZABETH TILLINGER

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

96

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS; 80 FULL DAY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
 
Inspection Information

03/10/2026

1:45 PM

3:45 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2509454118


DocumentDocument-Date
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 06/10/2016
DAILY SCHEDULE 09/30/2008
POLICIES 06/16/2008
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/16/2008
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 08/28/2008
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 08/28/2008
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/28/2008
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 08/28/2008
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 08/28/2008
SAMPLE FORMS 08/28/2008
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/28/2008
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 08/28/2008
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 06/05/2015
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 02/09/2016
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 09/01/2017
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/14/2008
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/14/2008
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 10/02/2014
APPLICATION 05/07/2018
STAFF SHEET 07/23/2018
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/10/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/21/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/07/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/02/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/07/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 08/07/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 2
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 9
Total Children 37
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Larhonda White, teacher, present with four children age 7-months-old to 8-months-old.
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Loyce Heffner, teacher, present with three children age 18-months-old to 20-months-old.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Sheronda Matlock, director, present with no children.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Cikyra Terrell, Hevan Williams, and Julia Watson, present with no children.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Ghislaine Akakpo, teacher present with eight children all age three-years-old.
1 14 PRESCHOOL During nap time, Aleisha Carruth, teacher, present with 14 children age 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
1 9 TWO YEAR OLDS During nap time, Tamika Brown, teacher, present with nine children all age two-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
Not Observed
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: Windex, Pinesol, bathroom cleaner. The item(s) was/were located in the school age room supply cabinet.
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
3/10/2026
Violation
Window and door requirements were not met as evidenced by there was no screen on an open door.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 2. states: Open windows and doors shall be screened securely. Barriers to prevent children from falling against windows or falling from windows shall be provided when windows are less than twenty-four inches (24") from the floor and not constructed of safety glass or other nonbreakable material.
Correction Required
Open windows and doors shall be screened securely and barriers shall be installed as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/10/2026
Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that as you walk out of the preschool classroom door, down the sidewalk, onto the playground, there is a wooden retaining wall made of beams, that serves as a border along a chain link fence, that sits above the wall. The wall ascends from high to low, with the lowest section approximately 17 inches in height to 56 inches. There is a section of chain link fence that sits above the wall missing, measuring approximately 6 feet wide. There is another opening in the fence that measures approximately 2 feet by 5 inches. Children have access to the fence due to the lowest height of the wooden retaining wall. There is also one wooded beam splintering with an exposed a rusted bolt.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by there are multiple tree branches and a broken slide with sharp edges on the infant toddler playground with sharp edges that could puncture a child.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
Compliance
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A pacifier was observed attached to an infant’s clothing while the infant was sleeping.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (2) (C) 4. F. states: Pacifiers, if used, shall not be hung around the infant’s neck. Pacifier mechanisms or pacifiers that attach to infant clothing shall not be used with sleeping infants.
Correction Required
Pacifiers shall not be hung around an infant’s neck or attached to clothing while the infant is sleeping.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/10/2026
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
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. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance