DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

PRE-K UNIVERSITY LLC

002700358

(314) 222-1813

3327 N HANLEY RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63121-4236

PRE-K UNIVERSITY LLC

3327 N HANLEY RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63121-4236

STEVENS, KENYA T

prekuniversity@gmail.com


DANIELLE SCHULTZ

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

43

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

11 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

03/25/2026

1:50 PM

3:13 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2510326389


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 05/24/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 05/24/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/24/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/01/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 08/01/2022
POLICIES 08/01/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/19/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/19/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/12/2022
SAMPLE FORMS 05/12/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 04/19/2022
STAFF SHEET 07/06/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 06/25/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/27/2025
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 08/27/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/31/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/27/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/22/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 08/27/2025




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 7
Total Children 22
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Brandy Baker, caregiver, present with two children in attendance, ages 9-months-old to 20-months-old.
3 16 MIXED Noel Collier, Andrea Bailey, and Tamiyah Churchman, caregivers, present with 16 children in attendance, ages 3-years-old to 6-years-old. Attendance was taken during nap time.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Kenya Stevens, director, and Jason Wright, cook, present with no children in attendance.
1 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Tersha Sneed, caregiver, present with four children in attendance, all children were 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by three openings in the lattice under the deck on the outdoor play space. Two openings measured approximately 12 inches by 7 inches. The other opening measured approximately 23 inches by 20 inches.
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

Violation
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by no resilient material was present.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 5. states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured shall be covered with impact absorbing materials which will effectively cushion the fall of a child. This material may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Outdoor equipment, two bikes, in the playground space was not in good condition as evidenced by there were broken sections of plastic along the front and back of the bike. The seat on one bike was broken.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/25/2026
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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Brandi Barker needs 2.5 hours and Kenya Stevens needs 12 hours. As of March 25, 2026, Kenya Stevens needs 12 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 Brandi Barker.
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
10/11/2025
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Compliance
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
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Not Observed
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