DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

BRIGHTSTAR PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

002674968

(314) 733-5250

8525 NATURAL BRIDGE RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63121-4545

L.D.R. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.



 

RICE, DAPHNE MICHELLE

victoryLDR@yahoo.com

Incorporated

DENISE ELAYNE KOCH

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

60

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

6 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

04/22/2026

2:20 PM

3:16 PM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2512309992


DocumentDocument-Date
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 04/10/2026
APPLICATION 03/05/2018
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/02/2018
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 05/02/2018
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/02/2018
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/02/2018
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 05/02/2018
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/02/2018
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/02/2018
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/02/2018
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/10/2018
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/25/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/31/2018
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/25/2018
POLICIES 05/25/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/18/2020
STAFF SHEET 08/09/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/29/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/04/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/25/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/23/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/25/2025
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/23/2025
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 01/14/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  4:00PM   5:00PM   6/1/2018
  7:00AM   8:00AM   6/1/2018



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
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 35
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Daphne Rice, director, present with no children.
1 7 PRESCHOOL Fred Dunn, teacher present with seven children age 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Deanna Johnson, teacher, present with eight children age 3-years-old.
2 20 PRESCHOOL Teyonna Simmons, teacher, and Bailey Williams, teacher, present with twenty children age 3-years-old to 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility is owned by a legal entity that currently shows as dissolved on Missouri Secretary of State's website.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (D) states: Documentation as required by the Missouri Secretary of State and state law to verify the legal entity is in good standing, if a group child care home or child care center is owned by a legal entity.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence that the legal entity is in good standing with the Missouri Secretary of State and state law.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
4/10/2026
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
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: Daphne Rice needs 5.25 hours, Bailey Williams needs 11 hours, and Jesse Bruce needs 8.50 hours. As of April 22, 2026, Daphne Rice needs 3.25 hours and Jesse Bruce needs 6.50 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

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