DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

SACRED HEART VILLA

000263727

(314) 771-2224

2108 MACKLIND AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63110-2917

SACRED HEART VILLA



 

PRICE, CHRISTINE GERALYN

cprice@sacredheartvilla.org

Incorporated

BRITTNEY RALPH

24 MONTHS - 6 YEARS

150

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

 
Inspection Information

05/12/2026

10:00 AM

12:15 PM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2513212275


DocumentDocument-Date
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/12/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/10/2026
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 08/22/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 5
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 26
Total Children 71
StaffChildClass AgeNote
3 8 MIXED Teachers, Angela Mason and Bernadette Scerati, and volunteer Chloe Gloriod were present with eight children ages ranging between 2-years-old to 3-years-old.
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Office manager, Ana Sholla, director, Christine Price, maintenance, Niko Sholla, and cooks, Margrett Stoverink, and Silvanna Sholla were present with zero children in attendance.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Teachers, Mary Grace Ruggeri and Anna Jones were present with 10 children all aged 3-years-old.
3 7 PRESCHOOL Teachers, Ashley Berry, Jessica Duchinski, and volunteer, Sofia Mitchell were present with seven children all aged 3-years-old.
3 6 PRESCHOOL Teachers, Elizabeth Prost and Kristin Johnston, and volunteer Mony Wilmes were present with 6 children ages ranging between 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
4 14 PRESCHOOL Teachers, Estelle Johnston and Grace Arnone along with volunteers Sonja Nuszkowski and Illyria Austerman were present with 14 children all aged 5-years-old.
1 6 PRESCHOOL Teacher, Karen Jaeger were present with six children ages ranging between 4-years-old to 5-year-old.
3 13 PRESCHOOL Teacher, Delaney Reynolds and Katherine Kharr along with volunteer Eila Maldonado were present with 13 children all aged 4-years-old.
2 7 PRESCHOOL Teacher, Raquel Henlon and Cindy Schmid were present with seven children all aged 3-years-old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for Mary Jo Rhoda and Rebecca McDermott as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) . states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Diapering supplies and a handwashing sink with warm, running water was not located in the diapering area allowing the caregiver to maintain supervision of the children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements (3) (A) states: Diapering supplies and a hand washing sink with warm, running water shall be in a location that allows the caregiver to maintain supervision of the children in care at all times.
Correction Required
The diapering area shall include diapering supplies and a handwashing sink as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for the outdoor play area were not met as evidenced by the fence had openings that were greater than 3 1/2 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 4 inches.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (A) states: An outdoor play area available on or adjoining the child care property. Facilities with a capacity of more than ten (10) children shall have a fenced play area. Play areas in facilities with a capacity of ten (10) or fewer children shall be fenced when necessary for the protection of children from traffic, water or other hazards. Fences shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. Openings in fences shall be no greater than three and one-half inches (3 1/2").
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be on or adjoining the property and fenced as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of 6 rusty screws sticking out of the wooden benches/wood block holders.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for fire safety inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection was not kept on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. states: All buildings and premises used by a child-care facility to care for more than six children except those exempted from the licensing provisions of the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (15) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, shall be inspected annually for fire and safety by the state fire marshal, the marshal's designee or officials of a local fire district and for health and sanitation by the department of elementary and secondary education or the department's designee, including officials of the department of health and senior services, or officials of the local health department. Evidence of compliance with the inspections required by this section shall be kept on file and available to parents of children enrolling in the child-care facility.
Correction Required
An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Subsidy Requirements
Compliance