DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC

001776823

(636) 527-8280

497 BIG BEND
BALLWIN
MO  63021

KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC



 

FANT, SHANNON DANAE

shannon.fant@kindercare.com


THERESA BROZ

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

150

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 19 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/14/2026

12:10 PM

1:44 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2513311535


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 07/23/2003
SAMPLE FORMS 07/23/2003
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 12/12/2012
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 12/12/2012
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/23/2003
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/23/2003
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/23/2003
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/23/2003
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/23/2003
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/23/2003
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/23/2003
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 02/14/2011
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 05/20/2025
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/07/2014
POLICIES 02/05/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 09/19/2018
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 06/04/2003
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 06/13/2012
APPLICATION 02/13/2019
STAFF SHEET 04/05/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 04/27/2026
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/10/2026
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/29/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 04/27/2026
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 04/27/2026




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 11
Total Children 49
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Ching-Yi Wu, teacher, was present with four children ages 2-months-old to 6-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Ananya Chatterjee, teacher, was present with four children ages 7-months-old to 12-months-old
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jennifer Hagen, teacher, and Ashley Hacker, teacher, was present with seven children ages 14-months-old to 23-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Barbara Grice, teacher, was present with four children ages 21-months-old to 23-months-old
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Shannon Fant, Director, was present with zero children
2 10 PRESCHOOL Tabitha MacBain, teacher, and Shalana Davis, teacher, were present with ten children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old
1 8 PRESCHOOL Carrie Gray, teacher, was present with eight children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old
2 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Tatyana Mclean, teacher, and Zeena Pappan, teacher, were present with twelve children age 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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Compliance
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Kayla Tober.
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
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
One child(ren) records did not include telephone number of family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/14/2026
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