DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

UNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER

003074668

(314) 726-0148

6646 VERNON AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63130-2650

YOUTH IN NEED



 

ALEXANDER, TERI JEAN

fadelani@youthinneed.org

Incorporated

JULIE PLEIMANN

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

168

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

48 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

08/12/2026

1:20 PM

3:38 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2518022960


DocumentDocument-Date
ANNUAL DECLARATION 02/18/2026
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 05/07/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 01/12/2026
SAMPLE FORMS 07/25/2024
APPLICATION 07/19/2024
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 07/23/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 02/18/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 02/18/2026
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/24/2024
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/27/2024
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/27/2024
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/28/2024
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/27/2024
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/24/2024
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/24/2024
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 07/24/2024
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 07/25/2024
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/27/2024
LICENSING ORIENTATION 08/08/2017
POLICIES 06/27/2024
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/27/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 12/09/2025
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/13/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 3
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 27
Total Children 99
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Sophie Kuehner and Ashley Vosse were present with four children who were 3-months-old through 11-months-old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Amber Killen and Lauren Harrison were present with six children who were 16-months-old through 2-years-old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Lakeshia Turner and Scovia Nassaazi were present with six children who were 5-months-old through 22-months-old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Patrice Jefferson and Cherrell Rodgers were present with six children who were 21-months-old through 2-years-old.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Carol Jackson and Jasmyn Mitchell were present with five children who were 5-months-old through 15-months-old.
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Casey May and Neisha Tate were present with four children who were 18-months-old through 2-years-old.
2 7 MIXED Danae Dudley and Maurnice Marshall were present with seven children who were 2-years-old through 3-years-old. Five were 2-years-old.
2 11 MIXED Ariel Bell and Bernarda De Carter were present with eleven children who were 2-years-old through 3-years-old. Ten were 2-years-old.
1 10 MIXED Mandi Stayton was present with ten children who were 3-years-old through 6-years-old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Faosat Adelani, Marieke Mayfield, Tameka Staten were present with no children.
2 13 PRESCHOOL Paula Ayers was present with thirteen children who were 3-years-old through 5-years-old. The children were napping Taylor Clacks was on break on the premises.
3 12 PRESCHOOL Kim Whitaker, Tejaswini Narani and Kourtnet Shelton were present with twelve children who were 3-years-old through 4-years-old.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Edna Hughes and Kayla Dinkins were present with fifteen children who were 3-years-old through 5-years-old.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Evidence of local building approval was not received.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local building and zoning requirements, if applicable.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of local building/zoning approval as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/7/2026
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Diapering requirements were not met as evidenced by the diapering table was not located where caregiver could maintain supervision of his/her group of children. The diapering table was located facing the other classroom. The classroom without supervision while diapering was Moon Beams 2.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (4) (A) states: A safe diapering table with a waterproof washable surface shall be used for changing diapers. The diapering table shall be located within or adjacent to the group space so the caregiver using the diapering table can maintain supervision of his/her group of children at all times.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide a safe and clean diapering table 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's disaster and emergency plan was not available in each room used for childcare as evidenced by there was no emergency plan in the indoor playroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (A) states: At all times, a copy of the facility's disaster and emergency plan is readily available in the office area and in each room used for care of children;
Correction Required
The facilities disaster and emergency plan must be available in required locations.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/12/2026
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
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: Paula Ayers needs 12 hours and Kesha Wilkerson needs 4 hours. As of August 12, Paula Ayers still needs 14.5 total hours to be in compliance for 2025.
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
The facility does not have an approved director on staff.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (2) (A) 3. states: The licensee is required to maintain an approved certificated group child care home provider or center director on staff.
Correction Required
The facility shall have an approved director/group home provider.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/7/2026
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Patrice Jefferson, Maurnice Marshall, and Marva Marshall.
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
5/7/2026
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Facility did not submit the 2026 annual summary report showing immunization status of each child enrolled by January 15.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (4) (D) states: The administrator of each day care facility shall prepare a record of immunization of each child enrolled in or attending the facility. An annual summary report shall be made by January 15 showing the immunization status of each child enrolled, using forms provided by the department (see 19 CSR 40-61.185). The immunization records shall be available for review by department personnel upon request.
Correction Required
Facility shall submit an annual summary report by January 15 showing the immunization status of each child enrolled.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
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. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance