DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

YMCA-BAYER BRANCH-EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER

000344336

(314) 897-2013

5555 PAGE BLVD
ST LOUIS
MO  63112-4111

GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION



 

CORCORAN, THERESA MARIE

theresa.corcoran@gwrymca.org

Incorporated

ELIZABETH TILLINGER

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

52

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

08/17/2026

9:30 AM

10:34 AM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2518223892


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/19/2012
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/13/2006
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 02/25/1998
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/07/1989
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/27/1983
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 08/07/1989
APPLICATION 06/13/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/03/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 11/23/2020
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 12/07/2020
STAFF SHEET 07/15/2021
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 03/31/2023
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 02/25/1998
SAMPLE FORMS 02/25/1998
POLICIES 02/25/1998
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 02/04/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/27/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/27/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 07/10/2026
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 07/10/2026
EQUIPMENT LIST 07/10/2026
ANNUAL DECLARATION 07/10/2026




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 8
Total Children 34
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Danyel Rhodes, teacher and Angie Gude, teacher present with seven children age 13-months-old to 23-months-old.
1 1 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Brenda Murphy, teacher present with one child age 6-months-old.
2 12 MIXED Margarett Williams, teacher and Tomya Taylor, teacher present with twelve children age 2-years-old to 3-years-old, with five children age 2-years-old.
3 14 PRESCHOOL Daphyne Garrett, teacher, Brrehana Neidu, teacher, and Jocelyn Dampler, teacher present with fourteen 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 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

Violation
The annual sanitation inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local, state, or both, sanitation requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation 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 did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured six inches by two feet located in the back corner of the infant and toddler play space.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
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 Cassandra Harris.
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
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