List Of Daycares With Violations Or Substantiated Complaints

Posted on: 10:04 pm, May 8, 2012, by Chris Hayes, updated on: 05:25am, May 9, 2012

This is a spreadsheet of daycare with violations in the St. Louis area since January of last year. This is what got us started in our investigation. I took this list and requested the inspection files for repeat offenders and centers that had ‘unusual’ sounding violations. I wanted to know what things like ‘unsafe facility’ meant in the report. If you see a daycare on this list and we don’t have the inspection reports scanned online – you can call the State to request a copy yourself.

Section for Child Care Regulation
Division of Regulation and Licensure
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

Phone: 573-751-2450
Fax: 573-526-5345
Email: info@health.mo.gov

Full List Of Daycares With Violations Or Substantiated Complaints

Aarin’s Infant & Children’s Enrichment Center	8/24/2011	Staff/child ratio
ABC’s and 123’s	5/16/2011	Outdoor physical plant hazards
Academy for Creative Ed	3/7/2011	Physical Plant Safety/ lack of heat – More
Agape Academy & CDC	4/12/2011	Staff/child ratios and group size in I/T rooms
Agape Schools	11/30/2011	Lack of Supervision
Alicia Weaver	10/25/2011	Over License Capacity
Bonnie Leonard	9/14/2011	Premises not safe and suitable
Bright Start	6/7/2011	Staff/child ratio
Bright Start Academy	5/4/2011	Inappropriate Discipline
Bright Start Academy	5/13/2011	Child Care program.
Bright Start Academy	5/17/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Bright Start Academy	5/19/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Bright Start Academy	9/20/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Bright Start Academy (Lake St. Louis)	6/24/2011	Outdoor physical plant safety
C. Gardiner	6/7/2011	License capacity exceeded
Caroline Mission	5/4/2011	Inappropriate discipline.
Chesterfield Children’s Center	4/29/2011	Child Care Program/Documentation
Child Development Lab at Flo Valley	9/2/2011	Documentation
Children’s Edu-Care (Mid Rivers Mall Dr.)	6/23/2011	Child Care Program
Cornerstone	11/3/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Donna Unger	4/21/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
The Early Childhood Prep School	2/7/2011	Child Care Program
Educare (Natural Bridge)	2/8/2012	Lack of Supervision
Educare (Natural Bridge)	2/8/2012	Lack of Supervision
Elmer Hammond	4/15/2011	Medication overdose
First Academy Fenton	10/3/2011	Inappropriate discipline
First Priority Development Center	11/21/2011	Personnel and Capacity
Futures Presch	11/28/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Futures Preschool	11/15/2011	Staff / Child Ratio
Gail Young	2/22/2011	Lack of Supervision
Grassroots	1/9/2012	Lack of Supervision
Greenbriar Montessori	11/3/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Growing Footprints	11/16/2011	Outdoor Safety
GSL	4/11/2011	Child left on van
GSL	6/21/2011	Lack of Supervision
GSL	6/29/2011	Supervision
House of Montessori Education	2/24/2011	Field trip permission; smoking
Imagination Station	5/17/2011	Failure to report
Just 4 Us	11/11/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Just Us 2 LLC	1/5/2012	Physical Plant Safety
Karen’s Kids	6/7/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Kenya Taylor	11/9/2011	Over License Capacity
Kids Kastle	6/7/2011	Child/staff ratio
Kid’s Kastle	8/23/2011	Staff/child ratio
Kid’s Kastle	9/7/2011	Lack of Supervision and discipline
Kid’s Kastle	9/7/2011	Nutrition
Kids Kastle	9/30/2011	Lack of Supervision
Kids Ahoy	9/12/2011	Lack of Supervision
Kids First	6/24/2011	Supervision
Kids in Action	8/15/2011	Physical Plant safety
Kids Kompany Delor	5/25/2011	Infant / Toddler Ratios
Kids Play	5/17/2011	Lack of Supervision
Kinder Care (Wyncrest)	1/27/2011	Inappropriate discipline
La Petite	1/18/2011	Lack of Supervision in I/T
Lavina Spiegal /Bright Beginning	10/25/2011	Capacity
Lavina Spiegal /Bright Beginning	10/27/2011	Injury to child
Little Bearcats Day Care	9/28/2011	Staff/child ratio; indoor furniture not in good condition
Little Feet for Socks	4/4/2011	Capacity
Little Feet for Socks	4/19/2011	Transportation
Little Guppy (Bryan Rd)	7/15/2011	Outdoor Physical Plant Safety
Love, Joy & Success	6/29/2011	Use of unapproved space
Many Miracles	12/8/2011	Serving adequate amounts of food
Mary Margaret (S. Broadway)	3/18/2011	Child Care Program
Mary Margaret (S. Broadway)	6/7/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Mary Margaret (S. Broadway)	1/11/2012	Staff/child ratio
Mary Margaret (S. Broadway)	1/12/2012	Child safety threatened
Morgan School	2/7/2011	Lack of Supervision
New Day CDC	3/15/2011	Lack of supervision
Northwest Daycare	1/18/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Ottie Brown	2/23/2011	Premises not safe and suitable
Pamela Green	10/28/2011	Documentation; records not maintained
Parkway Christian	3/17/2011	Director not present 40 hours/wk.
Patch Day Care Center	10/17/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Patterson #3	4/18/2011	Lack of Supervision
The Perfect Gift (Bellefontaine Rd.)	5/27/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Petunia Patch (Joyce Zepp)	11/21/2011	Infant feeding
Pioneer	7/20/2011	Staff member hitting child
Playground, The	7/27/2011	Lack of supervision, child in high chair for punishment
Radiant Faith	8/2/2011	nutrition
Radiant Faith (W. Florissant)	8/23/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Rising Star Academy III	12/28/2011	Transportation safety
Rising Star Learning Center	12/28/2011	Transportation safety
Rising Star Learning Center II	12/28/2011	Transportation safety
Sacred Hearts (N. McDonald)	4/18/2011	Capacity
Sandra Holloway	3/2/2011	Child care program
Sarah Bohn	7/29/2011	Outdoor physical plant safety
Sherry Walton	3/21/2011	Over license capacity
Spirit & Truth*	7/17/2012	Unsupervised Child / Seat Belts
Stepping Stone (O’Fallon)	9/30/2011	Staff/child ratios
Stepping Stone (St. Peters)	1/27/2011	Infant/toddler staff/child ratio
Stepping Stones (O’Fallon)	6/23/2011	Staff/child ratio
Stepping Stones (O’Fallon)	7/8/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Stepping Stones (St. Peters)	12/6/2011	Furniture and Equipment not in good condition
STL Collaboration	9/29/2011	Transporting without restraints, no supplies restroom
Strawberry School of Bridgeton	10/4/2011	Lack of Supervision/Transportation
Strawberry School of Bridgeton	1/10/2012	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Sunshine	12/1/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Superkids	7/12/2011	Inappropriate discipline
Teacher’s Loving Children	7/27/2011	Lack of Parent Permission for Field Trip
Tendercare 445 Candlelight	5/24/2011	Infant feeding/child fed another child’s bottle
Tendercare Learning Center (New Halls Ferry)	11/14/2011	Child Care Program
Tendercare-Midland	7/22/2011	Indoor temperature/air conditioning broken
The Early Childhood Prep School	2/7/2011	Child Care Program
The Perfect Gift (Bellefontaine Rd.)	5/27/2011	Parent not notified of accident/injury
Tiny Tots	11/7/2011	Physical Plant Safety
United Services (Old Mill Parkway)	11/8/2011	Outdoor equipment not safe
Urban Sprouts	7/19/2011	Lack of Supervision
Watch Us Grow	11/10/2011	Staff / Child Ratio
Webster Child CC	8/12/2011	Ratios
Wiggle Wobble	4/27/2011	Staff / Child Ratio
Wondering Minds	8/8/2011	Child records and transportation without parent permission
YMCA – Minier	8/30/2011	Staff being rough with child
YMCA Monroe Elem.	8/22/2011	Lack of Supervision
Young Hearts Learning Center	5/23/2011	Physical Plant Safety
Young Hearts Learning Center	8/31/2011	Sanitation
YWCA Pagedale Head Start	3/2/2011	Lack of Supervision

*This is a facility considered “license exempt” because it is part of a church. This letter exists because MO State inspectors followed up on a complaint, but there will be no ‘follow up’ inspection and the facility is not on a regular inspection schedule.