UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (KTVI) – Children are complaining about other children in sexual situations at daycares. Report after report piled up as we examined inspection reports. Fox 2 News found cases in which inspectors looked into complaints from children and cited centers for failing to supervise.
One mother, whose identity we’re protecting, said, “A 4-year-old? She’s just now learning her own body parts.”
The University City mother struggled with the words to explain what her four year old told her happened at daycare. “This is not what we’re supposed to be doing in school,” she said. “You’re supposed to be learning how to write.”
Hospital records show her 4-year-old told a social worker a “big baby” touched her privates and that “it hurt.” The 4-year-old had been attending Agape Child Development Center. A representative declined to talk on camera, but told me she did not think it was possible for a young child to commit sexual assault.
In our Fox Files investigation, we found six similar reports at other daycares, while digging through two years of child care center inspection reports from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, also known as DHSS. The agency investigates child safety issues ranging from staff/child ratios to food safety. DHSS also inspects daycares after a complaint. If DHSS finds a violation, it generates a report called a “substantiated complaint.”
In November 2015, state child care inspectors went into Growing Footprints in south St. Louis City after an allegation that a 4-year-old and 3-year-old were “sexually acting out.” One of the parents reported to the state that her child “told her he was scared and told the (other child) to stop.”
The state did not substantiate the specific allegations, but did conclude the teachers were “in another room, leaving children without adult supervision.”
An attorney representing Growing Footprints said, “(The inspector) is not with Family Services and has no competence to determine whether abuse has occurred. The female child allegedly involved was 3 or 4-years-old. It is not believable that a child of such tender age would even know what these acts are, let alone force them on someone.”
The attorney provided Fox 2 News with a report from another agency, Social Services, which responds to child endangerment hotline calls. That report states, “There is insufficient evidence to conclude that either child was neglected.”
In May 2015, DHSS inspected Mary Margaret on Telegraph Road to look into a “report of a sex act between two kids in a bathroom.” Again, state inspectors did not substantiate the specific allegations but wrote supervision “violations” stating “children are not to be left unobserved.” Mary Margaret sent Fox 2 News a statement disputing the length of time the children were alone in the bathroom, adding, “the center has put in place a policy that only one child shall use the restroom at a time.”
Back to the mom of the 4-year-old who reported problems. She added, “Everything comes from home, it starts from home, they have to see it one way or another.”
She called attorney Ken Carp of kcarplaw.com who said it can happen anywhere.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s University City. It doesn’t matter if it’s St. Charles, you still have people interacting with people,” he said. Carp believes most parents do not report problems to the State.
“What parents have to do at a daycare is look, listen, and ask,” he said. “You have to look at what’s going on. You’ve got to listen to what your kid says. You’ve got to ask questions.” The unnamed mom said she’s glad her daughter told her.
“I want other parents to know that it does not hurt to talk to their children no matter what the age is for them to let their kids know that it`s ok to come home and tell mom and dad that something is going on.”
You can read every report, including every substantiated complaint at a daycare in the last two years here:
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Daycare | Date | Incident |
A Mothers Luv | 9/28/2015 | Over Capacity |
A Mothers Luv | 10/27/2015 | Over Capacity |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 7/1/2015 | Windows/doors not screened securely; No diapering area; Children being cared for in wrong rooms. |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 1/21/2016 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 1/26/2016 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 1/28/2016 | Out of Ratio |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 9/18/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 10/13/2015 | Mold |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 1/28/2015 | Humiliating discipline techniques; Profanity; Improper Driver’s License; Child not wearing seatbelt |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 1/6/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 2/17/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 3/13/2014 | Inadequate equipment for school-age children |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 3/14/2014 | Broken furniture |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 3/31/2014 | Unpaid Staff |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 4/23/2015 | Child’s diet plan not followed |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 5/15/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 7/15/2014 | Child left unsupervised; Facility out of ratio |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 8/1/2014 | Unsafe Play Area; Fail to record injury to child |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 8/26/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 9/25/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 12/16/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Aarin’s Infants and Children’s Enrichment Center LLC | 7/2/2015 | Mold; No hot water; Water on floor |
ABC Daycare & Learning Centers, Inc. | 7/8/2014 | Child left unsupervised outdoors in heat; injuries not reported immediately to parents |
ABC Daycare & Learning Centers, Inc. | 11/10/2015 | Child wanders onto parking lot |
ABC Infants, Inc. | 5/12/2015 | Physical Abuse; Unsafe exits; Facility out of Ratio |
Adventure Learning Center | 2/4/2014 | Child left unsupervised; Child not wearing seatbelt in facility vehicle; Children not accounted for upon arrival from field trip |
Adventure Learning Center LTD | 10/28/2015 | Caregiver under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs; Children left without competent adult supervision |
Adventure Learning Center LTD | 11/17/2015 | Children left unsupervised on playground; Accidents/injuries not properly reported |
Agape Academy and Child Development Center | 11/9/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
All My Children | 2/18/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
All My Children | 4/9/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Angela Allen | 2/11/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
An Apple A Day | 2/26/2015 | Temperature in Children’s room too cold (50 degrees) |
Apple of Your Eye Learning Center | 3/5/2014 | Wrong child placed on bus |
Ashton & Friends Child Care Center LLC. | 10/22/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Ashton & Friends Child Care Center LLC. | 8/13/2015 | Inaccurate billing/records |
Babbs Childcare | 6/24/2015 | Inaccurate billing/records; inaccurate attendance records |
Babbs Childcare | 10/8/2014 | Licensing Violations |
Tenesha Bady | 5/5/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Tenesha Bady | 5/7/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Bayless Preschool | 3/11/2014 | Sexual Misconduct – staff failed to separate two children, allowing multiple incidents to take place |
Bee Bright Learning Center | 6/11/2015 | Teacher sits on student |
Beginnings Futures | 10/30/2014 | Child suffers burns, parents not immediately notified; Facility out of ratio; Child left without competent adult supervision |
BETH ACADEMY LLC | 9/22/2015 | Child left unsupervised |
Bland, Kim | 3/26/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Blossom Wood Day School | 1/19/2016 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 1/9/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 2/10/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 6/25/2014 | Sexual incident – Children left without competent adult supervision |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 7/7/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 11/3/2014 | Facility out of Ratio; Facility lacks specialized care plan for child with specific need |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 11/5/2015 | Child left outside unsupervised, found by firefighters |
Bright Beginnings Learning Center | 11/5/2015 | Staff member smokes tobacco products while caring for children |
Bright Start Academy | 8/28/2015 | Child fed food they are allergic to; Teacher mixes incorrect formulas |
Bright Start Academy | 8/28/2015 | Unclean facility |
Bright Start Academy | 8/28/2015 | Child fed wrong formula |
Bright Start Academy | 8/25/2015 | Child fed cheese, which she is allergic to |
Bright Start Academy | 11/4/2015 | Staff member brings lice to facility |
Bright Start Academy | 5/18/2015 | Facility is out of ratio; Children’s clothes not changed after accidents |
Bright Start Academy | 4/14/2014 | Facility out of Ratio; Temperatures too cold |
Brighter Daycare | 3/17/2015 | Teacher present during fight between 9 year old child and 4 year old child, does not take action |
Brighter Daycare | 9/8/2014 | Child “jumped” by other children – Children left unsupervised; Parents not notified immediately |
Brooks, Thelma | 1/13/2016 | Day care owner involved in fight with teenage daughter in front of children |
Bryson, Darla | 9/15/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Buckley, Karen | 7/21/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Busy Bee Learning Center | 2/19/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Busy Bee Learning Center | 7/17/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Busy Bee Learning Center | 8/5/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Busy Bee Learning Center | 9/16/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Busy Bee Learning Center | 10/15/2014 | Areas used by children covered in dog feces; Facility out of ratio |
Buttons and Bows Preschool | 1/8/2015 | Physical punishment used; inappropriate discipline |
Buttons and Bows Preschool | 1/25/2016 | Facility is not free of dirt, insects, spiders, rodents or other pests. |
Buttons and Bows Preschool | 12/15/2015 | Child released to someone other than legal guardian |
Carondelet School | 4/21/2015 | Child left without competent adult supervision |
Carr Square Infant Toddler Development Center | 2/26/2014 | Damage from water pipe breaking left unfixed before continuence of day care services; Day care staff member doesn’t provide care conducive to welfare of child |
Carolyn’s Kids | 5/19/2015 | Child left alone in van |
Case Dia Montessori | 4/6/2015 | Child left unsupervised, falls from crib; Day care staff member doesn’t provide care conducive to welfare of child |
CDC New Vision Learning Academy | 10/9/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
CDC New Vision Learning Academy | 10/30/2014 | Unsanitary conditions; improper use of equipment; facility is out of ratio |
Chapel of Praise Church Rich and Little Preschool and Day Care Center | 11/8/2014 | Pemises deemed unsafe for the care of children; Floor not properly cleaned; facility out of ratio |
Charleys Angels | 1/5/2016 | No running water |
Charleys Angels | 6/27/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Charleys Angels | 10/15/2015 | Facility is not free of dirt, insects, spiders, rodents or other pests. |
Chesterfield Children’s Center | 5/28/2015 | Medication given to child without adult supervision |
Chesterfield Children’s Center | 8/4/2014 | Facility out of Ratio; Inaccurate records provided |
Chesterfield Children’s Center | 10/7/2014 | Child served wrong food; Provider unaware of diet plan |
Chesterfield Children’s Center | 12/2/2014 | Child served wrong food; Provider unaware of diet plan |
Chesterfield Kids | 6/18/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Chesterfield Kids | 8/5/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Children’s Choice Academy | 7/27/2015 | Medication administered improperly; Medication must be recorded promptly after administration |
Children’s Choice Academy | 1/24/2014 | Warm, running water must be adjacent to diapering area; Driver of day care vehicles must be 18 years old and have valid driver’s license to transport children in Missouri; Facility is out of ratio |
Children’s Choice Academy | 3/25/2014 | Driver of day care vehicles must be 18 years old and have valid driver’s license to transport children in Missouri |
Children’s Discovery Learning Center | 9/11/2014 | Unsafe playground equipment |
Christ Memorial Child Care Center | 1/8/2015 | Temperature in Children’s room too cold (65 degrees) |
City Sprouts Daycare | 1/29/2015 | Children not placed in car seats |
City Sprouts Daycare | 8/28/2015 | Convicted felon working while children are present |
Clara Belle Nursery School | 8/5/2014 | Children left unsupervised on playground; Accidents/injuries not properly reported; Facility out of ratio; Use of tobacco while children present |
Clara Belle Nursery School | 8/29/2014 | Mixed age groups; Children left unsupervised |
Clary, Jamie | 11/23/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Clary, Jamie | 12/1/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Computer Kidz | 4/10/2015 | Play area unsafe for children’s activities |
Computer Kidz | 6/26/2014 | Staff lacks TB test results; Facility out of ratio |
Cornerstone Center for Early Learning | 9/29/2014 | Teacher hangs child on coat hanger |
Creative Corner | 12/23/2014 | Teacher bites child |
Creative Mindz Childcare Center | 7/10/2014 | Facility is not free of dirt, insects, spiders, rodents or other pests; Unsafe playground equipment |
Creative Mindz Childcare Center | 2/13/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Creative Mindz Childcare Center | 3/31/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Creative Mindz Childcare Center | 4/3/2014 | Facility out of Ratio; Mixed age groups |
Creative Mindz Childcare Center | 10/2/2015 | Mixed age groups |
Creative Nursery | 3/26/2015 | Children unsupervised in bathroom; Injury information not provided in child’s individual file |
Daruby Enterprises | 1/21/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Daruby Enterprises | 7/9/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Destiny House | 10/1/2014 | Staff fails to notify parents of child’s injury in timely manner |
Developmental Learning Center Inc. | 2/25/2014 | Staff did not notify parents of child’s injury |
Developmental Learning Center Inc. | 8/22/2014 | Unsanitary diaper-chaning procedure |
Developmental Learning Center Inc. | 2/25/2014 | Parents not notified about child’s injury |
Developmental Learning Center Inc. | 1/20/2015 | Humiliating discipline technique |
Diave Day Care Center | 8/10/2015 | Driver of day care vehicles must be 18 years old and have valid driver’s license to transport children in Missouri; Children must be fastened in car seats; Children must not be left without competent adult supervision; Day care personal must cooperate with the departmen |
Diave Day Care Center | 12/16/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Dorothy Jones | 12/9/2014 | Inspector locked out on four separate occasions |
Downtown Children’s Center | 4/30/2014 | Child left without competent adult supervision |
D.U.M.A.S. BI-LINGUAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | 9/30/2015 | Child placed in area not approved for childcare |
Durney, Mary Jane | 10/16/2015 | Ms. Durney does not have a license, and cannot provide care for unrelated children |
Educare Early Childhood Center | 1/29/2015 | Profanity on girls bathroom door; Unclean bathrooms; Toilet and hand-washing facilities not working properly; Improper lighting; |
Educare Early Childhood Center | 5/5/2015 | Child left unsupervised; Facility out of ratio; Mixed age groups |
Educare Early Childhood Center | 6/25/2014 | Contageous disease spreads throughout facility, not properly reported |
Educare Early Childhood Center | 6/27/2014 | Contageous disease spreads throughout facility, not properly reported |
EEI Compas Eeucational Partners | 11/4/2014 | Sexual contact between two children while unsupervised in restroom |
Eternity Child Care | 11/5/2014 | Misleading hours of operation; facility is out of ratio; mixed ages; improper separation between age groups |
Explorers School | 7/24/2014 | Child hit with Ruler; Child left without competent adult supervision; At least one full hour of outdoor play for children in attendance; |
Faith Academy of Montessori | 9/30/2014 | Child left outside alone |
Family Resource Center | 3/31/2014 | Staff drags child across floor |
Family Resource Center | 11/4/2014 | Child left in van for 3 hours |
FANARA, MILLIE | 10/2/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Felicia Canada-Duckworth | 3/20/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Ferguson-Florissant School District Preschool at MSB | 1/29/2014 | Child left alone in classroom for 25 minutes |
First Class Christian Child Care & Preschool | 6/25/2014 | Children left alone in van; Van driver does not have proper license to be transporting children; Mixed age groups; Records not kept properly |
First Priority Development Center | 9/10/2015 | Unapproved daycare driver; children not placed in car seats; staff did not cooperate with department |
FIT Martial Arts Center | 8/13/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Ford, Eulanda | 3/14/2014 | Caring for more than four unrelated children |
Friendly Temple | 8/24/2015 | Child left alone on playground |
Fun 2 3 Childcare – Sunset Hills | 8/27/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Fun 2 3 Childcare – Sunset Hills | 5/14/2014 | Children left unsupervised; Out of ratio |
Future Geniuses | 6/5/2014 | Van used to transport children does not have seatbelts |
Future Stars Academy | 8/26/2015 | Staff failed to file injury report/notify parents |
Future Stars Academy | 6/2/2015 | Child left unsupervised; Parents not notified immediately of accident |
Future Stars Academy | 2/27/2015 | Children left unsupervised; Physical punishment; Humiliating discipline techniques |
Gardiner, Catherine | 11/24/2014 | Unsanitary play equipment |
Good Shepherd School for Children | 2/26/2014 | Child left in playroom for less than two minutes |
Good Shepherd Infant and Todler Center | 7/10/2014 | Dead insects in sink/on floor; out of ratio |
Good Shepherd Infant and Todler Center | 7/15/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Good Shepherd Infant and Todler Center | 9/4/2014 | Glue traps accessible to children; Insect problem; Hanging cords in infant room |
Grace Hill Settlement House | 4/8/2015 | Child left alone |
Great Beginnings Learning Center | 6/10/2015 | Children left unsupervised in movie theatre |
Great Beginnings Learning Center | 3/13/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Growing Footprints | 11/18/2015 | Sexual contact between two children while unsupervised during naptime |
Growing Mindz Academy | 9/10/2015 | 10-month-old bitten in face by other child |
Growing Mindz Academy | 5/12/2014 | Facility charges for services it did not provide |
H W 2 Child Center 2 | 6/9/2014 | Facility out of Ratio |
Hampton Academy Center | 5/12/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Hampton Academy Center | 7/21/2014 | Car crashes into building during police chase |
Hampton Academy Center | 10/15/2014 | Invalid marriage certificate provided |
Hampton Academy Center | 11/4/2014 | $16,000 in Unpaid Rent |
Happy Go Lucky Daycare Home | 3/23/2016 | Caregiver leaves children home alone |
HENDERSHOTT, HEATHER | 1/21/2016 | Unlicensed Facility |
Heritage Christian Academy | 8/19/2015 | Children left unsupervised, found by caller with his pants down |
Hightower, Renita | 9/28/2015 | Out of Ratio |
Honey-Bee Plus Daycare Center | 9/2/2015 | Out of Ratio |
Hope Academy | 1/20/2015 | Teacher locks child in bathroom |
House of Montessori Education | 10/15/2014 | Child left in van |
House of Montessori Education | 10/5/2015 | Child placed on his stomach |
Imagination Learning Center | 12/22/2015 | Caregiver hits child |
Irving, Edenia | 1/11/2016 | Unlicensed Facility |
Jayce Academy | 12/17/2015 | Unpaid phone bill |
JENNER’S KIDS DAYCARE, L.L.C. | 11/3/2015 | Humiliating discipline technique – “Don’t look at me you stupid explitive.” |
Jennifer Redel | 9/25/2014 | Unlicensed Facility |
Jones, Lindsay | 8/27/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Jones, Rebecca | 8/19/2014 | Unlicensed Facility |
Just Us 2 | 5/6/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Just Us 2 | 1/31/2014 | Mixed age groups; Children have access to unsafe areas |
JUST 4 US CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER, INC. | 11/23/2015 | Children contract lice, parents not notified |
JUST 4 US CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER, INC. | 3/5/2014 | Physical punishment used; inappropriate discipline |
JUST 4 US CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTER, INC. | 9/16/2015 | Child left unsupervised; Parents not notified immediately of accident |
Karen’s Kids Incorporated | 3/31/2015
3/13/2015 |
Children left unsupervised
Unsafe outdoor play area; Facility out of ratio |
Karen’s Kids | 6/29/2015 | Staff member overdoses on heroin |
Kennerly Temple | 8/25/2014 | Staff member allegedly curses, threatens and hits children |
Kiddie College | 5/4/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Kiddie College | 9/16/2015 | Child left outside alone |
Kiddie College | 10/29/2014 | Facility out of Ratio; Mixed age groups |
Kiddiversity | 3/26/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Kiddiversity | 4/28/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Kiddiversity | 5/14/2014 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Kiddiversity | 6/24/2015 | Unpaid Electric Bill |
Karen’s Kids | 6/12/2014 | Mixed age groups |
Kid’s First | 5/9/2014 | Ratios; Mixed age groups |
Kid’s First | 7/31/2014 | Child Abuse, Inappropriate discipline |
Kid’s First | 10/30/2015 | Paper towels, soap not available to children |
Kid’s Kompany Child Care and Learning Center | 4/6/2015 | Facility out of Ratio |
Kidstreet Daycare | 3/7/2014 | 3-year-old left outside for an hour |
Kids R Kids | 1/9/2014 | Humiliating discipline techniques |
Kidville Daycare | 4/21/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidville Daycare | 11/18/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidville Daycare | 8/3/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidville Daycare | 1/19/2016 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidz Choice | 2/3/2016 | Facility out of ratio; Mixed age groups |
Kidz Choice | 4/15/2015 | Inaccurate records; Inadequate care |
Kidz Choice | 11/3/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Kidz Choice | 11/3/2015 | Children not fastened in seat belts |
Kidz in Action | 1/2/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidz in Action | 1/16/2014 | Unpaid bills; safety hazards |
Kidz in Action | 1/28/2014 | Unpaid bills |
Kidz in Action | 3/31/2014 | Unpaid bills |
Kidz in Action | 5/27/2014 | Inaccurate records; Inadequate care |
Kidz in Motion | 1/20/2016 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidz in Motion | 3/29/2016 | Child left unsupervised |
Kidz in Motion | 3/31/2016 | Lost child, found 2 hours later |
Kidz in Motion | 12/29/2015 | Basement flooded, broken heater |
Kidz University Learning Center | 8/13/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Kidz University Learning Center | 9/9/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Kim Kohler | 8/3/2015 | Unlicensed Facility |
Kinder Care Learning Centers | 7/8/2014 | Gave child extra dose of medication |
Kinder Care Learning Centers | 8/10/2015 | Locking children in bathroom |
Kinder Care Learning Centers | 8/18/2014 | Child left outside unsupervised |
Kinder Care Learning Centers | 5/14/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Kinder Care Learning Centers | 4/3/2014 | Child left in van |
Kirkwood Children’s House | 6/4/2015 | Children left unsupervised in bathroom, inappropriate touching takes place |
Knowledge Universe Education | 9/23/2015 | Child left without competent adult supervision |
Knowledge Universe Education | 2/3/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Knowledge Universe Education | 6/4/2015 | Child left alone in classroom |
Knowledge Universe Education | 7/16/2014 | Dirty floors |
Knowledge Universe Education | 10/7/2015 | Naptime incident |
Koelling, Jeanne | 9/29/2014 | Operating without a license |
Krayola Kidz | 10/23/2014 | Child injured in daycare vehicle; 19 total substantiated violations |
Kunkel, Victoria | 10/6/2014 | Operating without a license |
Lakeside Children’s Academy | 1/14/2016 | Baby left unsupervised |
Lamb’s Bride Child Care Center | 3/2/2016 | Abuse; Humiliating discipline |
Lamb’s Bride Child Care Center | 4/23/2015 | Parents not notified of injury |
Lamb’s Bride Child Care Center | 7/15/2014 | Injury to child’s face, inconsistent with “fall” as stated; 15 total violations |
Lamb’s Bride Child Care Center | 10/13/2015 | Facility has mice |
Learning Days | 7/17/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Learning Days | 7/20/2015 | Children sleeping on floor |
Lemay Child and Family Center | 4/24/2014 | Child left unsupervised |
Lisa, Lesh | 7/2/2014 | Caring for more than four (4) unrelated children at one time |
Linda Light | 3/26/2014 | Uncooperative during inspection |
Little Shoes on the Move | 7/23/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Little Arrows | 1/15/2015 | Spaking incidents |
Little Arrows | 1/20/2015 | Unpaid rent |
Little Disciples Child Development Center | 7/24/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Little Disciples Child Development Center | 11/21/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Little Guppy Child Development Center | 9/10/2014 | Child not restrained in child seat |
Little Learners Daycare | 3/18/2014 | Teacher yells at children; Facility out of ratio |
Little Learners Academy | 2/26/2015 | Physical punishment used |
Little Learners of Florissant | 1/27/2016 | Facility out of ratio |
Little Learner’s of St. Peters | 4/29/2014 | Mixed age groups |
Little Learner’s of St. Peters | 6/23/2014 | Facility out of ratio; Mixed age groups |
Little Steps Preschool and Learning Center 3 | 10/28/2014 | Child loses finger in doorway |
Logan, Clara | 1/6/2015 | Ratio |
Logan, Clara | 12/3/2014 | Ratio |
Loving Hearts Daycare | 12/1/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Magical Adventures Learning Center | 5/1/2015 | Teacher grabs child by arm |
Magical Moments Child Learning Center | 5/5/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Magical Moments Child Learning Center | 9/3/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Many Miracles Childcare | 3/20/2014 | Child restrained in car seat |
Many Miracles Childcare | 4/17/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/9/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/15/2015 | Improper drivers license for transportation of children |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 6/10/2014 | Non-constructive disciplinary measure used |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 7/10/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 9/22/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 10/29/2014 | Improper drivers license for transportation of children |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 12/10/2014 | 2-year-old left unsupervised |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/2/2014 | Facility does not have director |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/9/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/27/2014 | Cleaning instead of watching children; Facility does not have a director |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 3/2/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 5/28/2015 | Incident sexual in nature due to lack of supervision |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 6/12/2015 | Lack of supervision |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 6/23/2014 | Facility does not have director |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 9/24/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 9/28/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 1/30/2014 | Diet plan not followed |
Mary Margaret Daycare and Learning Center | 9/11/2014 | Director unavailable |
Maryam Childcare Development Center | 1/13/2016 | Leaking ceiling |
Maryam Childcare Development Center | 2/11/2016 | Facility out of ratio |
Maryam Childcare Development Center | 11/5/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
McGee, Carrie | 12/14/2015 | Caring for more than four (4) unrelated children at one time withou lisence |
Mehlville Activity Center | 8/25/2015 | Staff members working without background check |
Mess Pat’s Daycare | 4/9/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Mess Pat’s Daycare | 6/11/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Monsanto Child Development Center | 8/27/2015 | Teacher spanks child |
Moore’s Day Care Academy | 9/5/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Moore’s Day Care Academy | 1/14/2014 | Children spending night at daycare |
Mt. Pleasant Child Development and Enrichment Center | 7/20/2015 | Children dropped off at home without parent, left alone for hours; six total rule violations relating to safely releasing children |
Mt. Pleasant Child Development and Enrichment Center | 11/13/2015 | Child left with soaking diaper |
Nay Nik’s Family Enrichment Center | 10/9/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Neighborhood Houses at Caroline Mission | 1/23/2014 | Parent not notified immediately regarding child’s injury |
Neighborhood Houses at Caroline Mission | 9/28/2015 | Failure to report incident; Child left unsupervised |
Neighborhood Houses at Caroline Mission | 11/25/2015 | Child left unsupervised |
New Beginnings Christian Academy | 2/9/2016 | Child taken to hospital resulting from physical injuries |
New Generation Enrichment Academy | 1/13/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
New Generation Enrichment Academy | 1/15/2015 | Dishonest subsidy claim |
New Generation Enrichment Academy | 3/12/2014 | Lack of toilet paper, nourishing snack food and no sheets on cots |
New Generation Enrichment Academy | 9/5/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
New Generation Enrichment Academy | 12/11/2014 | Unpaid staff; Lack of supervision |
Next Generation Child Development Center | 6/29/2015 | Lack of toilet paper |
Next Generation Child Development Center | 9/9/2014 | Unclean facility |
North County Children’s Academy | 2/17/2014 | Child abuse |
North County Children’s Academy | 7/7/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Noels Knowledge Daycare Center | 2/9/2015 | Temperature below state-required range |
Noels Knowledge Daycare Center | 2/27/2015 | Temperature below state-required range; Space heater being used; Facility out of ratio; |
Noels Knowledge Daycare Center | 3/5/2015 | Temperature below state-required range |
Noels Knowledge Daycare Center | 4/28/2015 | Tobacco use around children; Facility is out of ratio; Mixed-age violation; Temperature below state-required rang; Space heater being used; Child left without competent adult supervision |
Nolan, Elisha | 2/28/2014 | Unlicensed facility |
One to Grow On | 10/2/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Parent University | 9/28/2015 | Over capacity |
Parkway Academy | 7/13/2015 | No competent adult supervision: Facility is out of ratio |
Patterson Preschool | 4/3/2014 | No working telephone |
Patterson Preschool | 3/10/2014 | Improper billing |
Patterson Preschool | 11/17/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Pebbles Little People | 10/30/2014 | Parent not notified immediately regarding child’s injury; Lack of medical records/report of injury |
Pebbles Little People | 1/6/2016 | Facility does not have director |
Pebbles Little People | 2/3/2016 | Child restrained in car seat |
Pebbles Little People | 7/15/2015 | Unauthorized person around children |
Peers Unlimited Daycare | 2/18/2014 | Children left in van without adult supervision; Improper drivers license for transportation of children |
Perfect Gift Nursery | 4/30/2015 | Physical punishment; Child left unsupervised; Unclean diaper table; Noone in charge |
Perfect Gift Nursery | 1/24/2014 | Parents not notified regarding child’s accident |
Perfect Gift Nursery | 4/25/2014 | Teacher pulls knife on parent |
Perfect Gift Nursery | 6/18/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Perfect Gift Nursery | 7/31/2014 | Facility out of ratio; Six other substantiated complaints |
Peters, Kathi | 8/31/2015 | Unlicensed facility |
Pioneer Child Care | 1/28/2014 | Temperature below state-required range |
Playhouse of the Holy Familly | 1/13/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Playhouse of the Holy Familly | 8/6/2015 | Two staff members sleeping on job; Parent unable to access child; Children left unsupervised |
Playtime Childcare Learning Center | 6/5/2015 | Speeding, children not wearing seatbelts |
Playtime Childcare Learning Center | 1/6/2016 | Minor traffic accident with child on van; Child not restrained by seat belt |
Precious Children’s Learning Academy | 2/24/2014 | Child found outside alone, police called |
Precious Days Learning Academy | 11/13/2015 | Child falls off changing table |
Precious Days Learning Academy | 9/10/2014 | Child walks home alone |
Precious Love Academy and Daycare | 7/30/2014 | Child injures self, staff doesn’t notice; Staff fails to contact parent/gaurdian regarding injury |
Prime Time Daycare | 10/1/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Queens and Kings Learning Center | 1/26/2016 | Licensing process |
Queens and Kings Learning Center | 2/5/2016 | Licensing violation |
Restoration Temple | 4/4/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Restoration Temple | 7/28/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Rich and Little Preschool | 3/30/2015 | Children left without competent supervision; Caregivers incapable of handing emergency situation; Medication administered incorrectly; Unsafe playroom environment. |
Rich and Little Preschool | 9/22/2015 | Parents not notified immediately regarding accident |
Rising Stars Academy | 6/22/2015 | Children have access to areas not approved for child care |
Rising Stars Academy | 7/8/2015 | Teacher hits child |
Robins Nest Daycare and Learning Center | 10/2/2015 | Child left unsupervised; Facility is out of ratio |
Rumley, Barbara | 9/21/2015 | Teacher hits child |
Sacred Hearts Daycare | 2/29/2016 | Fire at facility; Unclean, unfinished play area |
Sacred Hearts Daycare | 12/21/2015 | Over capacity |
Samantha’s Learning Center | 10/19/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Samantha’s Learning Center | 4/14/2015 | Over capacity |
Samantha’s Learning Center | 4/14/2015 | Using an unlicensed facility |
School house Rock Daycare | 1/21/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
School house Rock Daycare | 9/22/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
School house Rock Daycare | 12/18/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Shapes and Colors Daycare | 9/17/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Shaw Area Children’s Center | 7/30/2015 | Failure to conduct fire drill |
Shu Fang and Dah Yun Hwang | 11/26/2014 | Unlicensed facility |
Small World Blessing | 10/21/2014 | Child left unsupervised; Mixed age groups |
Smith, Elisa | 9/15/2014 | Unlicensed facility |
Spirit and Truth Daycare | 1/14/2014 | Child gets on wrong van |
St. Anthony’s Daycare | 4/29/2015 | Child fed wrong breast milk |
St. Charles Community College Dev. Center | 8/20/2014 | Child left unsupervised; Parent not notified in timely manner |
St. Charles Community College Dev Center | 6/2/2015 | Fed child wrong breast milk |
St. Louis Children’s Hospital | 8/27/2015 | Mixed age groups |
St. Louis Transitional Hope House | 7/8/2014 | Humiliating discipline technique |
St. Martin’s Child Center | 9/18/2015 | Child released to unauthorized person |
St. Mary’s Special School for Exceptional Children | 6/24/2015 | Inappropriate discipline technique |
St. Mary’s Special School for Exceptional Children | 12/21/2015 | Child left unsupervised |
St. Phillips United Church of Christ | 6/8/2015 | Inappropriate discipline technique |
Star Light Child Care | 10/8/2015 | Roaches throughout the facility |
Stella Maris Child Center | 3/19/2014 | Teacher grabs child by hair |
Step Above Learning Center | 8/26/2014 | Unclean facility; Mixed ages |
Step Above Learning Center | 9/2/2014 | Improper drivers license for transportation of children |
Step Above Learning Center | 11/7/2014 | Unclean facility; Fire hazards |
Strawberry International School of Bridgeton | 2/25/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Strawberry International School of Bridgeton | 3/13/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Strawberry International School of St. John | 1/8/2015 | Improper filing of child’s information |
Strawberry International School of St. John | 2/7/2014 | Humiliating discipline techniques |
Strawberry International School of St. John | 6/2/2015 | Facility out of ratio; Inaccurate records kept |
Strawberry International School of St. John | 7/27/2015 | Inaccurate records |
Strawberry International School of St. John | 8/3/2015 | Unclean facility; Fire hazards |
Stuckenschneider, Kari | 2/20/2015 | Unlicensed facility |
Sunshine Preschool and Child Development Center | 4/29/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Sunshine Preschool and Child Development Center | 11/18/2014 | Facility out of ratio; Lack of supervision |
Teacher’s Loving Children Child Care Development Center | 8/9/2014 | No director on site; No records provided |
Teacher’s Loving Children Child Care Development Center | 12/12/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Teacher’s Loving Children Child Care Development Center | 9/16/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Teacher’s Loving Children Child Care Development Center | 9/23/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Tendercare Learning Center | 4/21/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
Tendercare Learning Center | 4/15/2015 | Mixed age groups |
Tendercare Learning Center | 4/14/2014 | Mixed age groups |
Tendercare Learning Center | 10/6/2015 | Physical punishment |
Tendercare Learning Center | 7/11/2014 | Child left unsupervised |
The Centre at Conway | 3/6/2014 | Humiliating discipline techniques; Hazardous items accessible to children; Staff lacking knowledge of how to care for child’s specific needs |
The Children’s Learning Center | 4/9/2015 | Unclean facility |
The Children’s Learning Center | 12/11/2014 | Lack of planning/record keeping for child |
The Flance Early Learning Center | 10/22/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
The Goddard School | 12/2/2015 | Inappropriate disciplinary measures |
The Goddard School | 2/18/2014 | Alcoholic chocolates given to children by parent |
The Goddard School | 2/26/2014 | Children permitted to bite each other |
The Goddard School | 7/15/2015 | Child left unsupervised on playground |
The Goddard School | 8/29/2014 | Child left unsupervised |
The Goddard School | 10/8/2014 | Breast milk fed to wrong child |
The Goddard School | 11/12/2014 | Teacher threatens child |
The Tree House Learning Center | 9/19/2014 | Parent not immediately notified of injury |
Tiny Town Enrichment Center | 2/25/2014 | Facility out of ratio; Mixed age groups |
Today’s Children of Wildwood | 11/6/2014 | Parent finds child alone in closed, dark room |
Tots to Toddlers and Beyond | 3/6/2014 | Unclean diaper table; Facility too cold |
Tots to Toddlers and Beyond | 10/20/2014 | Unclean diaper table; Mixed age groups |
Tots to Toddlers and Beyond | 10/31/2014 | Unclean diaper table; Mixed age groups |
Toyland Day Nursery | 11/12/2014 | Facility out of ratio |
Training Up A Child | 1/13/2016 | Water in basement |
Trinity Child Development Center | 1/15/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Trinity Child Development Center | 5/12/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Trinity Child Development Center | 9/5/2014 | Unpaid electric bill |
Trinity Child Development Center | 10/30/2015 | Unpaid electric bill |
Urban League of Metro St. Louis | 2/18/2014 | Child released to unauthorized person |
Urban League of Metro St. Louis | 3/7/2016 | Teacher pushes child’s head down on cot, causing busted lip |
Urban League of Metro St. Louis | 6/4/2015 | Two children left alone outside; Facility is out of ratio |
Urban League of Metro St. Louis | 6/9/2015 | Four-year-old child forced to expose themselves to class as punishment |
Varie’s Childcare and Learning Center | 4/9/2014 | Teacher hits child |
Washington University Family Learning Center | 6/3/2015 | Child fed wrong breast milk |
Washington University Family Learning Center | 8/15/2014 | Children get stuck in elevator after teacher leaves them inside |
Washington University Family Learning Center | 10/6/2015 | Mixed age groups |
Webster Child Care Center | 8/21/2014 | Child transported to hospital with serious injuries |
Wee Care Child Development Center | 4/8/2014 | Child scratched in face by another child |
Wee Care Child Development Center | 7/20/2015 | Facility out of ratio |
West County Day School | 6/19/2014 | Child left unsupervised; Facility is out of ratio |
West County Day School | 2/20/2015 | Physical punishment; Humiliating discipline technique |
West County Day School | 3/16/2015 | Child left alone on playground |
West County Day School | 5/11/2015 | Child left in van |
Whelan, Nancy | 9/10/2014 | Unlicensed facility |
YMCA Edward Jones Early Childhood Center | 8/18/2014 | Two children left unsupervised |
YMCA Monsanto Branch Early Childhood Education | 11/7/2014 | Two-year-old left alone outside |
YMCA South County Branch Forder Elementary | 11/16/2015 | Teacher high on marijuana |
YMCA St. Charles Branch | 3/18/2014 | Child cared for in unapproved space |
YMCA St. Charles Branch | 10/29/2014 | Child suffers injuries, parents aren’t notified |
YMCA West County Branch | 3/27/2015 | Naptime violation |
YMCA West County Branch | 12/22/2014 | Child leaves facility, walks down Big Bend Blvd. |
Young Einstein Child Care Center | 6/15/2015 | Parents not notified of injury |
YMCA St. Charles Branch | 5/23/2014 | Child found sleeping on ground |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 1/7/2015 | Teacher hits, threatens child |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 1/15/2015 | Teacher pinches student |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 1/2/2015 | Teacher locks child in bathroom |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 4/24/2014 | Teacher pinches students |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 7/29/2015 | Medication violations |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 10/28/2014 | Child left unsupervised |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 3/4/2015 | Teacher pulls, carries student by arm/leg |
Young Women’s Christian Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (YWCA) | 12/17/2015 | Failure to report abuse |
Zion Lutheran Preschool | 9/14/2015 | Teacher throws tissue box at child |
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
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