Berry Patch Preschool & Daycare Llc
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| 2026-08-20 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 10 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by in the infant play area, grass needs to be mowed and weeds removed around gate and along fence. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage. Correction Required: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by in the bigger kid play area, grass needs to be mowed and weeds removed. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage. Correction Required: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by in the bigger kid play area the liner is exposed creating a tripping hazard. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage. Correction Required: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required. Correction Verification: Corrected on Site Compliance Date: 8/20/2026 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the siding of the building in the infant play area has several holes, possibly from hail damage, that are sharp. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage. Correction Required: The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, the green and brown Step 2 table, in the infant play area was not free of sharp parts as evidenced by table was on its side which exposed sharp areas on the feet of the table. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, the Little Tykes brown and blue climber, in the infant play area was not in good condition as evidenced by cracked area on the blue slide and broken area on the pink landing area above the slide that are sharp and could also pose a pinching hazard. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, the pink and yellow scooter, in the infant play area was not in good condition as evidenced by broken area on the bottom of the scooter which exposes sharp areas. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, the gray, brown and tan play house, in the infant play area was not in good condition as evidenced by broken areas on the roof exposing sharp edges.. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, the red tricycle, in the infant play area was not in good condition as evidenced by broken area on back of seat exposing sharp areas. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care Violation: Facility did not submit the 2025 annual summary report showing immunization status of each child enrolled by January 15. 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 |
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| 2026-04-02 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | 4 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The walls located in the bathroom between the I/T rooms was/were not in good condition as evidenced by hole in the wall where the door handle has hit the wall. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces. Correction Required: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 2/19/2026 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, storage container holding garden hose, in the I/T play area was not free of sharp parts as evidenced by a crack on the front of the lid which creates a sharp area. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 2/18/2026 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel 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: Madison Mooneyham (5.25 hrs.) and Michelle Richardson (2.50 hrs.). 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: 4/2/2026 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff April Appleberry. 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: 2/18/2026 |
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| 2026-02-05 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 4 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: The walls located in the bathroom between the I/T rooms was/were not in good condition as evidenced by hole in the wall where the door handle has hit the wall. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces. Correction Required: Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials Violation: Outdoor equipment, storage container holding garden hose, in the I/T play area was not free of sharp parts as evidenced by a crack on the front of the lid which creates a sharp area. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used. Correction Required: Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel 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: Madison Mooneyham (5.25 hrs.) and Michelle Richardson (2.50 hrs.). 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 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff April Appleberry. 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 |
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| 2025-08-12 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | No violations cited |
| 2025-02-21 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | No violations cited |
| 2024-08-23 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | No violations cited |
| 2024-05-29 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | 6 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The equipment list was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment. Correction Required: The facility shall submit an equipment list as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 2/20/2024 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The staff sheet was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet. Correction Required: The facility shall submit a current staff sheet as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 2/20/2024 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Annual Declaration was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility form, revised 2021 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms, indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed group child care home or child care center and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules. Correction Required: The facility shall submit the Annual Declaration as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 2/20/2024 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The annual fire safety inspection was not conducted. 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: 3/5/2024 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted. 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: 3/11/2024 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Holly Abramovitz,Donna Allred, April Appleberry, Madison Mooneyham, Audrey Brown, Taylon Crim-Lawson, Taylor Doke, Brittany Haase,Catherine Jay, Alexa Metcalf, Autumn Piller and Alyssa Trevino within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license. Correction Required: Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 3/21/2024 |
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| 2024-02-08 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 7 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The equipment list was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment. Correction Required: The facility shall submit an equipment list as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The staff sheet was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet. Correction Required: The facility shall submit a current staff sheet as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Annual Declaration was not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility form, revised 2021 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms, indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed group child care home or child care center and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules. Correction Required: The facility shall submit the Annual Declaration as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The annual fire safety inspection was not conducted. 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 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted. 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 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Holly Abramovitz,Donna Allred, April Appleberry, Madison Mooneyham, Audrey Brown, Taylon Crim-Lawson, Taylor Doke, Brittany Haase,Catherine Jay, Alexa Metcalf, Autumn Piller and Alyssa Trevino within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license. Correction Required: Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care Violation: Medication was not disposed of or returned to the parent when no longer needed as evidenced Neosporin, Healing ointment and diaper creams that were expired and no longer in use were located in the infant/toddler classroom. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (3) (H) states: Medication shall be returned to the parent(s) or disposed of immediately when no longer needed. Correction Required: Medication shall be inaccessible to children and handled as required. Correction Verification: Corrected on Site Compliance Date: 2/8/2024 |
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| 2023-07-11 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | |
| 2023-02-21 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | |
| 2022-07-14 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | |
| 2022-02-16 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | |
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