Clayton Early Childhood Center
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About the Provider
Oak Knoll is the second largest park in the city of Clayton, MO, with a variety of botanical life, a quarter mile walking path, picnic areas, a public playground, and a pond decorated with a fountain and inhabited by turtles and ducks.
In the early 1800s, the park was part of the 300-acre Kennedy Farm. Charles Rice, a local lawyer, bought the property in 1905 and built 1 Oak Knoll for his family.
In 1958, the grounds became a municipal park, named for a stand of 150-year-old Post Oak trees that still remain.
Hours of Operation
- Monday6:00 AM- 9:00 PM
- Tuesday6:00 AM- 9:00 PM
- Wednesday6:00 AM- 9:00 PM
- Thursday6:00 AM- 9:00 PM
- Friday6:00 AM- 9:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Report Date | Report Type | Violations |
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| 2026-06-22 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | 2 violations cited |
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Findings: 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: Dilynn Eifert needs 8 hours. 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: 6/22/2026 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Madeleine O'Brien needs 3 hours. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began. Correction Required: Required training hours shall be documented for each employee. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 6/22/2026 |
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| 2026-06-16 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 3 violations cited |
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Findings: 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: Dilynn Eifert needs 8 hours. 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: A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Madeleine O'Brien needs 3 hours. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began. Correction Required: Required training hours shall be documented for each employee. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports Violation: One child(ren) records did not include name, address and telephone number of another individual who might be reached in an emergency. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached; Correction Required: Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required. Correction Verification: Corrected on Site Compliance Date: 6/16/2026 |
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| 2026-04-21 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2026-03-10 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2026-02-18 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2026-01-29 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2025-12-26 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2025-12-09 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | 1 violation cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Pamela Behlmann. 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: 12/8/2025 |
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| 2025-12-04 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 3 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Pamela Behlmann. 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 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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Pamela Behlmann needs 3 hours, Christine Burmester needs 4 hours, Anna Craver needs 8 hours, Marquita Crigler needs 3 hours, Susan Fleming needs 6 hours, Laura Henry needs 4 hours, Chrystal Johnson needs 2 hours, Denise Jones needs 1 hour, Samuel Kindberg needs 5 hours, Melissa Matt needs 2 hours, Jasmina Subasic needs 2 hours, Carlotta Tucker needs 3 hours, Natalie Weimer needs 7 hours, Kelley Williams needs 3 hours . 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: 10/17/2025 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Camille Smith needs 1 hour. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began. Correction Required: Required training hours shall be documented for each employee. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 10/17/2025 |
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| 2025-06-24 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 3 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel Violation: Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Pamela Behlmann, Marquita Crigler, Meredith Davis, Susan Fleming, Denise Jones, and Jasmina Subasic . 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 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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Pamela Behlmann needs 3 hours, Christine Burmester needs 4 hours, Anna Craver needs 8 hours, Marquita Crigler needs 3 hours, Susan Fleming needs 6 hours, Laura Henry needs 4 hours, Chrystal Johnson needs 2 hours, Denise Jones needs 1 hour, Samuel Kindberg needs 5 hours, Melissa Matt needs 2 hours, Jasmina Subasic needs 2 hours, Carlotta Tucker needs 3 hours, Natalie Weimer needs 7 hours, Kelley Williams needs 3 hours . 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: A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Camille Smith needs 1 hour. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began. Correction Required: Required training hours shall be documented for each employee. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation |
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| 2024-12-12 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | No violations cited |
| 2024-11-25 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-09-26 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-08-28 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-07-15 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-06-20 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2024-06-12 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | 2 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Denise Jones 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: 6/12/2024 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports Violation: One child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached; Correction Required: Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 6/12/2024 |
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| 2024-06-10 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 2 violations cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements Violation: The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Denise Jones 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 25-500.222 Records and Reports Violation: One child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached; Correction Required: Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation |
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| 2024-04-22 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-03-21 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-02-21 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2024-01-23 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2023-12-20 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | 1 violation cited |
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Findings: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers Violation: Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Hand Sanitizer . The item(s) was/were located in the bunny room in an unlocked cabinet. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children. Correction Required: Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children. Correction Verification: Corrected on Site Compliance Date: 12/20/2023 |
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| 2023-12-18 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2023-12-18 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2023-11-08 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2023-10-24 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | No violations cited |
| 2023-09-21 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | 3 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 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 5 inches. The openings were on the west side near the swings. 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: 9/21/2023 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports Violation: Probation Term 6, throughout the probation, all staff hired shall have training on supervision within 90 days of hire. Anna Craver was hired on 5/1/2023 and does not have this training, requested by the department, was/were not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (11) states: Records and reports shall be submitted to the department as required. Correction Required: Requested documents shall be submitted. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 8/13/2023 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports Violation: Probation Term 5, All child care staff members shall attend in-person training, presented by OOC staff, titled SCCR Licensing Rule Review, within 90 days of hire. Anna Craver was hired on 5/1/2023 and does not have this training, requested by the department, was/were not submitted. Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (11) states: Records and reports shall be submitted to the department as required. Correction Required: Requested documents shall be submitted. Correction Verification: Submit Documentation Compliance Date: 9/8/2023 |
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| 2023-08-10 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | |
| 2023-07-14 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | |
| 2023-06-28 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | |
| 2023-05-24 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | |
| 2023-04-20 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | |
| 2023-03-22 | CLOSE SUPERVISION | |
| 2023-02-24 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2023-01-17 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | |
| 2023-01-06 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | |
| 2022-10-21 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | |
| 2022-08-05 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2022-06-21 | COMPLIANCE MONITORING | |
| 2022-03-07 | COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION | |
| 2022-02-09 | COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION | |
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