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LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM License Exempt

A And B Academy

St Louis, MO · Saint Louis City
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1.0 (1 review)
2705 POTOMAC ST, St Louis, MO 63118
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Quick Facts

Capacity
113 children
Age range (listing information)
BIRTH - 13 YEARS
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Subsidized Program
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Contact Information

📞 (314) 773-8277
2705 POTOMAC ST
St Louis, MO 63118
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~ LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM
License Exempt
Exempt from licensing

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services lists this provider as LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM, so it does not hold a child care license. Providers in this category are exempt from state licensing requirements, which means they are not inspected or monitored the way licensed providers are. Ask the provider what oversight it does operate under, and check with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services before enrolling.

License Number
002005494
License Holder
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
Licensed Since
2007
License Issued
Dec 1, 2025
Licensor
BRITTNEY RALPH

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Melisa
2013-06-17 17:57:13
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I seen this group out in public and if you care about your child at all you would pull them out of this program immediately. There were three teachers with these children and they were all pulling the children around by their arms, pushing them into walls and the largest of the teachers never stop screaming at them. She disrupted the entire building. This teacher needs to be fired. Ruined my day and made me very sad to see such abuse by people that are paid to take care of someones children.

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A AND B ACADEMY is a LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM in ST LOUIS MO, with a maximum capacity of 113 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of BIRTH - 13 YEARS; please confirm current ages with the provider. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Hours of Operation

  • MondayOpen
  • TuesdayOpen
  • WednesdayOpen
  • ThursdayOpen
  • FridayOpen
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

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Report Date Report Type Violations
2025-11-12 COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION 2 violations cited
Findings:

5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements

Violation: TB reports on file were older than 24 months for Alfred Brown.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) 3. states: After the initial physical assessment, all caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be tested for tuberculosis at least every two (2) years. Caregivers with previously positive tuberculin tests shall be under the management of a physician.

Correction Required: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/12/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The equipment, a a jungle gym that includes an open slide, rock wall, and monkey bars, that is over 24 inches high, does not have sufficient impact absorbing material present as evidenced by the only material located in the fall zone was grass.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (D) states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") high covered with impact-absorbing materials that will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Materials may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.

Correction Required: Impact absorbent materials shall be in the fall zone for any equipment over 24 inches high.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/12/2025

2025-11-03 ANNUAL 7 violations cited
Findings:

5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements

Violation: TB reports on file were older than 24 months for Alfred Brown.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) 3. states: After the initial physical assessment, all caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be tested for tuberculosis at least every two (2) years. Caregivers with previously positive tuberculin tests shall be under the management of a physician.

Correction Required: Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements

Violation: The facility's evacuation/emergency plan is not posted.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements (5) (A) states: An emergency plan for fires and tornadoes shall be posted conspicuously and shall include the route for the drills and special instructions for nonambulatory infants and children.

Correction Required: Evacuation/emergency plan must be posted/complete as required.

Correction Verification: Corrected on Site

Compliance Date: 11/3/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by there was deep freezer located in the hallway that leads to the bathroom used by 2-year-olds that was unlocked.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 states: The premises of all facilities shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Required: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification: Corrected on Site

Compliance Date: 11/3/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: Emergency numbers for the police, fire department, poison control, and ambulance were not posted.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 2 (D) states: Police, fire department, poison control, ambulance and other emergency numbers posted near the telephone.

Correction Required: Emergency numbers shall be posted near the telephone.

Correction Verification: Corrected on Site

Compliance Date: 11/3/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: Doors to the bathroom or stalls did not meet requirements as evidenced by there was a lock on the bathroom stall.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 3 (C) states: Locks or latches shall not be used on bathroom or bathroom stall doors used by children below the first grade.

Correction Required: Doors to bathrooms or stalls, used by children below the first grade, shall not have locks or latches.

Correction Verification: Corrected on Site

Compliance Date: 11/3/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of a piece of rusted wire approximately 12 inches long was located on the playground near the play structure with the slide.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and 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: 11/3/2025

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The equipment, a a jungle gym that includes an open slide, rock wall, and monkey bars, that is over 24 inches high, does not have sufficient impact absorbing material present as evidenced by the only material located in the fall zone was grass.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (D) states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") high covered with impact-absorbing materials that will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Materials may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.

Correction Required: Impact absorbent materials shall be in the fall zone for any equipment over 24 inches high.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

2024-11-15 ANNUAL 1 violation cited
Findings:

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by three child files did not have the full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers’ name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2 (B) states: The full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, work schedule, home and work telephone numbers, and employer's name and address.

Correction Required: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification: Corrected on Site

Compliance Date: 11/15/2024

2024-11-06 Subsidy Renewal
2023-12-05 COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION 6 violations cited
Findings:

5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements

Violation: Background screening information received by the provider was not available for review as evidenced by Jeanette Thompson, Alicia Sledge, Ward Smith, Dailah Hayes, Dana Howard, Elizabeth Robinson, Derricka Lawrence.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements (8) states: Background screening information received by the provider shall be retained in the individual’s file in a confidential manner and made available for review when requested by the department.

Correction Required: Background screening information shall be retained in the individual file, kept confidential, and made available for review when requested by the department.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for requests/results of a check of the Family Care Safety Registry. A background check on file is older than two years for the following staff member(s): Dailah Hayes, and Derricka Lawrence.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements (7) states: A check of the Family Care Safety Registry shall be conducted for all child care staff members of nursery schools every two (2) years.

Correction Required: Required requests/results of background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements

Violation: Requirements for children's medical examination reports were not met as evidenced by the medical form did not contain all required information in that the forms did not state the children could attend a child care program.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (2) states: Within thirty (30) days following the admission of an infant, toddler or preschool child, a physical assessment report signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse shall be on file at the facility. The facility may use the department's physical assessment form, MO 580-1878 (6-94), or the facility may use its own form if it contains all the information on the department's form. The report shall have been completed not more than twelve (12) months before admission.

Correction Required: Children's physical assessment reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of an over-grown bush that covers the fence and protrudes into the play area.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and 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

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by one child's enrollment form did not contact this acknowledgment.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 4 (A) states: S/he has been informed of the required health and safety inspections and that the inspection forms are available for review.

Correction Required: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by one child's form did not contain this acknowledgement.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 4 (B) states: S/he understands and agrees that the child may not be accepted for care when ill.

Correction Required: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 11/16/2023

2023-11-28 Subsidy Renewal
2023-11-03 ANNUAL 7 violations cited
Findings:

5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures

Violation: A copy of the Notice of Parental Responsibility form was not submitted.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures (6) (D) states: A child care facility operated by a religious organization shall file the Notice of Parental Responsibility form with the department annually during the month of August.

Correction Required: The Notice of Parental Responsibility form shall be filed annually, during the month of August, with the department.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

Compliance Date: 9/5/2023

5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for requests/results of a check of the Family Care Safety Registry. A background check on file is older than two years for the following staff member(s): Dailah Hayes, and Derricka Lawrence.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements (7) states: A check of the Family Care Safety Registry shall be conducted for all child care staff members of nursery schools every two (2) years.

Correction Required: Required requests/results of background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements

Violation: Background screening information received by the provider was not available for review as evidenced by Jeanette Thompson, Alicia Sledge, Ward Smith, Dailah Hayes, Dana Howard, Elizabeth Robinson, Derricka Lawrence.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements (8) states: Background screening information received by the provider shall be retained in the individual’s file in a confidential manner and made available for review when requested by the department.

Correction Required: Background screening information shall be retained in the individual file, kept confidential, and made available for review when requested by the department.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements

Violation: Requirements for children's medical examination reports were not met as evidenced by the medical form did not contain all required information in that the forms did not state the children could attend a child care program.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (2) states: Within thirty (30) days following the admission of an infant, toddler or preschool child, a physical assessment report signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse shall be on file at the facility. The facility may use the department's physical assessment form, MO 580-1878 (6-94), or the facility may use its own form if it contains all the information on the department's form. The report shall have been completed not more than twelve (12) months before admission.

Correction Required: Children's physical assessment reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment

Violation: The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of an over-grown bush that covers the fence and protrudes into the play area.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and 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 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by one child's enrollment form did not contact this acknowledgment.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 4 (A) states: S/he has been informed of the required health and safety inspections and that the inspection forms are available for review.

Correction Required: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records

Violation: The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by one child's form did not contain this acknowledgement.

Rule Reference: 5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 4 (B) states: S/he understands and agrees that the child may not be accepted for care when ill.

Correction Required: An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification: Submit Documentation

2022-12-13 COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION
2022-12-05 Site Visit
2022-11-14 ANNUAL

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