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Missouri Department of Health 'and Senior Services P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 -Phone: 573-751-6400 FAX: 573-751-6010 RELAY MISSOURI for Hearing and Speech Impaired 1-800-735-2966 VOICE 1-80Q..735-2466 Margaret T. Donnelly Oirector February 10,,2012 Hand Delivered and'via Certified Mail # 7008 0500 0000 9472 8695 Jubril Hassan, Board President Educate, Inc. d/b/a Educare Early Childhood Center 25 Heather Hill Lane St.Louis, M063132 .~ .. " RE: Immediate Suspension Letter - DVN # 000728010 Dear Mr. Hassan, www,health.rno.gov. Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Governor The Missouri Departn:ient of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Section for Child Care Regulation (SeCR) records indicate that Educare, Inc. owns and operates a licensed child care center located at 6814 Natural BridgeRoad, St. Louis, MO 63121. This letter is to notify youthatthe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service:;, through its Section for Child Care Regulation (SCCR), is , immediately suspending the child care license for Educare, Inc. d/b/a Educare Early Childhood Center. The license is being immediately suspended because the SCCR has learned that a tWo (2) year old child was left in the facility van after being picked up from her home by your facility staff on February 7, 2012. The childwas left in the van at approximately 9:30 am on that date. At approximately 10:45arn, a mechanic from a business located next to your child care facility heard the child screaming and banging on the fence to get in, retrieved her and took her into the center. In addition, Lavonder Torrence, facility director, neglected to call the parent or the proper authorities to l'eport the incident. Ms. Torrence stated that she called Ms. Hassan and was instructed not to tell anyone of the incident. ___ .-~.:.Thisdoesnot.demonstrate.that Educare,lnc.js.able toprovid.e_a.safe_eu\'iI:onrnepJ fo~fhlidJ~rl. DHSS/SCCR has the authority to create rules and l'egulations "to establish standards of service and care to b~rendered'; to children by licensed child care providers.IDHSS/ SCCR is authorized to .immediatelysuspeild Ii day care license "if the department ofhea,lthand senior services finds that there is ,a threat of in;rrIlinent bocIilyharrn to the children in care.,;2 .You may appeal this decision to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The , appeal. must be made in writing and mus~ be receive'd' within ten (1 0) days from the. date of this letter. Failuretoappeal this immediate suspension or if the department's :decision to immediately 1UnderSectiml210.i~Ll(3);RSMo (SlJPp'20W). Seess210.201-210.259, RSMo (Supp2010) and 19 CSR30-6LOlO - 19 CSR 30-61.220. . . 2 Section 210.245.4 RSMo(Supp2010). . . . . Healthy Missourians for life. . ... . • The Missouri Departmerit of Health and Senior Services will be the leadE;!rinpl'omoting, protecting .and partriering for health, . . .) . . . . _AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY I AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER: Services providedori a nondiscrtminaiory basis.
suspend your license is upheld by the hearing officer, you maybe placed on the Family Care Safety Registry pursuant to Section 210:900 to 210.936,RSMo (Supp 2010). Send your request for appeal to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Child Care- Regulation, P. O. Box 570, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Direct your request to the atientionof Sue Porting, Assistant Section Administrator. The funumber for Ms. Porting is (S73)S26~5345. , The following violations are the basis for the immediate suspension: On or_about February 8, 2012, the SCCR received a complaint alleging that . DOB 3/4/09) was dropped off at the day care at 9:30 am on February 7, 2012. An auto mechanic from next door found the child at 10:45 am and brought the child to the center and asked if the child was supposed to be there. He told facility staff that he found the child outside. On or about Febru.ary 8, 2012, Sharina Fowler told CCFS Ahlem~ Wallace that Maurice Phipps, van driver, and Tiara Marbley, van monitor, picke~ up _ (2 yrS old) from, her home on February 7, 2012, in the Educare van and brought her to the facility at approximately 9:30 am They then went on another van run to pick up one more child and brought him back to the center. On or about February 8, 2012; CCFS Caron Ahlemeyer and CCFS Wallace, along with Sharma Fowler and Detective Sullivan interviewed Jerry Monroe. Mr. Monroe is an auto mechanic from Auto Concepts . next door to the -day care center. Mr. Monroe stated that on February 7,2012, he went outside to smoke and heard a child pulling on the gate and screaming. He went over to the littl~ girl and asked her if she wanted to go inside. She ~aid, "yes". He walked her in to the facility at approximately 10:45 am and asked thelady at the front desk if she belonged in there. The lady said, "yes" and he left. - 0 On or about February 8, 2012, Lavonder Torrence, director, was mterviewed by. CCFS Caron Ahlemeyer and CCFS Shalinda Wallace along with Sharma Fowler and Detective Sullivan with the Beverly HillsPolice Department. Ms~ Lavonder stated that prior to February 8, 2012, children would be dropped off by the van driver in the back at the locked fence. The fence would be unlocked and the children led in to the facility and then the children were allowed to walk totheir classrooms themselves . .Ms. Torrence contradicted herself by then saying that the van driver and the monitor walk the children to -theirclassroomby.the.ages of -the childrea-AtttmdanGe is-only taken by taking aJIe.ad..-.C.!:mnt classrooms andthen by memory, Ms. -Torrence marks a "P" on the attendance sheet that she keeps in her office. On February 7, 2012, Mr. Phipps told Ms. Torrence that he brought ~ to her classromn where Ms. Patrice Wren was the teacher. Ms. Wren told Ms. Torrericethatshe had not seen_ that morning. Ms. Torrence said that she believes that "'was left on the van but she does not know how she got.offofthe van... . )told Ms. TOlTence she was cryingbecauseMr._~.,.hipps left her .on the van. Ms. Torrence said that it is in tbeirpolicy to check the van after they drop'-otr the kids. , Ms. Torrence could not find the policy to show it to CCFS Ahlemeyer and CCFS Wallace.-Ms. . Torrence statedt1lat_~ stranger walked. 8in at 10:45 am-and she called' the parent at 3:30 pm to . . tell her what had happened. The parent,was very unhappy with her and hung up'on her but then 'called .. backto tell her she was on her way there with: the authorities. . - ,. .'. On or,abotrtFebruary 7,2012, Chevrop Love, a teacher 'in the two year old Classroom, was interviewed by CCFS Caron Ahlemeyer and CCFS Shalirida Wallace along with Shanna Fowler and Detective Sullivan with the Beverly Hills Police Department Ms. Chevron Love said that she arrived to the 2 in Jh~.__
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Page 21 and 22: On February 8, 2012,CCFS Ahlemeyer
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Page 31 and 32: together but only took ten (IO) chi
Page 33 and 34: she felI asleep in the van, she got
Page 35: Please note that Section 210211.1,

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