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.. " Cc: Sue Porting, Assistant Section Administrator Nancy Scherer, Child Care Supervisor Nancy Smith, Child Care Facility Specialist loi Cunningham, Legal C.oupsel ------------ --c-------~~------.""______;_ - - - 9 . Sincerely, ~.lkJlfI!f Kathy Quick, Administrator Section for Child Care Regulation
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 1-800-735-2466 Margaret T. Donnelly Director February 10,2012 . Hand Delivered . and Via Certified Mail Number 7008 0500 0000 9472 8701 Jubril Hassan, Board'President Educare, Inc; d/b/a Educare Early Childhood Center 25 Heather Hill Lane S1.Louis,"MO 63132 .RE: Revocation Letter - DVN # 000728010 Dear Jubril Hassan; Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Governor The Mis~ouri Department of Health and"Senior Services (DHSS), Section for Child Care Regulation (SCCR) records indicate that Educare, Inc. owns and operates a licensed child care center at 6814 " Natural Bridge Road; St. Louis, MO 63121. This letter is to notify you that the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, through its Section for Child Care Regulation (SCeR), is revoking the child care center license for Educar~, Inc. d/b/a Educare Early Childhood Center. The license is being revoked 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 child was left in the van at approximately 9:30 am on that date. At approximately 10:45 am, 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 parentor the proper authorities to report the incident. Ms. Torrence stated that she called Ms. Hassan and was instructed not to tell anyone of the incident. This does not demonstrate that Educare, Inc. is ableto.provide ..a..safe_enyironmentforchildren.. .. . LICENSE BACKGROUND INFORMATION Your originalcblld care license was issued onJuly-10, 1996. Your curr~nt child care license was issued on July 1,2010 and will expire oulune 30,-2012. This license allows you to care for 212 children, ages birth through 13 years; 6:00am to 6:00 am: This license is further limited to no more than 32 children in the infant/toddler unit; no more "than20 children under 12 months; Monday through Saturday. FACTS REGARDING THE REVOCATION OFTRE LICENSE. On or about February 8, 2012, the SCeR received a complaint alleging that (DOB 3/4/09) was dropped. off at the day care "at9:30 am on Febri:zary7,2QI2. An auto mechanic from nex~ "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. .' 1
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Page 21 and 22: On February 8, 2012,CCFS Ahlemeyer
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Page 33 and 34: she felI asleep in the van, she got
Page 35: Please note that Section 210211.1,

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