Buzy Beez Daycare Llc
29069 MARTIN RD, DOWNING, MO 63536-4238Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 20% violation rate across 5 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected November 2025). The structural rating also includes Missouri's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Missouri caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 20
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Not Regulated
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (2), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
May 20, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Annual Requirements5 CSR 25-500.052
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Julie Partin, Linda McElroy, Jessica Seaton and Toni Harrison within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
- Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers5 CSR 25-500.082
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the west corner of the cream and green shed connected to the outdoor play yard had bent and cut aluminum with sharp and jagged edges which was accessible to the children and is a hazard for a child getting hurt.
- Furniture, Equipment and Materials5 CSR 25-500.092
Outdoor equipment, swing set, in the outdoor play yard was unsafe as evidenced by the swing set had a round flat swing that did not have enough space to be used without a child swinging on it and hitting the poles on the swing set. Previous measures had been taken to keep the swing safe for childre
- Personnel5 CSR 25-500.102
The director is not routinely on duty, as evidenced by there were no staff attendance records on site to verify attendance and work hours for director. Also, after discussion with staff, staff stated that Julie is "hardly ever here" and it is just her and another worker.
- Medical Examination Reports5 CSR 25-500.122
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Toni Harrison as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.