Cook, Marlenia
605 E 7TH ST, PORTAGEVILLE, MO 63873Childery 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 an 11% violation rate across 9 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 10
- 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 Children's Records & Files (2), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Apr 14, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
The number of children was/were exceeded as evidenced by twenty children were in care on March 31, 2026..
- Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home5 CSR 25-400.085
The provider did not provide resilient material necessary for the protection of children as evidenced by bare soil is showing so there is not enough resilient material is present to cushion the fall of a child by the blue and green slide and by the side of the bridge .
- Records and Reports5 CSR 25-400.210
The provider failed to maintain accurate records to meet administrative requirements as evidenced by files were not available for three children during the visit on March 31, 2026.
- Records and Reports5 CSR 25-400.210
Daily attendance records were not maintained on file as required as evidenced by there were no child attendance records.
- General Requirements5 CSR 25-600.020
Criminal background check results were not on file for Linda Lee, visiting neighbor.
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