Nourishing Hearts Child Care Llc
1014 SHADOWOAK DR, BALLWIN, MO 63021-6546Childery 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 February 2026). 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 2023, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (5). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Aug 2, 20235 Findings5 Important
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
The facility is owned by a legal entity and evidence of good standing was not available.
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
A written disaster and emergency plan was not submitted.
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
The child care home cares for children under twelve (12) months of age and the safe sleep policy was not submitted.
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
A sex offender resides within 1000 feet of the family child care home and the safety plan was not submitted.
- Licensing Process5 CSR 25-400.045
The schedule of daily activities was not submitted.
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