Westport Montessori
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects Missouri's licensing baseline. 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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 118
- 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), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Mar 11, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Furniture, Equipment and Materials5 CSR 25-500.092
A child was on a cot; no parental permission was on file.
- Furniture, Equipment and Materials5 CSR 25-500.092
A child was on a cot; no parental permission was on file.
- Medical Examination Reports5 CSR 25-500.122
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Carlisse Baker, Klaira Morales, Shanae Shaw, Alyissa Prunell as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
- General Requirements5 CSR 25-600.020
Criminal background check results were older than five (5) years for Machelle Pointer and Patricia Jones-Dickerson.
- General Requirements5 CSR 25-600.020
Criminal background check results were not on file for Catera Pryor and Angela Montgomery.