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Ywca Bessie T. Draper Early Head Start Center

4642 W FLORISSANT AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63115-2233Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 14% violation rate across 7 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected October 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
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Infants
Licensed capacity
32
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:48

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Not Regulated

Inspection History

1 Inspection Visit Since 2026 · 5 Findings
Most recent: Apr 16, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
5 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (2), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.

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  1. Apr 16, 20265 Findings5 Important
    • Annual Requirements5 CSR 25-500.052

      The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.

    • Annual Requirements5 CSR 25-500.052

      The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.

    • Furniture, Equipment and Materials5 CSR 25-500.092

      An infant was observed sleeping in a/an bouncer.

    • Personnel5 CSR 25-500.102

      Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Tawanna Gardner and Hailey Gregory.

    • Personnel5 CSR 25-500.102

      A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Laketa Boyd and Hailey Gregory.

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