DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MORNING STAR DAY CARE AND PRESCHOOL

000651816

(417) 725-1043

113 W MT VERNON
NIXA
MO  65714

NIXA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

PO BOX 409
NIXA
MO  65714-0409

BIVINS, DONITA

dbivins@nixafirst.org


ANGEL DONSON

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

120

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

20 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

09/07/2018

9:00 AM

11:38 AM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2338263996


DocumentDocument-Date
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 08/01/2018
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 06/04/2018
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/20/2018




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Open Violations: 6
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 12
Total Children 52
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS
1 7 PRESCHOOL
1 11 PRESCHOOL
2 6 PRESCHOOL
2 7 PRESCHOOL
1 5 TWO YEAR OLDS

 
19 CSR 30-60.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
19 CSR 30-60.050 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
19 CSR 30-60.060 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination reports including TB testing were not on file for caregivers as evidenced by the medical examination was not signed by the required medical source.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.060 Health Requirements 1 (D) states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by verification of required immunizations was not satisfactory in that one child is missing an immunization.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.060 Health Requirements 3 states: Child care facilities shall meet immunization requirements for children as defined by section 210.003, RSMo.
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Medical examination reports including TB testing were not on file for caregivers as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.060 Health Requirements 1 (D) states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-60.070 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
19 CSR 30-60.080 Fire Safety Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's evacuation/emergency plan is not posted.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.080 Fire Safety Requirements 5 (A) states: An emergency plan for fires and tornadoes shall be posted conspicuously and shall include the route for the drills and special instructions for nonambulatory infants and children.
Correction Required
Evacuation/emergency plan must be posted/complete as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
19 CSR 30-60.090 Sanitation Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility was not clean, free of unsanitary conditions and free of pests as evidenced by dusty fan and dusty binds..
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.090 Sanitation Requirements 1 states: The premises of facilities shall be clean and free of unsanitary conditions and observable insects, spiders and rodents.
Correction Required
The facility shall be clean, sanitary and pest free.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of bricks stacked were children have access.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: bag of liquid soap. The item(s) was/were located in the bathroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (D) states: Hazardous materials such as cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages or hazardous personal care items shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related materials.
Correction Required
Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of uncovered window well .
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by uncovered plug cover.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 states: The premises of all facilities shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: untied plastic bags. The item(s) was/were located 4-5 year old classroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.100 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (D) states: Hazardous materials such as cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages or hazardous personal care items shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related materials.
Correction Required
Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/7/2018
19 CSR 30-60.110 Transportation and Field Trip Requirements
Compliance
19 CSR 30-60.120 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's admitting procedure did not include an individualized special care plan for a child with special needs from a qualified professional source.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-60.120 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 1 states: The facility director shall have an admitting procedure for each child in care that includes a plan for caring for the child if s/he becomes ill or needs emergency medical treatment. The director shall maintain an individual file on each child in order to communicate with the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian. The director shall have a plan for any child with special health needs, identified through a physical assessment by a licensed physician or an advance practice nurse, to ensure that those needs are met during care.
Correction Required
The facility shall have an admitting procedure for each child in care which includes a plan for ill children, emergency medical care, and special health needs.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
Compliance
RSMo 210.115 Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths--persons required to report--supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting--deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when.
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
An approved Notice of Parental Responsibility was not on file for each child in care.
Licensing Rule Reference
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually. 1 states: Child-care facilities operated by religious organizations pursuant to the exempt status recognized in subdivision (5) of section 210.211 shall upon enrollment of any child provided the parent or guardian enrolling the child two copies of notice of parental responsibility, one copy of which shall be retained in the files of the facility after the enrolling parent acknowledges, by signature, having read and accepted the information contained therein.
Correction Required
The Notice of Parental Responsibility shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252 Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance