DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LOVING HEARTS CHILD CARE CENTER

001777788

(314) 381-8380

7032 NATURAL BRIDGE RD
ST LOUIS
MO  63121-5142

FLETCHER, FREDRICK JAMES



 

FLETCHER, CAROL ANN

carol.a.mayfield@gmail.com


KATHERINE D SIMS

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

45

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

19 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS; THIS LICENSE INCLUDES ADDRESS: 7030 NATURAL BRIDGE RD; 7032 NATURAL BRIDGE: CAPACITY OF 34 CHILDREN, 8 UNDER 24 MONTHS; 7030 NATURAL BRIDGE: CAPACITY OF 11 CHILDREN, 6 WKS TO 35 MOS
 
Inspection Information

02/19/2020

12:25 PM

1:38 PM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2374114102


DocumentDocument-Date
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/21/2012
POLICIES 05/15/2003
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/15/2003
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/15/2003
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/15/2003
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 05/15/2003
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/15/2003
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 05/04/2015
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 05/04/2015
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/14/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 05/14/2018
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 06/17/2019
SANITATION INSPECTION 06/20/2019
APPLICATION 05/15/2019
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/17/2019
STAFF SHEET 05/17/2019
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/17/2019

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:00PM   5:00PM   10/20/2011



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 8
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 7
Total Children 29
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Aarian Hines present with 6 children, all 1yr old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jasmin Brown present with 4 children, ages 5m-11m old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Gladys Lathan and Sylvia White present with no children in attendance
2 12 PRESCHOOL Deborah Poindexter and Breonna Cannon(on break) were present with 12 children, ages 3-5yrs old
1 7 TWO YEAR OLDS Peccola Elliott present with 7 children, all 2yrs old

 
19 CSR 30-62.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.042 Initial Licensing Information
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.052 License Renewal
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by when CCFS Sims arrived there was a two year old sleeping on a cot, the two year old teacher was laying across his legs and feet, also asleep.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises 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
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that there is a section of the fence that separates the preschool and infant playground was not secure or connected to other parts of the fence.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by there is a black tarp coming through the mulch, causing multiple tripping hazards.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or 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

19 CSR 30-62.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for a criminal background check. Results were not on file for the following staff member(s): Breonna Cannon.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (M) states: Child care staff members shall have qualifying background screening results on file as required by 19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements.
Correction Required
Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
2/11/2020
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. The staff listed need the following information: Jasmin Brown needs 4hrs, Gladys Lathan needs 12hrs, and Sylvia White needs 4hrs all for 2019.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group day care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Caregiver-child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 6 children ages 1yr old were cared for by 1 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: Birth Through Two (2) Years. Groups composed of mixed ages through two (2)- years shall have no less than one (1) adult to four (4) children, with no more than eight (8) children in a group;
Correction Required
Correct caregiver-child ratios and group size shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
2/19/2020
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.142 Nighttime Care
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.152 Hourly Care Facilities
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.162 Overlap Care of Children
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.172 Emergency School Closings
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.182 Child Care Program
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Caregiver did not provide frequent, direct contact as evidenced by when CCFS Sims arrived the teacher in the Two Year Old classroom was asleep.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.182 Child Care Program (1) (A) 3. states: Caregivers shall provide frequent, direct contact so children are not left unobserved on the premises.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide competent adult supervision for each child as required.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.192 Health Care
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by required immunizations verifying the type of vaccine and the month, day and year of administration was not on file for 1 child(ren).
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.192 Health Care (4) (A) states: No child shall be permitted to enroll in or attend any day care facility caring for ten (10) or more children unless the child has been immunized adequately against vaccine preventable childhood illnesses specified by the department in accordance with recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP). The parent or guardian of the child shall provide satisfactory evidence of the required immunizations. Satisfactory evidence means a statement, certificate or record from a physician or other recognized health facility or personnel, stating that the required immunizations have been given to the child and verifying the type of vaccine and the month, day and year of administration.
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include employers' address of parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (B) states: Full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers' name and address, work schedule, and home and work telephone numbers;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include field trip and transportation authorization.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (F) states: Field trip and transportation authorization.
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-63.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003. Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
Compliance
RSMo 210.1080. Background checks required--definitions--procedures—ineligible for employment, when--exemption, when--emergency rules.
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 — report made to another state, when. —
Compliance
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Compliance