DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LITTLE STEPPING STONES ACADEMY, LLC

002623647

(417) 848-1910

975 N LINDSEY AVE
REPUBLIC
MO  65738-1216

LITTLE STEPPING STONES ACADEMY, LLC



 

BIERS, AMANDA

lssa08217@gmail.com


BILLIE RUSSELL

BIRTH - 7 YEARS

64

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/29/2020

10:30 AM

11:50 AM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2374893080


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 06/13/2019
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 07/26/2017
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 07/26/2017
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 07/26/2017
STAFF SHEET 07/26/2017
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/26/2017
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 10/18/2016
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 10/20/2016
OWNER/PROVIDER REFERENCES 10/27/2016
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/13/2019
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/26/2017
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/26/2017
DAILY SCHEDULE 07/26/2017
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 08/09/2017
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/29/2019
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/16/2019
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 08/09/2017
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 08/09/2017
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/09/2017
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/11/2017




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 1
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 11
Total Children 52
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Tina Pennyington and Stacy Curry, caregivers, were in the classroom.
2 18 MIXED There were two (2) two (2) year old children in the classroom. Elese Edwards and Jasmine Lopez, caregivers, were in the classroom.
2 20 MIXED There were three (3) two (2) year old children in the classroom. Jackie Conley and Winter Hill, caregivers, in the classroom.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Nicole Pettie, caregiver, was in the classroom

 
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
Compliance
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 director is not routinely on duty as required, as evidenced by there was no approved director on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (2) (A) 2. states: Center directors and group day care home providers routinely shall be on duty during the hours of highest attendance a minimum of forty (40) hours per week. If the facility operates less than forty (40) hours per week, the center director or group day care home provider shall be on duty at least fifty percent (50%) of the operating hours.
Correction Required
The director/group day care home provider shall be routinely on duty as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The department did not receive notification of a director change.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (2) (A) 5. states: The center owner(s), or the board president or chairperson, shall notify the department immediately when there is a change of directors and shall submit child abuse/neglect screening information as required by 19 CSR 30-62.042 Initial Licensing Information.
Correction Required
The facility shall notify SCCR immediately when there is a change of directors and submit required background check request.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
1/28/2020
19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
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
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.192 Health Care
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
19 CSR 30-62.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
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