DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

TENDER HEARTS PRESCHOOL ACADEMY LLC

002081769

(573) 364-0309

11697 COUNTY ROAD 8030
ROLLA
MO  65401

TENDER HEARTS PRESCHOOL ACADEMY LLC

11695 COUNTY ROAD 8030
ROLLA
MO  65401

FRYER-KAUFFMAN, JOYCE L

DFRYER@FIDNET.COM


CARON AHLEMEYER

6 WEEKS - 16 YEARS

20

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

4 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/20/2020

9:15 AM

10:49 AM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2385788050


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/29/2005
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/29/2005
POLICIES 01/05/2006
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 01/05/2006
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 01/05/2006
SAMPLE FORMS 08/29/2005
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/19/2005
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/29/2005
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 08/20/2005
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 01/05/2006
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 08/29/2005
APPLICATION 01/06/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/07/2020
STAFF SHEET 01/06/2020
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 02/15/2018
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/13/2020
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/12/2019

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:30PM   5:30PM   2/18/2010



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 3
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 3
Total Children 16
StaffChildClass AgeNote
3 16 MIXED Joyce Fryer-Kauffman, Sheila Cottle-Stogsdill, and Sandra Jones with sixteen children (three children under the age of two, three children age two, four children ages three through four, and six children ages five and up) . Joyce Fryer-Kauffman was asleep when CCFS Shelby Koetting arrived at the facility and would not have been able to count in ratio at that time.

 
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 blue charging cord, connected to outlet, dangling free and accessible to children. A child attempted to put this cord in their mouth during the inspection.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by access to mechanical room in the nap room through unlocked door.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (C) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
The requirements for protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets were not met as evidenced by electrical outlets were not covered in that a surge protector in the nap room was plugged in and had exposed plugs without outlet covers.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (G) states: Protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets shall be used in areas accessible to the children.
Correction Required
The facility shall use outlet covers or twist-lock outlets as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: batteries. The item(s) was/were located on the floor near the desk area in the main playroom and accessible to children .
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
The requirements for toilet and handwashing facilities were not met as evidenced by the toilet would not flush.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 3. states: Toilet and hand washing facilities shall be in working order and convenient for the children's use.
Correction Required
Bathroom fixtures shall be functional and convenient.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
7/17/2020
Violation
Bathroom supplies were not available and accessible to children as evidenced by toilet paper was not within children's reach.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 4. states: Paper towels, soap and toilet paper shall be provided and easily accessible so the children can reach them without assistance.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide paper towels, soap and toilet paper, accessible for children's use.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
The bathroom was not clean and odor free as evidenced by the toilet was soiled.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 7. states: Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.
Correction Required
Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
7/17/2020
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by fungus growing around the edges and the top of a tree stump on the playground. There were pieces that had been recently picked off of the stump laying on the ground. On August 20, 2020, CCFS Koetting noted the fungus was still accumulating around the base of the tree stump .
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by trash, in the form of old food wrappers and broken cups, strewn throughout the playground.
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
8/20/2020
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Outdoor equipment, tan, red, and green Little Tikes climber, in the back of the playground was unsafe as evidenced by bottom half of tunnel was split down the middle, exposing a large, sharp edge, and a fall hazard for children, measuring 2 feet 5 inches from the ground.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Prospective child care staff member(s), Sheila Stogsdill-Cottle, was/were not supervised at all times by another child care staff member who received a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (O) states: A prospective child care staff member may begin work for a child care provider after the criminal background check has been requested from the department; however, pending completion of the criminal background check, the prospective child care staff member shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who received a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five (5) years.
Correction Required
All prospective child care staff member(s) who have requested a criminal background check shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who has received a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Prospective child care staff member(s), Sandra Jones , was/were working without having requested a criminal background check.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (O) states: A prospective child care staff member may begin work for a child care provider after the criminal background check has been requested from the department; however, pending completion of the criminal background check, the prospective child care staff member shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who received a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five (5) years.
Correction Required
All prospective child care staff member(s) who have requested a criminal background check shall be supervised at all times by another child care staff member who has received a qualifying result on the criminal background check within the past five years.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Susan Hoss (started 09/25/2019).
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (J) . states: The child care provider shall ensure that within seven (7) days of employment or volunteering and before being left alone with children that caregivers receive a facility orientation. The child care provider shall ensure that documentation verifying completion of the facility orientation is maintained and on file for review by the department for each caregiver. The facility orientation shall include:
Correction Required
The facility shall ensure that a facility orientation occurs within 7 days and documentation verifying completion is maintained and on file for review by the department for each caregiver.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Requirements for safe sleep training were not met in that the following staff did not complete department-approved safe sleep training within the past three years: Sheila Stogsdill-Cottle.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (4) . states: Safe Sleep Training. Every three (3) years the center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios in a group child care home or child care center licensed to provide care for infants less than one (1) year of age shall successfully complete department-approved training regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations contained in the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Technical report – SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths: expansion of recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment, by Moon RY, which is incorporated by reference in this rule as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 128, No. 5, November 1, 2011, and available from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Given Building S261, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, Vermont 05405-0068, telephone number 802-656-2505, fax number 802-656-4844, or at www.pediatrics.aapublications.org/content/128/5/1030.full. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
Center director, group child care home provider, and other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratios shall complete department approved safe sleep training as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Caregiver-child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by sixteen children ages three children under the age of two, three children age two, four children ages three through four, and six children ages five and up were cared for by two 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
8/20/2020
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for maintaining documentation of emergency school closings were not met as evidenced by no written record was maintained.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.172 Emergency School Closings (3) states: The provider shall maintain a written record including the date of the emergency school closing, the reason for the closing and the number of children in care on that date.
Correction Required
The provider shall keep records of emergency school closing days as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
19 CSR 30-62.182 Child Care Program
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Child(ren) was left without competent adult supervision as evidenced by Joyce Fryer-Kauffman was sleeping upon CCFS Koetting's arrival. Joyce Fryer-Kauffman woke up when called by name and completed remainder of inspection with CCFS Koetting. When asked why she was sleeping, Joyce Fryer-Kauffman stated that she was not feeling well and had a migraine, which caused her to fall asleep.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.182 Child Care Program (1) (A) 1. states: Caregivers shall not leave any child without competent adult supervision.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide competent adult supervision for each child as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
19 CSR 30-62.192 Health Care
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by 1 immunization record(s) was/were not on file .
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 work telephone number 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 telephone number of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include name of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include address of another individual who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (C) states: Name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency when the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include name of individual authorized to take the child from the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (E) states: Name of the individual(s) authorized to take the child from the facility;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Records were not available for inspection by the department upon request as evidenced by the supervision chart required as part of the probationary terms was not completed.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (11) states: All records shall be available in the facility for inspection by the department upon request.
Correction Required
Records shall be available at the facility for inspection.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
Violation
Records were not available for inspection by the department upon request as evidenced by the facility maintenance and cleaning checklist required as part of the probationary terms was not completed.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (11) states: All records shall be available in the facility for inspection by the department upon request.
Correction Required
Records shall be available at the facility for inspection.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/20/2020
19 CSR 30-63.040 Background Screening Findings
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