DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LITTLE STEPS LEARNING CENTER 11

002446400

(660) 584-8770

715 MAIN ST
HIGGINSVILLE
MO  64037-1105

LITTLE STEPS LEARNING CENTER LLC



 

SHOUDT, MELANIE JANE

LITLSTEPS@YAHOO.COM


MONICA MORGAN

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

48

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

11/10/2020

12:15 PM

1:59 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2388070854


DocumentDocument-Date
SANITATION INSPECTION 01/16/2020
APPLICATION 02/21/2020
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/19/2014
POLICIES 03/19/2014
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/19/2014
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/19/2014
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/19/2014
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/19/2014
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/19/2014
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 03/19/2014
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/19/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 03/19/2014
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/19/2014
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/19/2014
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 03/19/2014
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 03/11/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/12/2018
STAFF SHEET 03/10/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 03/10/2020
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/09/2020




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 7
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 9
Total Children 43
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Staff members, Samantha Banker and Sierra Walker with 6 children ages 2-11 months old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Staff members, Brittany Jeffries and Ashlyn Vazquez- Cordova with 6 children ages 12-23 months old.
3 18 MIXED Staff members, Bethany Chrisco, Lacey Graham and Jennifer Flores at naptime with 18 children ages: 11- two years old 7 - three years old
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director, Melanie Shoudt
1 13 PRESCHOOL Staff, Jordan Novotny at naptime with 13 children ages: 2- three years old 11- four years old

 
19 CSR 30-62.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.042 Initial Licensing Information
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.052 Annual Requirements
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The ceilings located two year old room was/were not clean as evidenced by discolored like has water damage.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

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 provider did not meet requirements for a criminal background check. The provider did not request the results of a criminal background check prior to employment or presence in the facility for the following staff: Lacey Graham, Ashlyn Vasquez-Cordova, Whitney Stevens and Hannah Lutjen.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (L) states: The provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for child care staff members as required by 19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements.
Correction Required
Required requests of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for a criminal background check. Results were not on file for the following staff member(s): Lacey Graham, Ashlyn Vasquez-Cordova, Whitney Stevens and Hannah Lutjen.
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
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
A facility orientation was not documented and available for review for all caregivers. The following staff need documentation of a facility orientation: Lacey Graham, Ashlyn Vasquez-Cordova, Whitney Stevens and Hannah Lutjen.
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

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: Lacey Graham, and Hannah Lutjen.
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

19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Lacey Graham, Whitney Stevens and Hannah Lutjen as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (A) states: All persons working in a day care facility in any capacity during child care hours, including volunteers counted in staff/child ratios, shall be in good physical and emotional health with no physical or mental conditions which would interfere with child care responsibilities. These persons shall have a medical examination report, signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician, on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Lacey Graham, Whitney Stevens.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . states: Medical examination reports shall include a “Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis” form, included herein, completed and signed by a health care professional, as provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS). If the person has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, or risk factors for tuberculosis, then testing for tuberculosis shall occur.
Correction Required
TB reports shall be on file as required

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements
Compliance
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