DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KIDSPLAY, LLC

002462777

(636) 227-1800

459 LAFAYETTE CTR
MANCHESTER
MO  63011-3943

THE ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY LLC

66 HICKORY MEADOWS CT
O FALLON
MO  63366-4173

PRUYN, KATELIN E

STL.KIDSPLAY@GMAIL.COM


ALYSSA MARIE RILEY

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

85

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/08/2021

10:50 AM

12:45 PM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2391014123


DocumentDocument-Date
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 01/09/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/10/2019
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 05/23/2016
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/15/2014
POLICIES 04/14/2014
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 04/14/2014
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 04/14/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/14/2014
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/14/2014
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 04/14/2014
DAILY SCHEDULE 04/14/2014
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 04/14/2014
SAMPLE FORMS 04/14/2014
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 04/14/2014
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/12/2014
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 04/14/2014
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 01/01/2016
EQUIPMENT LIST 04/17/2018
APPLICATION 10/15/2019
STAFF SHEET 04/17/2018
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 12/16/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/12/2020

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:30PM   5:30PM   5/11/2015



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 14
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 4
Total Children 21
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS 3 months-23 months with teacher, Brittany Hoerr
1 4 MIXED 2-3 years old with teacher Arielle Grossheim
1 4 MIXED 3 years-8 years old with teacher-Laterri White
1 9 PRESCHOOL 3-5 years old with teacher Denise Kerr

 
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 facility has not met the requirements for fire and safety as evidenced by the last approval for fire was October 2019. Facility states that fire has not been at the facility since 2019.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (B) states: The premises shall conform to the fire and safety requirements of the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee and requirements for state or local zoning, building and sanitation.
Correction Required
The facility shall comply with fire and safety/zoning/sanitation requirements.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
12/16/2020
Fire Safety Inspection was conducted by Division of Fire Safety on 12/16/2020 and facility was approved. Childcare specialist inspection conducted on 01/08/2021 noted correction date of 12/16/2020. NOTE: The facility does not have control over when fire and safety inspections are conducted, especially during the COVID situation.
Violation
The requirements for protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets were not met as evidenced by electrical outlets were not covered in that 3 outlets in the new preschool room, were left uncovered.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: aerosol sprays. round up spray, diapering ointment. The item(s) was/were located in the unlocked staff bathroom accessible to children and in an unlocked drawer underneath the changing table in the two year old classroom.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
A clear glass door was not marked plainly at varying heights as evidenced by the glass door leading to the indoor climber area was not marked at varying heights.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 3. states: Clear glass doors shall be marked plainly at varying heights to avoid impact.
Correction Required
Clear glass doors shall be marked as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Clear glass door referenced is the door leading to/from Indoor Playground. It is a double door with black trim and a black horizontal bar, with circular frosted circles at different height than the horizontal bar. Additional circular frosted stickers will be added at a lower height as well but this still allows for the stickers to be susceptible to children peeling them off. Specialist has suggested in the past that artwork could also be posted.
Violation
The ceilings located hallway next to the baby room and new preschool room was/were not finished with material which can be cleaned easily as evidenced by a ceiling tile was missing and removed.
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
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
The ceiling tile referenced was placed back into position. Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 also notes that this item has already been corrected.
Violation
The walls located in the school age girls bathroom behind the door and above the toilet and on the gray wall by the door in the Green room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by peeling/chipped paint and chipped walls were observed.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
There was evidence of dirt/debris in the ceiling vents in the preschool bathrooms, on the floors in the preschool classroom where scotch tape had peeled up .
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 9. states: The facility shall be clean at all times and free of dirt, insects, spiders, rodents or other pests.
Correction Required
The facility shall be clean and pest free.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Ceiling vents in bathroom were dusted and the scotch tape in PS room was removed. The tape had been used as a line guide for children. Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 also notes that this item has already been corrected.
Violation
The space for infants and toddlers is not separated by floor-to-ceiling walls.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (B) 2. B. (III) states: If a unit for infants and toddlers is auxiliary to a facility for older children, centers initially licensed for infant/toddler care after the effective date of these rules or facilities adding new infant/toddler space, shall have play, sleeping and bathroom space in the infant and toddler unit. This space shall be separated from the space used for older children by floor-to-ceiling walls;
Correction Required
Infant/toddler space shall be separated from other child care space by floor-to-ceiling walls. (GF)

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Violation was not discussed with provider. The new I/T space layout and design was approved by Licensing and City prior to the use of the room and found to meet all requirements. Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 also notes that this item has already been corrected (although still not certain what the violation was).
19 CSR 30-62.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility’s list of emergency numbers was not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 1. B. states: A list of emergency numbers, including 911, if available, the fire department, police department, ambulance service, poison control center, and local radio station;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 notes that this item has already been corrected.
Violation
The facility's evacuation route diagram was not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 2. states: A diagram of evacuation routes from the room;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 notes that this item has already been corrected.
Violation
The facility's special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children were not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 3. states: Any special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 notes that this item has already been corrected.
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Furniture/equipment, protective netting, sliding closet door, and toy shelf, in the indoor climber room and in the open preschool classroom was unsafe as evidenced by the netting was disconnected from the structure in to places and presented with entrapment areas approximately 7 inches wide, the sliding closet door was off its track, and the interior of the toy shelf was broken apart.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (A) 1. states: All furniture and 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
The facility shall provide safe and clean furniture/equipment as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

In Progress
Violation
An infant was observed sleeping in a/an in a bouncy chair and was not immediately moved to an approved crib.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 2. I states: Sitting devices such as car safety seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers, infant slings, and other sitting devices shall not be used for sleep/nap time. Infants who fall asleep anywhere other than a crib, portable crib, or playpen shall be placed in the crib or playpen for the remainder of their sleep or nap time.
Correction Required
Infants shall only sleep in a crib, portable crib, or playpen.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Infant was starting to fall asleep and in the process of being moved from bouncy chair to crib. This item was corrected on site during the time of inspection as noted in the inspection report dated 01/08/2021.
Violation
Requirements for feeding equipment for infants and toddlers who are unable to sit at a table were not met as evidenced by no restraints are used.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (C) 2. states: Infants and toddlers. Infants and toddlers who are unable to sit at a table shall have one (1) piece of mealtime feeding equipment for every four (4) infant/toddlers which may include feeding tables, high chairs, infant seats or other safely designed infant seating equipment. Equipment shall be provided which will allow the child to sit comfortably and securely while being fed. Appropriate restraints shall be used.
Correction Required
Safe and secure feeding equipment shall be provided as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Restraints are part of the high chair. Inspection report dated 01/08/2021 notes that this item was corrected on site at the time of the inspection by buckling the child in.
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A facility orientation was not documented and available for review for all caregivers. The following staff need documentation of a facility orientation: Britanny Hoerr, .
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
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Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for a criminal background check. Results were not on file for the following staff member(s): Anje Willegas and Adrienne Lyss.
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
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Compliance Date

Anje Villegas and Adrienne Lyss are temporary employees employed through a childcare staffing agency. Records have been requested.
Violation
The center director was not responsible for the daily planning, monitoring and managing of the facilities program as evidence by Per Darcy Martinez and LaTerri White, Laterri is the new director and is not approved..
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (2) (A) 1. states: The group day care home provider or the individual designated as the center director shall be responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing the facility's daily program.
Correction Required
Group Day Care Home provider or center director shall be responsible for the daily planning, monitoring and managing of the facilities daily operations.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Clock hour training records were not available for review.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (3) (F) 2. states: All clock hour training records shall be recorded in the Missouri Professional Development Registry (MOPD Registry) at www.OPENInitiative.org. A summary of training from the MOPD System will serve as documentation of training hours completed.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee on the MOPD Registry.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Clock hour records WERE available for review at time of inspection, as evidenced by the next item that states which employees' records were reviewed. It is not feasible to print out training records daily but can records can be easily downloaded within minutes from OPEN, IF given the opportunity to do so. Training records are reviewed by Admin monthly and printed to provide a snapshot at that point in time.
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. The staff listed need the following information: Arielle Grossheim needs 1 hour, Sheree Ngo needs 7 hours, Ky Ngo needs 10 hours, and Denise Kerr needs 6.5 hours for 2020.
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
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Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Anje Villegas. The TB test did not indicate that the person was negative of TB.
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
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Compliance Date

Anje Villegas is a temporary employee through a staffing agency. Records have been requested.
Violation
A school-age child's health report was not on file at the time of enrollment as evidenced by 2 children did not have a school age health report on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports (2) (D) states: The parent(s) of a school-age child shall provide a report at the time of enrollment indicating the child's health history, any current health problems, and any restrictions necessary for the child's care.
Correction Required
Child medical requirements shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
An individualized plan for specialized care for a child with special physical, developmental or behavioral needs was not on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.132 Admission Policies and Procedures (6) states: A child who has a special physical, developmental or behavioral need shall have on file an individualized plan for specialized care from a professionally qualified source.
Correction Required
An individualized plan from a professional source shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
2 child(ren) records did not include date care begins and ends.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports (2) (A) states: The child's full name, address, birth-date and the date care begins and ends;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/8/2021
Violation
2 child(ren) records did not include work schedule 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
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Compliance Date

Violation
3 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
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Compliance Date

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