DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

UNITED INNER CITY SERVICES

000169437

(816) 994-5400

2008 E 12TH ST
KANSAS CITY
MO  64127

UNITED INNER CITY SERVICES



 

DAVIS, RAINA NICOLE

RAINA.DAVIS@UICSKC.ORG

Incorporated

ROMENA FOX

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

124

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

01/21/2021

8:30 AM

1:57 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2391801866


DocumentDocument-Date
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/20/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/20/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/20/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/21/2021
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/13/2019
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 11/13/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/22/2019
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/09/2015
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/23/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 01/21/2003
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 02/13/2004
DAILY SCHEDULE 02/13/2004
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 02/13/2004
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 02/13/2004
POLICIES 02/13/2004
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 02/13/2004
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 02/13/2004
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 02/13/2004
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 02/13/2004
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 02/13/2004
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 11/01/2017




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 36
Total Children 64
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Ivera Williams and Bonita Conley with six (6) children, all infants and toddlers
3 4 MIXED Caregivers Shuryce Hill, Silvia Giron and Beverly Thomas with four (4) children, two (2) two (2) year olds and two (2) three (3) year olds
2 6 MIXED Caregivers Monchell Mitchell and Camerine McGinnie with six (6) children, two (2) toddlers and four (4) two (2) year olds
20 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Also present on site was Director Raina Davis, Curriculum Trainer Merrill Hunt, Student Success Coordinator Theresa Brandt, CEO Deidre Anderson, Family Advocate Stacy Robinson, Family Advocate Vicki Lockett, Receptionist Chelsea Childress, HR Assistant Ericka Trotter, Grant Manager Elizabeth Freeman, Family Engagement Director Rhonda Nolen, Administrative Assistant Melanie Bolden, Chef Amiel Brosoto, Finance Director Latresse Yarbough, HR Director Brittany Stewart, Development Director Eugene Willis, Porsha Locke in Development, Mariah Roady in Development/Communications, Assistant Director Traneen Roath, Maintenance Adonte Pickett and Sous Chef Norma Monreal
2 12 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Casie Heaton and Daniel Mitchelle with twelve (12) children, all four (4) and five (5) years old
1 6 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Daisey Mathew with six (6) children, all four (4) and five (5) years old
2 10 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Ashley Jones and Aliyah Cowings with ten (10) children, ages three (3) to five (5) years old
2 9 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Barbara Hill and Andrea Scott with nine (9) children, ages three (3) to five (5) years old
2 11 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Gina Pisciotta and Kadejah Jacobs with eleven (11) children, ages three (3) to five (5) years old

 
19 CSR 30-62.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.042 Initial Licensing Information
Not Observed
19 CSR 30-62.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Brittany Stewart, Casie Heaton, Michelle Butcher, Raina Davis, Ashley Garrett, Ashley Jones, Jamaica Moore, Traneen Roath, Stacy Robinson, Andrea Scott and Beverly Thomas within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license.
Correction Required
Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for protective outlet covers or twist-lock outlets were not met as evidenced by electrical outlets were not covered in that one (1) electrical outlet was not covered in the Turquoise Room.
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
1/21/2021
Violation
The walls located under the soap dispenser, under the seat covers and by the door in the bathroom in the Purple Room; by the middle window and by the snowmen in the Yellow Room (corrected on site); and under the sink in the boys' bathroom in the Green Room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by chipping paint/plaster and holes.
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

Violation
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by no resilient material was present.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 5. states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured shall be covered with impact absorbing materials which will effectively cushion the fall of a child. This material may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

19 CSR 30-62.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
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, the plastic storage box, in the outside infant/toddler area was not in good condition as evidenced by one (1) of the doors has become disengaged from the box.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
Violation
Outdoor equipment, the wood mud kitchen, in the outside preschool play area was not free of pointed parts as evidenced by two (2) screws sticking out of the cabinets where the knobs have fallen off.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. The staff listed need the following information: Victoria Benton is missing eight (8) hours of training for 2020. Bonita Conley is missing one-half (0.5) hour of training for 2020. Monchell Mitchell is missing one-and-one-half (1.5) hours of training for 2020. Jamaica Moore is missing eight (8) hours of training for 2020. Andrea Scott is missing four-and-one-half (4.5) hours of training for 2020. Amia Walker is missing four (4) hours of training for 2020. Ivera Williams is missing one-half (0.5) hours of training 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
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: Casie Heaton and Kadejah Jacobs.
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
Compliance
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
Submit Documentation

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
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
19 CSR 30-62.222 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Child M's child(ren) records did not include employers' name 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
Violation
Child M's 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
Violation
Child M's 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
Violation
Child M's 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
Violation
Child M's 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/21/2021
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