DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

002264580

(573) 651-2516

2089 BESSIE ST
CAPE GIRARDEAU
MO  63701-5122

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY



 

HENDERSON, BYRON

BTHENDERSON@SEMO.EDU

Incorporated

JESSICA SPENCER

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

168

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 40 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

03/23/2021

8:40 AM

2:53 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2396033400






Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 10
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 30
Total Children 129
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Amber Conley and Amber Cervantes with eight toddlers. Kylie Bell-Observer
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Alexa Wills and Lauren Potthast with six toddlers. China Rone-Observer
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Nicole Jackson and Katie Stricker with eight toddlers Makenna Hayes-Observer
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Kimberly Rusler and Megan Green with four infants.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Lyndsey Webber and Brooke Killian with eight infants. Riley Carmichael-Observer
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Byron Henderson, Director Jasmine Vaughn-Intern Joy Burnette- Operations Supervisor Claudia Fredrick-Floater (Kitchen) Alexis Webb- Student Worker (Kitchen)
3 8 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Luna Boggs, Lexie Parclak and Haley Kimes with eight children five years of age.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Katy Long and Kerrigan Moser with eleven children three years of age and four children four years of age. Madison Mingione-Intern
2 19 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Miranda Hartline and Shelby Halter with thirteen children three years of age and six children four years of age.
2 18 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Edie Lowes and Kayla Byers with eleven children four years of age and seven children five years of age.
2 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers: Amanda Morris and Megan Mitchell with twelve children two years of age. Abby Lewis-Observer
2 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers: Hailey Johnston and Callie Nickleson with twelve children two years of age. Grace Moore-Intern
2 11 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers: Megan St.John and Debbie Allensworth with eleven children two years of age. Lauren Bayles-Observer

 
19 CSR 30-62.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
19 CSR 30-62.042 Licensing Process
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 did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence was not in good condition in that several areas of the fence was not secure at the top.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/23/2021
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: Tums and hand sanitizer. The item(s) was/were located under an unlocked cabinet in the preschool room.
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
3/23/2021
Violation
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by the outdoor storage shed was unlocked.
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
3/23/2021
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
Furniture/equipment, couch, in the 2's Room was not in good condition as evidenced by the leather was peeling and could not be easily cleaned..
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/23/2021
Violation
Furniture/equipment, couch, in the Pre-K Room was not in good condition as evidenced by the leather was peeling and could not be easily cleaned.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/23/2021
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A caregiver did not obtain one clock hour of training for each month of employment. The staff listed need the following information: Riley Carmichael needs 5 hours for 2020, Samantha Coffee needs 4 hours for 2020, Rebecca Dean needs 4 hours for 2020, Emily Dorsam needs 5 hours for 2020, Tammy Froman needs 4 hours for 2020, Gracey Kamer needs .5 hours for 2020, Haylee Kilburn needs .5 hours for 2020, Grace Larson needs 5 hours for 2020, Biley Misuraca needs .5 hours for 2020, Ralynn Moro needs 5 hours for 2020, Anna Stackle needs 5 hours for 2020, Jasmine Vaughn needs 4 hours for 2020, Alexis Webb needs 5 hours for 2020, Deborah Williams/Allensworth needs 5 hours for 2020, Olivia Wills needs .5 hours for 2020, Zoe Hann needs 6 hours for 2020 and Ayanna Depreee needs 7 hours for 2020.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (3) (C) states: Caregivers who were employed after the first of the year shall obtain one (1) clock of hour training for each one (1) month of employment, regardless of the date employment began.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each employee.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2020, the staff listed need the following information: Kylie Bell needs 8 hours, Kayla Byers needs 3 hours, Carly Coleman needs 5 hours, Amber Conley needs 8 hours, Brooke Hale needs 12 hours, Bryron Henderson needs 12 hours, Nicole Jackson needs 12 hours, Sarah Jennemann needs 11 hours, Haley Johnston needs 9 hours, Haley Kimes needs 7.5 hours, Katelynn Long needs 12 hours, Madison Mingione needs 12 hours, Callista Nickleson needs 12 hours, Lauren Potthast needs 12 hours, Destinee Smethers needs 1.5 hours and Kathryn Sticker needs 2 hours .
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child 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 caregiver.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

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: Dailey Bond, Riley Carmichael, Samantha Coffee, Rebecca Dean, Emily Dorsam, Tammy Froman, Gracey Kamer, Hailey Kilburn, Grace Larson, Sydney Luedeman, Bailey Misuraca, Ralynn Moro, Kerrigan Moser and Deborah Williams/Allensworth.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.102 Personnel (1) (K) . 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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Amber Cervantes, Carly Coleman, Brooke Hale, Miranda Hartline, Nicole Jackson, Haley Johnston, Haley Kimes, Katelynn Long, Megan Mitchell, Callista Nickleson, Anna Stackle, Deborah Williams, Alexa Wills, Zoe Hann, Ayanna Depress and Hailey Rahn.
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: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment, by Moon RY, which is incorporated by reference in this rule as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 138, No. 5, November 1, 2016 and available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/10/20/peds.2016-2938.full.pdf. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The director, group home provider, other caregivers, and those volunteers counted in staff/child ratio, 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 Samantha Coffee, Amber Conley and Gracey Kamer as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
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 Samantha Coffee, Amber Conley, Sarah Jenneman and Gracey Kamer.
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

Violation
Requirements for infant-toddler/preschool child medical examination reports on file were not met as evidenced by there was no medical examination report on file within 30 days of admission - the admission date(s) was/were 5-1-2020 and 1-4-19.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-62.122 Medical Examination Reports (2) (A) states: The provider, within thirty (30) days following the admission of each infant, toddler or preschool child, shall require a medical examination report signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician and completed not more than twelve (12) months prior to admission.
Correction Required
Child medical requirements shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

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
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
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
Two 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

19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Sydney Luedeman, Emily Dorsam, Zoe Hann and Sarah Jennemann.
Licensing Rule Reference
19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements (1) states: Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a family child care home, group child care home, child care center, or license-exempt facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department.
Correction Required
Required results of criminal background checks shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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