DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

FAMILY HOME INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

HOME AWAY FROM HOME DAYCARE

002696891

(816) 988-7943

5615 SW US HIGHWAY 40
BLUE SPRINGS
MO  64015-6652

THE KARY HOME AWAY FROM HOME, LLC



 

KARY, CHRISTINE MICHELLE

DAYCARE40HIGHWAY@GMAIL.COM


JANA BARTON

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

10

FAMILY HOME

UP TO 10 CHILDREN IN CARE NO MORE THAN 2 CHILDREN UNDER AGE 2 WITH 1 ADULT CAREGIVER; UP TO 6 CHILDREN IN CARE NO MORE THAN 3 CHILDREN UNDER AGE 2 WITH 1 ADULT CAREGIVER
 
Inspection Information

03/04/2022

2:15 PM

3:18 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2419205483


DocumentDocument-Date
SANITATION INSPECTION 12/08/2020
APPLICATION 10/28/2019
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 01/04/2018
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 01/16/2018
CHILD CARE/DISCIPLINE POLICIES 02/07/2018
ASSISTANT APPROVAL REQUEST 02/07/2018
DAILY SCHEDULE 02/07/2018
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 02/07/2018
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 02/07/2018
SAMPLE FORMS 02/07/2018
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 02/07/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 02/07/2018
POLICIES 02/07/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 02/07/2018
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 02/17/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 02/17/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 02/17/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 01/21/2022




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 1
Total Children 4
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 MIXED one 22 months, two 3 year olds, one 4 year old with provider

 
5 CSR 25-400.025 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.045 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements (2) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local, state, or both, sanitation requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation requirements.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for emergency assistant Kathy Pugh-Habiger within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 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

5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe/well-maintained for children's activities as evidenced by exposed landscaping material which poses a tripping hazard.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 5. 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 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 resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 8. states: Areas under and around outdoor equipment shall have continuous maintenance to ensure that the material remains in place and retains its cushioning properties. The resilient material shall be supplemented immediately or replaced as needed.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-400.086 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The the assistant(s), Kathy Pugh-Habiger, did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (5) (C) states: The provider and any assistant hired or volunteering at the facility after initial licensure shall complete the safe sleep training described in section (5) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-400.115 Day Care Family and Household
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.125 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.135 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.145 Nighttime Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.155 Overlap Care of Children
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.165 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-400.175 Child Care Program
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.185 Health Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.190 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-400.200 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-400.210 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
2 child(ren) records did not include name and phone number of the family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.210 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, or hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency.
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for emergency assistant Kathy Pugh-Habiger.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.040 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

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
RSMo 210.252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance