DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

WESTPORT MONTESSORI, LLC

002636571

(816) 753-6633

3930 BALTIMORE AVE
KANSAS CITY
MO  64111-2224

WESTPORT MONTESSORI, LLC



 

WRIGHT, CHRISTINA RENAE

CHRISTINA.MONTESSORI3@GMAIL.COM


KRISTI GLOVER

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

110

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

03/15/2022

10:15 AM

12:27 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2419745560


DocumentDocument-Date
EQUIPMENT LIST 02/09/2022
STAFF SHEET 02/09/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 02/09/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 12/23/2016
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 12/23/2016
SAMPLE FORMS 03/16/2017
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/16/2017
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/16/2017
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/16/2017
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/16/2017
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/16/2017
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/16/2017
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/16/2017
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/16/2017
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 03/16/2017
POLICIES 03/16/2017
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 02/16/2017
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 03/17/2017
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/23/2016
APPLICATION 11/02/2018
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 01/14/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 12/03/2019
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 02/09/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 12/21/2020




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 5
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 20
Total Children 100
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jamie Tolliver, Caregiver with 4 infants.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kavoena Sharp and Katherine Rucker, Caregivers with 7 infants.
1 1 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Cecilia Bautista, Caregiver with 1 - 1 year old.
3 13 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Taylor Doss, Kerrya Epperson, and Shana Medley, Caregivers with 13 - 1 year olds.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Sheila Freeman, Caregiver with 0 children.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Christina Wright, Director with 0 children.
2 7 PRESCHOOL Diane Lacy and Lawand Zago, Cargivers with 7 - 3 year olds.
1 5 PRESCHOOL Nathan McDowell, Caregiver with 5 - preschool children ages 3 - 5 years.
4 36 PRESCHOOL Fabrienne Walker, Jennifer Payton, Shanae Shaw, and Imani Jordan, Caregivers with 35 preschool children ages 3 - 5 years.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Anna Bledsoe, Caregiver with 8 preschool children.
1 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Stella Kimber, Caregiver with 4 - 2 year olds.
1 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Abreyana Rogers, Cargiver with 8 - 2 year olds.
1 7 TWO YEAR OLDS Shala Miller, Caregiver with 7 - 2 year olds.

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 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 annual fire safety inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 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

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by broken safety latch on cabinet in Toddler Room #2. Cabinet contained sharp edge tape roller and adult scissors.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/15/2022
Violation
The provider did not provide resilient material necessary for the protection of children as evidenced by the rubber mat was not located under climbing equipment on playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 6. states: The provider shall be responsible for the type, depth and fall-zone area of resilient material necessary for the protection of children.
Correction Required
Appropriate type, depth and fall zone area of resilient material shall be provided for the protection of children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/15/2022
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by staff purses were on top of a tub sitting on the floor and accessible to children in Infant/Toddler Rooom #2.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/15/2022
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Soft objects, loose bedding or any object that can increase risk of entrapment, suffocation or strangulation was observed as evidenced by 3 babies with stuffed animal pacifier holders inside their cribs while sleeping.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (B) 2. G states: Cribs, portable cribs and playpens shall be free of soft objects, loose bedding or any object that can increase the risk of entrapment, suffocation or strangulation. Examples include bumper pads, pillows, quilts, comforters, sleep positioning devices, sheepskins, blankets, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, pillow-like toys, wedges, infant positioners, special mattresses, special sleep surfaces, and other similar items.
Correction Required
Infant napping equipment shall be free of soft objects, loose bedding or any object that can increase the risk of entrapment, suffocation or strangulation.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/15/2022
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Regan Handley, Kerrya Epperson, Jennifer Payton, and Shanae Shaw.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 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

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Kerrya Epperson, Imani Jordan, Stella Kimber, Nate McDowell, and Regan Handley.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 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 for 2 children with the admission dates of 1/24/22 and 9/1/21.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 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

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.152 Hourly Care Facilities
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 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