DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LIBERTY - TT, LLC

002586634

(816) 792-8687

9661 N MCKINLEY AVE
KANSAS CITY
MO  64157-7942

LIBERTY - TT, LLC



 

MOEHLMAN, LINDSEY NICOLE

LINDSEY@TALENTEDTOTS.ORG


BEN NEWTON

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

112

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

04/06/2022

9:18 AM

11:23 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2421095646


DocumentDocument-Date
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/18/2016
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/18/2016
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/18/2016
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 03/18/2016
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/18/2016
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/18/2016
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 03/18/2016
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 03/18/2016
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/18/2016
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/18/2016
POLICIES 03/18/2016
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/18/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/18/2016
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/18/2016
SAMPLE FORMS 03/18/2016
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 02/05/2018
APPLICATION 02/11/2020
STAFF SHEET 02/11/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/14/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/10/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 04/06/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 03/18/2021
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 04/06/2022




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 14
Total Children 87
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 9 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Leslie Grady and Jennifer Moore were present with nine (9) children, all under 12 months old.
2 9 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Carissa Keithley and McKayla Reaves were present with nine (9) children, all under 12 months old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Kayla Schradder and Abby Johnson were present with eight (8) children, all 1 years old.
2 9 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Shaylynn Young and Daneel Huggins were present with nine (9) children, all 1 years old.
1 16 MIXED Caregivers Jasmine Smith-Marley was present with sixteen (16) children, including 4-4 year olds and 12-5 year olds.
2 15 MIXED Caregivers Felisha Allen and Emily Grady were present with fifteen (15) children, including 13-2 year olds and 2-3 year olds.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Person in charge Nicole Kincaid was present with no children in attendance.
1 11 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Felicity Clayton was present with eleven (11) children, all 3-4 years old.
1 10 PRESCHOOL Caregiver Madelyn Jilta was present with ten (10) children, all ages 3-4.

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Compliance
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Mallory Twenter, Summer Carney, Alli Hatch.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 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
4/6/2022
Violation
The facility did not conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening for Cheryl Collins, Mallory Twenter and Summer Carney, who was hired on last month.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (P) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening prior to employment for any newly hired child care staff member who has a qualifying criminal background check result.
Correction Required
Required results of the Family Care Safety Registry screening shall be on file.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
4/6/2022
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2021, the staff listed need the following information: Ola Harb (1.25 hours), Carissa Keithley (1 hour), Nicole Kincaid (3.5 hours).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 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
The director was not responsible for the daily planning, monitoring and managing of the facilities program as evidenced by no approved director on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (2) (A) 1. . states: An approved certificated group child care home provider or center director shall be responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing the facility’s daily program.
Correction Required
The director or group home provider shall be responsible for the daily program.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility has not submitted the approval request for proposed director: Jennifer Moore.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (2) (A) 1. B. states: Once the center director or group child care home provider is certificated by the Department, the Center Director or Group Child Care Home Provider Approval Request form shall be submitted to the department and maintained on file at the facility. See Center Director or Group Child Care Home Provider Approval Request form, promulgated as of 2020 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 and available by the department at https://health.mo.gov/safety/childcare/forms.php. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendment or additions.
Correction Required
An approval request form shall be submitted to the department.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The director is not routinely on duty, as evidenced by no approved director onsite.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (2) (A) 2. states: Center directors and group child care home providers routinely shall be on duty during the hours of highest attendance a minimum of forty (40) hours per week. If the facility operates less than forty (40) hours per week, the center director or group child care home provider shall be on duty at least fifty percent (50%) of the operating hours.
Correction Required
The director/group home provider shall be routinely on duty, as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility does not have an approved director on staff.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (2) (A) 3. states: The licensee is required to maintain an approved certificated group child care home provider or center director on staff.
Correction Required
The facility shall have an approved director/group home provider.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 9 children, ages under 12 months, were cared for by 2 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: Birth Through Two (2) Years. Groups composed of mixed ages through two (2)- years shall have no less than one (1) adult to four (4) children, with no more than eight (8) children in a group;
Correction Required
Correct staff/child ratios and group size shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 16 children, ages 4-5, were cared for by 1 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (E) states: Mixed Age Groups Two Years (2) and Up. Groups composed of mixed ages of children two (2) years of age and older shall have no less than one (1) adult to ten (10) children with a maximum of four (4) two (2)-year olds. When there are more than four (4) two (2)-year olds in a mixed group, the staff/child ratio shall be no less than one (1) adult to eight (8) children.
Correction Required
Correct staff/child ratios shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 9 children, ages under 12 months, were cared for by 2 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: Birth Through Two (2) Years. Groups composed of mixed ages through two (2)- years shall have no less than one (1) adult to four (4) children, with no more than eight (8) children in a group;
Correction Required
Correct staff/child ratios and group size shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 9 children, ages 1, were cared for by 2 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: Birth Through Two (2) Years. Groups composed of mixed ages through two (2)- years shall have no less than one (1) adult to four (4) children, with no more than eight (8) children in a group;
Correction Required
Correct staff/child ratios and group size shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Summer Carney and Alli Hatch as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 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
4/6/2022
Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Summer Carney and Alli Hatch.
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
4/6/2022
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 9/7/2021 (Child A).
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