DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

TINY TOTS

002841803

(573) 204-3550

2360 N HIGH ST
JACKSON
MO  63755-8365

BRYANT AND PRICE LLC



 

PRICE, TINA LOUISE

TINYTOTS3@YAHOO.COM


JESSICA SPENCER

BIRTH - 5 YEARS

67

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

31 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 24 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/12/2022

7:45 AM

11:55 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2423597953


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/03/2020
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 09/03/2020
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 10/22/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/24/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/29/2021
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 09/24/2020
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 11/09/2020
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 10/27/2020
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 10/27/2020
SAMPLE FORMS 10/08/2020
DAILY SCHEDULE 10/28/2020
POLICIES 10/27/2020
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 10/30/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 10/28/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/04/2020
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/09/2020
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 12/18/2020
LICENSING ORIENTATION 06/30/2020
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/29/2021
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 10/30/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 08/30/2021
APPLICATION 07/20/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/29/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/13/2020
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 11/13/2020
STAFF SHEET 10/30/2020
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 09/07/2021




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 6
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 12
Total Children 49
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers: Peggy Hillard and Raven Patterson with eight children ages four months to eleven months of age.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver, Megan Hammon with four children ages twelve months to nineteen months.
3 9 INFANTS AND TODDLERS At arrival, Angel Ticer was present with eight children ages eighteen months to two years of age. This was corrected on site when Anna Kelshin arrived. During the inspection, Erica Moore and one additional child arrived. The group of nine children were divided to the following: Angel Ticer with four children ages twenty months to two years of age. Erica Moore and Anna Keleshian with five children ages eighteen months to two years of age. During the inspection, Anna stepped out of the unit to use the restroom. A staff member did not take her place, leaving Erica with five children. This was corrected on site when Anna returned to the unit.
2 13 MIXED Caregivers: Taylor Culberson and Jessica Lanigan with six children two years of age and seven children three years of age.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Makayla Bryant- Managing Member Haileigh Moore- Cook/Float
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Tina Price and Juanita Weibrecht with fifteen children ages three to five years of age.

 
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by one concrete placer was located in the cafeteria area.
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
5/12/2022
Violation
The walls located in the infant two room was/were not finished with material which can be cleaned easily as evidenced by one section of the trim was missing exposing the sheetrock.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 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
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Compliance Date
3/21/2022
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 on 3-1-2022, the UPS driver hit one section of the chain link fence and one fence post. The fence post is not secure. One section of the chain link fence is not secure to the fence post. A 6 inch gap is now located at the bottom of the fence. The fence measures 36 inches in height.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 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
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Compliance Date
5/12/2022
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by a half dome climber was recently removed from the playground. One anchor hook was still in place. The anchor was sticking up out of the ground resulting in a trip hazard.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. 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 the resilient material used is unapproved in that grass is showing through the resilient material.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 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
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Compliance Date

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 had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 7 inches and was located at the bottom of the fence.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 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
5/12/2022
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 had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 5.5 inches. The gap was located between the building and the fence post.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 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
5/12/2022
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by cones or other barriers were not in place to prevent individuals from passing through the area in which children access the outdoor play area.
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
5/12/2022
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
Stationary equipment, fire truck, was unsafe as evidenced by the equipment had exposed footings.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (D) states: Stationary equipment such as swings, slides and climbers shall be securely anchored, have no exposed footings and be placed to avoid accidents or collisions.
Correction Required
Stationary equipment shall be safely installed, stable and securely anchored.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Furniture/equipment, dark brown shelf, in in the toddler two room was not in good condition as evidenced by the finish was peeling off the shelf. The shelf was not easily cleanable.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 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
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Compliance Date
5/12/2022
Violation
Furniture/equipment, dark brown shelf, in the nap area was not in good condition as evidenced by the finish was peeling off the shelf. The shelf was not easily cleanable.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
3/9/2022
5 CSR 25-500.102 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: Taylor Culberson needs .5 hour and Savannah Jordan needs 1 clock hour for 2021.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 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
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Compliance Date
5/12/2022
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Megan Hammon.
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
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Compliance Date
3/31/2022
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by eight children, ages eighteen months to two years of age, were cared for by one 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/12/2022
Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by five children, ages eighteen months to two years of age, were cared for by one 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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/12/2022
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Angel Ticer and Megan Hammon as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
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
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Compliance Date
3/31/2022
Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Megan Hammon.
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
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Compliance Date
3/31/2022
5 CSR 25-500.132 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
5 CSR 25-500.132 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
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Compliance Date
3/14/2022
Violation
An individualized plan for specialized care for a child with special physical, developmental or behavioral needs was not on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.132 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
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Compliance Date

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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
There was no parental written objection to immunizations on file for one child(ren).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (4) (B) 2. B. states: A parent or guardian exemption, by which a child shall be exempted from immunization requirements if one (1) parent or guardian files a written objection to immunization with the day care administrator. Exemptions shall be accepted by the day care administrator when the necessary information as determined by the department is filed with the day care administrator by the parent or guardian. Exemption forms shall be provided by the department (see 19 CSR 40-61.185).
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
3/25/2022
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
One serving of fluid milk was not served with each meal.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service (1) (E) states: One (1) serving of fluid milk shall be served with each meal.
Correction Required
Milk shall be served as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/12/2022
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
One child(ren) records did not include employers' address of parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Anna Keleshian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 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

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