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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
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THE FLANCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER

002444724

(314) 881-0881

1908 OFALLON ST
ST LOUIS
MO  63106-3259

FLANCE MANAGEMENT, INC.



 

OMEROVIC, ISMETA

iomerovic@flancecenter.org

Incorporated

JOYCE E GREEN

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

154

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 64 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/17/2022

10:50 AM

3:12 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2423792816


DocumentDocument-Date
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 04/28/2014
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/28/2014
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/14/2014
SAMPLE FORMS 05/14/2014
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/14/2014
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/14/2014
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/14/2014
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/14/2014
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 04/24/2014
POLICIES 05/14/2014
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 04/24/2014
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/14/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 04/24/2014
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/24/2014
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 08/05/2013
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 03/06/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/16/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/22/2014
EQUIPMENT LIST 03/05/2020
APPLICATION 03/05/2020
STAFF SHEET 03/05/2020
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 02/28/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 01/18/2022




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 32
Total Children 82
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Sharon Smith, teacher, and Skylar Buckles, teacher, were present with eight children, ages 4 months to 19 months.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Aurdeen Clarkson, teacher, and Hamda Ali, teacher, were present with six children, ages 4 months to 14 months.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS LeAyna Patton, teacher, and Paris Holt, teacher, were present with seven children, ages 6 months to 19 months.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Willa (Gina) Hynes, teacher, and Luversia Seiber, teacher, were present with seven children, ages 18 months to 24 months.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Muna Haji, teacher, was present with four children, ages 19 months to 24 months.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Khadijah Omar, teacher, and Sara Lapusan, teacher, were present with six children, ages 19 months to 2 years.
2 17 MIXED Lauren Unerstall, teacher, and Sabrina Abdulaziz, teacher, were present with seventeen children, ages 3 to 5 years.
13 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Ismeta Omerovic, Program Director, Leroy Davis, Chef, Naeem Slaise, HR/Operations Director, Tami Timmer, Executive Director, Joseph Clifford, Accountant, Latrice Kyles-Dinkins, Enrollment Coordinator, Valerie Miller, Development Director, Jasmine Fite, Communication Specialist, Danyetta Dobynes, Mentor/Lead Teacher, Sean Baldwin, Outcomes Specialist, Shyhra Davis, Education Specialist, Claire Solomon, Teacher, and Jewahir Mohamed, Porter, were present with no children.
2 8 PRESCHOOL Rochelle Mullins, teacher, and Zaikya De Laney, teacher, were present with eight children, ages 3 to 4 years.
2 9 PRESCHOOL Alexandria Reedus, teacher, and Minnie Conners, teacher, were present with nine children, all aged 3 years.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Shamsi Fererji, teacher, and Sierra Medina, teacher, were present with ten children, ages 2 to 3 years.

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The name, address and telephone number of the board chairperson was not prominently posted near the license.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (13) (C) states: Board president or chairperson;
Correction Required
The name, address, and board president or chairperson shall be posted near the license.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Annual Declaration was not completed as evidenced by incorrect information was entered on the form.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility 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 indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed group child care home or child care center and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit the Annual Declaration as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5/17/2022
Violation
The equipment list was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit an equipment list as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5/10/2022
Violation
The staff sheet was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (D) states: A current staff sheet.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit a current staff sheet as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5/10/2022
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children were not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 3. states: Any special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
Violation
The facility's disaster and emergency plan was not available in each room used for childcare as evidenced by the plan not being available in all ten rooms licensed for child care.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (A) states: At all times, a copy of the facility's disaster and emergency plan is readily available in the office area and in each room used for care of children;
Correction Required
The facilities disaster and emergency plan must be available in required locations.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Khadija Omar and LeAyna Patton did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (C) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall complete safe sleep training described in section (4) 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
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Compliance Date
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Danyetta Dobynes, Naeem Slaise, and Sean Baldwin, 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
Violation
A medical examination report did not include a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form for Sierra Medina, Rochelle Mullins, Latrice Kyles-Dinkins, and Sean Baldwin.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
A copy of qualifying background screening results was/were not kept on file for: Zaikya DeLaney.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (9) states: A copy of qualifying background screening results shall be kept on file for child care staff members, as required by 19 CSR 30-63.020 General Requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall keep on file a copy of qualifying background screening results for child care staff member(s).

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
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