DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

ELEVATED LEARNING ACADEMY LLC

002692091

(314) 312-6594

5878 DELMAR BLVD
ST LOUIS
MO  63112-2338

ELEVATED LEARNING ACADEMY LLC



 

STRAUB, LABRECIA PATRIECE

elacademy@yahoo.com


REGINA WATKINS

1 MONTH - 12 YEARS

39

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

11 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 11 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

07/18/2022

11:50 AM

1:17 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2427333750


DocumentDocument-Date
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 10/10/2018
DAILY SCHEDULE 10/10/2018
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/01/2018
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 10/10/2018
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 10/10/2018
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 10/10/2018
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 10/10/2018
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 10/10/2018
POLICIES 10/10/2018
SAMPLE FORMS 10/10/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 10/10/2018
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 10/10/2018
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/26/2021
APPLICATION 10/29/2021
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/13/2021
ANNUAL DECLARATION 10/29/2021
EQUIPMENT LIST 10/29/2021
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 10/29/2021
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 09/14/2018
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/17/2018
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 10/17/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/17/2018
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 03/05/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 08/13/2020

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:30PM   4:30PM   9/3/2021
  7:30AM   8:30AM   9/3/2021



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 7
Total Children 25
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Falisha Garland (Caregiver) with Four children ages, 6-months-old to 8-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Ernestine Brooks (Caregiver) with Four children all, 1-years-old
2 13 MIXED Keturah Wilson and Monica House (Caregivers) with Thirteen children ages 2-years-old to 6-years-old. Three children were 2-years-old.
1 4 MIXED Elteauna Neal (Caregiver) with Four children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Labrecia Straub-Director and Malinda Perkins (Caregiver on lunch)

 
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 facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the outdoor play space had weeks growing through the play area.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The walls located in the infant rooms, behind the preschool restroom doors and preschool room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by there was peeling paint on the walls and a small hole behind the restroom doors.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
Furniture/equipment, the diapering pad, in the infant toddler unit B was not in good condition as evidenced by the diapering pad had rips in that the cushion was exposed.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
7/18/2022
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Malinda Perkins Brown, Monica House, 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Keturah Wilson and Labrecia Straub.
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

Violation
A facility orientation was not conducted for a caregiver(s) before being left alone with children. The following staff need a facility orientation: Monica House, Falisha Garland, Malinda Perkins, and Earnestine Brooks
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 facility orientation shall include:
Correction Required
The facility shall ensure that a facility orientation occurs within 7 days of employment or volunteering and before caregivers are left alone with children.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
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
Two child(ren) records did not include field trip and transportation authorization.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (F) states: Field trip and transportation authorization.
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

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