DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

UNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER

000186847

(314) 726-0148

6646 VERNON AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63130

UNIVERSITY CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER



 

MILLKAMP, LAURA

jsims@uccc.org

Incorporated

JOYCE E GREEN

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

180

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

30 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 48 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/12/2022

9:34 AM

11:02 AM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2428895721


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/09/1980
SAMPLE FORMS 06/09/1980
POLICIES 06/09/1980
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/09/1980
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/09/1980
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/09/1980
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/09/1980
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/09/1980
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/09/1980
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/09/1980
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/09/1980
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 06/09/1980
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 06/09/1980
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 09/25/2013
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 12/15/2017
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 06/30/2016
APPLICATION 10/08/2019
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/24/2019
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 11/20/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/04/2021
SANITATION INSPECTION 12/07/2021
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/07/2022
STAFF SHEET 12/22/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/07/2022




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 32
Total Children 86
StaffChildClass AgeNote
3 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Lakeisha Rose, teacher, Darlene Hall, teacher, and Charlene Pernod, teacher, were present with seven children, aged 5-months old to 17-months old.
3 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Amber Killen, teacher, Linda Etling, teacher, and Grace Gorski, teacher, were present with four children, aged 23-months old to 24-months old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Casey May, teacher, and Lauren Harrison, teacher, were present with seven children, aged 15-months old to 20-months old.
3 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Carol Jackson, teacher, Melissa Hill, teacher, and Emilda Kajo, teacher, were present with five children, aged 12-months old to 15-months old.
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jessica Sims, interim director, Stephen Zolwak, executive director, Terri Alexander, preschool specialist, Faosat Adelani, program support, and Hannah Woss, administrative assistant, were present with no children.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Edna Hughes, teacher, and Jasmyn Mitchell, teacher, were present with ten children, aged 2-years old to 3-years old.
3 12 PRESCHOOL Hunter Hayes, teacher, Brittany Brewer, teacher, and Ivory Clark, teacher, were present with twelve children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
2 7 PRESCHOOL Amanda Mosley, teacher, and Shineka Young, teacher, were present with seven children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
3 10 PRESCHOOL Veronica Blockton, teacher, Paula Ayers, teacher, and Pam Ingram, teacher, were present with ten children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
3 10 PRESCHOOL Kimberly Whitaker, teacher, Derek Vajda, teacher, and Jessica Mopkins, teacher, were present with ten children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
2 8 PRESCHOOL Regina Artison, teacher, and Tamia Carr, teacher, were present with eight children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
1 6 SCHOOL AGE Christine Grosch, teacher, was present with six children, aged 5-years old to 6-years old.

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Conditions specified on the license were not met as evidenced by three children, aged 8-years old, 12-years old and 14-years old were present at the facility with no supervision.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (19) states: All child care provided on the premises of a licensed group child care home or child care center shall be in compliance with the licensing rules, the conditions specified on the license, and the conditions of any variances granted to the licensee.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain compliance with the specifications on the license and conditions of any variance granted.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
8/12/2022
Violation
The name, address and telephone number of the board president 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
8/4/2022
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 the grass in the infant/toddler was observed to be more than 6 inches tall in multiple areas.
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
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Compliance Date
8/4/2022
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Documentation of caregiver completion of the facility orientation was not on file for the following staff: Jessica Job, Rachel Hightower, Lauren Harrison, Hunter Hays, Ivory Clark, Bernarda Carter, Kenya Brown, Regina Artisan, Zachary Strange, Ashley Warren, Rebecca Stevens, Lakeisha Rose, Olivia Poolos, Jessica Mopkins, Jasmine Mopkins and Jasmyn Mitchell,.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (L) states: The child care provider shall ensure that documentation of caregiver completion of the facility orientation is maintained and on file for review by the department.
Correction Required
Documentation of caregiver completion of the facility orientation shall be maintained and on file for review by the department as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff : Tameka Cook.
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

Violation
Olivia Poolos 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
8/12/2022
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 Jessica Job, Rachel Hightower, Kenya Brown, Regina Artison, Zachary Strange, Rebecca Stevens, Susie Roberson, Olivia Poolos, Jasmine Mopkins, and Jasmyn Mitchell 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 child 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 either a completed Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) within 12 months of the individual's begin date at the facility for the following staff: Jessica Job, Rachel Hightower, Lauren Harrison, Ivory Clark, Kenya Brown, Zachary Strange, Ashley Warren, Rebecca Stevens, Susie Roberson, Olivia Poolos, Jasmine Mopkins and Jasmyn Mitchell.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . states: Medical examination reports shall include either a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, completed and signed by a health care professional, or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) completed not more than twelve (12) months before beginning work in the facility. The Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, revised March 2014, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and available by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services at https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/tuberculosis/tbmanual/pdf/RiskAssessmentform.pdf. If the person has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, or risk factors for tuberculosis, then testing for tuberculosis shall occur.
Correction Required
Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberulin skin test (TST) as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.142 Nighttime Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.162 Overlap Care of Children
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Jessica Job, Rachel Hightower, Lauren Harrison, Hunter Hays, Ivory Clark, Bernarda Carter, Zachary Strange, Rebecca Stevens, Susie Roberson, Olivia Poolos and Jasmine Mopkins.
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 licensed, regulated, or registered child care 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
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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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Not Observed