DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

PRECIOUS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LLC

002947879

(314) 226-9953

1423-1425 HODIAMONT AVE
ST LOUIS
MO  63112-3529

PRECIOUS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LLC



 

COLE, STACEY DARNELLA

sherrineal9254@gmail.com


MELISSA JILL SMITH

6 WEEKS - 2 YEARS

28

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

12 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

12/13/2022

N/A

N/A

N/A

COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION

2437193792


DocumentDocument-Date
LICENSING ORIENTATION 05/16/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/05/2022
POLICIES 09/02/2022
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 11/02/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 10/20/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 09/12/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 09/12/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 09/12/2022
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/18/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/02/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 09/02/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/02/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 10/20/2022
APPLICATION 05/18/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/17/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/02/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/02/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 09/02/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 09/02/2022
SAMPLE FORMS 09/02/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 09/02/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 08/03/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 09/02/2022




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: NA
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Additional information is required to make a determination regarding licensure, specifically the LLC Operating Agreement
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (Q) states: Other information required by the department to make a determination regarding licensure of the facility.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit information as requested by the department.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
11/2/2022
Violation
The written policies did not include program goals.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (C) 1. states: Program goals;
Correction Required
The facility shall submit updated written policies to include program goals.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
9/2/2022
Violation
The written policies did not include a description of the facility's child care practices and concepts.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (C) 3. states: Narrative description of child care practices and concepts;
Correction Required
The facility shall submit updated written policies to include a description of child care practices and concepts.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
9/2/2022
Violation
The written policies did not include discipline and guidance policies.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (C) 4. states: Discipline and guidance policies.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit updated written policies to include discipline and guidance policies.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
9/12/2022
Violation
The facility's staff sheet was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (G) states: A staff sheet;
Correction Required
The facility shall submit a staff sheet.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
10/20/2022
Violation
The sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (K) states: Evidence of compliance with local or state, or both, sanitation requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with sanitation requirements.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
10/5/2022
Violation
The facility had no evidence of compliance with local building and zoning requirements.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (4) (L) states: Evidence of compliance, if applicable, with local building and zoning requirements;
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with local building and zoning.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
10/18/2022
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
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
Documentation of caregiver completion of the facility orientation was not on file for the following staff: staff list was not submitted so all staff listed on staff sheet will need the orientation completed.
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
10/20/2022
Violation
The facility has not submitted the approval request for proposed director: Stacey Cole.
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/Group Child Care Home Provider Approval Request form shall be submitted to the department and maintained on file at the facility. See Center Director/Group Child Care Home Provider Approval Request form, revised 2021 and incorporated by reference in this rule. As published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
An approval request form shall be submitted to the department.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
11/2/2022
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
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Compliance Date
11/2/2022
Violation
All staff, including the director, managing member(s) (the staff sheet was not submitted so will need safe sleep training on all staff listed) did not complete safe sleep training prior to licensure.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (B) states: 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 after the effective date of this rule shall complete safe sleep training described in section (4) of this rule prior to licensure.
Correction Required
Prior to receiving a license, department approved safe sleep training shall be completed.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
9/12/2022
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 all staff 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 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
9/12/2022
Violation
A medical examination report did not include either a Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST for the following staff: all staff (no staff sheet submitted).
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
9/12/2022
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Sherri Cole, Stacey Cole and all other staff listed on the staff sheet (no staff sheet submitted).
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
11/2/2022
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