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

01/19/2023

11:52 AM

1:25 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2439485699


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 11/15/2022
APPLICATION 10/29/2021
SANITATION INSPECTION 10/19/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 01/08/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/08/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 01/19/2023
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 09/14/2018
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/17/2018
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 10/24/2022
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: 4
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 6
Total Children 24
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver-Falisha Garland with Four children ages 13-months-old to 14-months-old
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver-Keturah Wilson with Three children all 24-months-old
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Caregiver-Malinda Brown (lunch)
2 8 PRESCHOOL Director-Elteauna Neal and LaBrecia Straub with Eight children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old
1 9 PRESCHOOL Caregivers-Monica House with Nine children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Elteauna Neal, Monica House, Malinda Brown, Falisha Garland and LaBrecia Straub within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license.
Correction Required
Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
1/12/2023
Violation
The Annual Declaration was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility 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, 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
1/8/2023
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/19/2023
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
1/8/2023
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The walls located throughout the entire facility was/were not in good condition as evidenced by there was peeling paint on the orange baseboards and walls, there was a hole in the orange wall, there was peeling paint on the teal wall, blue wall and yellow wall.
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

Violation
The walls located in the infant room 2 was/were not in good condition as evidenced by there were four small holes below the thermostat.
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
Compliance
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: Monica House needs 1 clock hour for the year ending in 2022.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Elteauna Neal .
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

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
Compliance
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