DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MY MOTHER'S ROOTS LLC

002814584

(314) 814-0299

8229 N BROADWAY
ST LOUIS
MO  63147-2323

MY MOTHER'S ROOTS LLC



 

AGBIGBE, OMATIE DESHONNA

mymothersrootsllc@gmail.com


JOYCE E GREEN

BIRTH - 13 YEARS

60

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 29 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

04/17/2023

12:53 PM

3:20 PM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2445508383


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 11/01/2020
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 10/20/2020
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 10/20/2020
STAFF SHEET 10/20/2020
EQUIPMENT LIST 10/20/2020
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 03/11/2020
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 02/06/2020
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 03/11/2020
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 10/23/2020
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 10/20/2020
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/11/2020
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/11/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 10/30/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/11/2020
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/11/2020
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/11/2020
POLICIES 03/11/2020
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/11/2020
SAMPLE FORMS 03/11/2020
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/11/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/11/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/11/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 09/23/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 10/05/2021
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/03/2021
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/03/2021




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 10
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 12
Total Children 60
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Katherine Roase, teacher, and Marquel Waters, teacher, were present with eight children, aged 9-months old to 17-months old.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Danielle Lawrence, teacher, and Kelly Starks, teacher, were present with five children, aged 3-months old to 12-months old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shantell Brandon, teacher, and Geneva Williams, teacher, were present with eight children, aged 12 months to 2 years.
4 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Mica'Lan Hampton, owner, Gwendolyn Wrice, facility director, Omatie Agbigbe-Toler, director,, and Denise Washington, teacher, were present with no children.
1 12 PRESCHOOL Robin Mason, teacher, was present with twelve children, aged 3-years old to 4-years old. Attendance was taken during naptime.
1 27 PRESCHOOL Yolanda Washington, teacher, was present with twenty-seven children, aged 2-years old to 3-years old. There were five (2) -year olds present in the group. Attendance was taken during naptime.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The number of children was/were exceeded as evidenced by seventy children were present at the facility. The facility is licensed for sixty children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (18) states: The number and ages of children a group child care home or child care center is authorized to have in care at any one time shall be specified on the license and shall not be exceeded except as permitted within these rules.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain compliance with the specifications on the license.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
4/17/2023
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The walls located off the Infant/Toddler Unit was/were not in good condition as evidenced by a loose door handle with missing parts was observed..
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
The ceilings located the Infant/Toddler Unit was/were not in good condition as evidenced by a light fixture was not working in section 1.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
The walls located in the 2-Year Old Room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by a hole (approximately 3 to 4 inches long was observed.
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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Not Observed
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: Marquel Waters, Katherine Rose and Bernice Howard.
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
The facility did not conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening for Katherine Rose, Marquel Waters and Bernice Howard, who was hired on unknown dates (dates not provided upon reinspection)..
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (1) (P) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening prior to employment for any newly hired child care staff member who has a qualifying criminal background check result.
Correction Required
Required results of the Family Care Safety Registry screening shall be on file.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Gwendolyn Wrice and Mica'Lan Hampton.
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
Bernice Howard 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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Marquel Waters and Bernice Howard 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 Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: Bernice Howard.
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 tuberculin 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The disposal of wet or soiled diapers did not meet requirements as evidenced by the disposal container was not airtight.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.182 Child Care Program (1) (E) 5. states: Wet or soiled diapers shall be placed in an airtight disposal container located in the diaper change area. If cloth diapers are provided by the parent(s), individual airtight plastic bags shall be used to store each soiled diaper for return each day to the parent(s).
Correction Required
Caregivers shall dispose of wet or soiled diapers as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
4/17/2023
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Bernice Howard .
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
Not Observed
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