DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

WESTBROOK ACADEMY CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER AT MORRIS

002881725

(636) 333-2277

2210 MORRIS DR
ARNOLD
MO  63010-2516

WESTBROOK ACADEMY CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER, LLC

4045 JEFFCO BLVD
ARNOLD
MO  63010-4213

MOREHOUSE, TIFFANY NICOLE

WESTBROOKACADEMY.JW@GMAIL.COM


MARLA CHRISCO

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

48

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

12 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

05/03/2023

11:40 AM

12:04 PM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2446543340


DocumentDocument-Date
APPLICATION 11/02/2022
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 05/23/2022
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 11/02/2022
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 11/02/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 05/23/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 11/02/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/02/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/02/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 11/02/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/02/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/02/2022
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 11/02/2022
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 11/02/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/02/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 11/08/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 11/02/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/02/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/02/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/08/2022
LICENSING ORIENTATION 11/02/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/22/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 11/03/2022
POLICIES 11/02/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/02/2022
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/14/2022




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.
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 4
Total Children 18
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Heather Mini, caregiver, with three children ages 5-months-old to 11-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Alyssa Cantrell, caregiver, with four children ages 12-months-old to 23-months-old
2 11 MIXED Tiffany Morshouse and Maria Metrejom-Martin, caregivers, with four children age 2-years-old and seven children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old

 
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Posting requirements were not met as evidenced by the license was not posted near the entrance.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process (12) states: Once granted, the license shall be posted near the entrance of the facility where it may be seen easily by parents or others who visit.
Correction Required
The official license shall be posted.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
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 facility's outdoor play space is used at the same time by children from the infant/toddler unit and preschool/school-age children as evidenced by four infants, age 12-months-old, were on the playground with the 2-year-old to 4-year-olds.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (B) 1. states: Outdoor play space for infants and toddlers shall be separate from that used for older children or the same space shall be used at different times. (This rule does not apply to group day care homes with a maximum of four (4) infant/toddlers or to day care centers licensed for a maximum of twenty (20) children, including no more than four (4) infant/toddlers.)
Correction Required
The facility shall provide separate play space or separate outdoor play times as required.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
The space for infants and toddlers is not separated by floor-to-ceiling walls.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (B) 2. B. (III) states: If a unit for infants and toddlers is auxiliary to a facility for older children, centers initially licensed for infant/toddler care after the effective date of these rules or facilities adding new infant/toddler space, shall have play, sleeping and bathroom space in the infant and toddler unit. This space shall be separated from the space used for older children by floor-to-ceiling walls;
Correction Required
Infant/toddler space shall be separated from other child care space by floor-to-ceiling walls. (GF)

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
There was no pad or mat under indoor equipment, a climber is 30 inches high and is located in the infant and toddler room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 8. states: Floor surfaces under indoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") in height, from which children might fall and be injured, shall be protected with pads or mats which will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Carpeting alone is not an acceptable resilient surface under indoor equipment.
Correction Required
Pads or mats shall be in place as required.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
A clear glass door was not marked plainly at varying heights as evidenced by the front doors were not marked at varying heights.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 3. states: Clear glass doors shall be marked plainly at varying heights to avoid impact.
Correction Required
Clear glass doors shall be marked as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
A clear glass door was not marked plainly at varying heights as evidenced by the Playground Door was not marked at varying heights.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 3. states: Clear glass doors shall be marked plainly at varying heights to avoid impact.
Correction Required
Clear glass doors shall be marked as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by the door to the Furnace/Electrical/Laundry Room though locked did not stay latched & could be pushed open.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (C) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 14 children, ages 12-months-old to 4-years-old, were cared for by 1 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios (1) (A) states: Birth Through Two (2) Years. Groups composed of mixed ages through two (2)- years shall have no less than one (1) adult to four (4) children, with no more than eight (8) children in a group;
Correction Required
Correct staff/child ratios and group size shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for feeding infants unable to hold their own bottle were not met as evidenced by one infant was in a bouncer seat with a bottle propped by a blanket.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service (2) (D) states: Until infants can hold a bottle comfortably, they shall be held by a caregiver during bottle feeding. Bottles shall not be propped.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall hold infants during bottle feeding as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
The provider failed to supply and serve food required as evidenced by more than four hours passed between any meal or snack.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service (1) (B) states: The required meal schedule shall include breakfast or a midmorning snack, lunch and a mid-afternoon snack for children in care during daytime hours, with a maximum time of four (4) hours between any meal or snack. School-age children shall be served a snack after school.
Correction Required
Nourishing food shall be provided as required.

Correction Verification
Return Inspection

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include name of family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
Violation
1 child(ren) records did not include telephone number of family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
5/3/2023
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Not Observed
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