DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

GREAT BEGINNINGS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL, L.C.

002049554

(636) 447-4212

1401 COTTLEVILLE PKWY
COTTLEVILLE
MO  63376-3431

GREAT BEGINNINGS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL, L.C.



 

SCHNEIDER, JESSICA LYNN

greatbeglc@sbcglobal.net


AMY MUSSELMAN

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

156

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/07/2023

12:40 PM

3:52 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2448723316


DocumentDocument-Date
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/12/2017
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 03/02/2007
DAILY SCHEDULE 01/17/2008
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/24/2007
POLICIES 07/26/2007
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/26/2007
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/12/2017
SAMPLE FORMS 07/26/2007
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/26/2007
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/26/2007
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 07/26/2007
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 04/16/2007
APPLICATION 04/08/2019
STAFF SHEET 05/24/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/18/2019
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/16/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 01/17/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/14/2017
SANITATION INSPECTION 03/10/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/02/2023
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/07/2023
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 06/07/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION 05/02/2023
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/02/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 05/02/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/29/2023




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 1
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 23
Total Children 124
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Debbie Pollien, teacher, and Taylor Perry, teacher, were in attendance with four children, ages 5-months-old to 8-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Shelby Gibson, teacher, and Cadence Rulo, teacher, were in attendance with seven children, ages 9-months-old to 12-months-old.
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Anne Skikas, teacher, and Ranjita Ojha, teacher, were in attendance with five children, ages 18-months-old to 22-months-old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Madison Redmond, teacher, and Autumn Grote, teacher, were in attendance with eight children, ages 12-months-old to 23-months-old.
2 13 MIXED Sarah Hill, teacher, and Holly Dyle, teacher, were in attendance with thirteen children, four children age 2-years-old and nine children age 3-years-old.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jessica Schneider, Director, and Kristine Reifsteck, Assistant Director, were in attendance with no children present.
2 16 PRESCHOOL Christine Westbrook, teacher, and Macie Ryan, teacher, were in attendance with sixteen children, ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 17 PRESCHOOL Sarah Fogg, teacher, and Dawn Ryan, teacher, were in attendance with seventeen children, ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 16 PRESCHOOL Jennifer Johnson, teacher, and Sydney Sauvage, teacher, were in attendance with sixteen children, ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
2 16 PRESCHOOL Shawna Gregory, teacher, and Samantha Shockley, teacher, were in attendance with sixteen children, all age 3-years-old.
1 7 SCHOOL AGE Allison Harris, teacher, was in attendance with seven children, ages 6-years-old to 8-years-old.
2 15 TWO YEAR OLDS Samantha Gholson, teacher, and Sharon Bryson, teacher, all age 2-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
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Angela Leadford.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) . states: Every three (3) years, the child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers 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 Policy Statement on sleep-related infant deaths. The Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, July 2022, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and available at https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057990/188304/Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated-2022 or as published in PEDIATRICS Volume 150, Issue 1, July 2022. A copy can also be obtained from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and at https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/deseadministrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. 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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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