DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

BRIGHTON ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LLP

002816493

(816) 734-1399

4008 NE BARRY RD
KANSAS CITY
MO  64156-1208

BRIGHTON ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LLP



 

WOODS, AMANDA LANETTE

BRIGHTONACADEMYKC@GMAIL.COM


BIONICA D SMITHJACKSON

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

70

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

12 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 10 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 12 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

06/15/2023

9:15 AM

11:16 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2449145045


DocumentDocument-Date
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/03/2023
APPLICATION 01/30/2020
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/17/2020
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/17/2020
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 03/17/2020
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/15/2020
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/17/2020
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/17/2020
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/17/2020
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/17/2020
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/15/2020
POLICIES 03/17/2020
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/17/2020
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/17/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/15/2020
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/17/2020
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/17/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/25/2023
STAFF SHEET 05/03/2021
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/05/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/03/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION 05/08/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 05/03/2023

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  10:00AM   11:00AM   6/29/2020
  3:00PM   4:00PM   6/29/2020



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Open Violations: 9
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 11
Total Children 58
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregiver Melissa Hernandez with four children 12 months and under
2 7 MIXED caregivers Makenzie Sandven and Brooke Porter with seven children, six under 24 months and one 2-years-old
1 8 MIXED caregiver Brittany Gates with eight children, seven 2-years-old and one 3-years-old
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE director Amanda Woods and staff Jennifer Vick with no children
1 8 PRESCHOOL caregiver Madisen Carleton with eight children, all 3-to-4-years-old
2 15 PRESCHOOL caregivers Casey McIntire and Jessica Williams with fifteen children, all 3-to-5-years old
2 16 PRESCHOOL caregivers Kennedy Butler and Kasey Alber with sixteen children, all 3-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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The floors located in early learners, threes, and pre-k rooms was/were not clean as evidenced by sticky residue/tape peeling .
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
Diapering requirements were not met as evidenced by the diapering table did not have a waterproof washable surface.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (4) (A) states: A safe diapering table with a waterproof washable surface shall be used for changing diapers. The diapering table shall be located within or adjacent to the group space so the caregiver using the diapering table can maintain supervision of his/her group of children at all times.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide a safe and clean diapering table as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
6/15/2023
Violation
The ceilings located in infant room and twos rooms was/were not in good condition as evidenced by broken and stained tiles, and dusty vent covers.
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Outdoor equipment, trikes, in large playground was unsafe as evidenced by missing pedals.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
Outdoor play equipment shall be safe and in good repair.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Furniture/equipment, shelf and table, in toddler room and preschool room was not in good condition as evidenced by sticky residue and ripped contact paper.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (A) 1. states: All furniture and equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide safe and clean furniture/equipment as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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 Jessica Williams & Josh Woods.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2022, the staff listed need the following information: Kennedy Butler-needs 5 hours; Kacie Alber-needs 5 hours; Casey McIntire-needs .5 hours; Jessica Williams-needs 2 hours.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (3) (A) states: The center director, group child care home provider, all other caregivers, and those volunteers who are counted in staff/child ratios shall obtain at least twelve (12) clock hours of child-care related training during each calendar year. Clock hour training shall be approved by the department.
Correction Required
Required training hours shall be documented for each caregiver.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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 Kennedy Butler, Ashley Drath, Brittany Gates, Nicole Hansen, Makenzie Sandven, Jessica Williams 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
Submit Documentation

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: Ashley Drath, Brittany Gates, Nicole Hansen, Makenzie Sandven, Jessica Williams.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
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 Jamie Axtell & McKenzie Caster.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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