DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

SONLIGHT CHRISTIAN DAYCARE

001491238

(573) 594-2141

213 N FORREST ST
VANDALIA
MO  63382-1511

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF VANDALIA, MISSOURI



 

WILKES, KAREN

SONLIGHTCHRISTIANDAYCARE@WINDSTREAM.NET


SUSAN MARIE DOUGLAS

6 WEEKS - 10 YEARS

44

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

07/17/2023

2:15 PM

3:25 PM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2450855471


DocumentDocument-Date
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/03/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/22/2023
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 10/31/2022




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Open Violations: 2
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 5
Total Children 16
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jane Hannaford, staff and Brenda Perkins, staff were present with 5 children ages 4 months to 23 months
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Karen Wilkes, director was present. NPR 2022 child / staff ratios are: 1:4 for under age of 2, 1:10 for 2 to 4 years , 1:16 for 5 years and older
2 11 PRESCHOOL Sheila Sprock , staff and Meracdes Wood staff were present at the inspection with 11 children ages 2 to 5.

 
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Children were not restricted to approved space as evidenced by furnace room was not locked.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (A) states: Children shall have no access to areas not approved for child care.
Correction Required
Caregivers shall restrict children to approved space.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
7/17/2023
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by the presence of weeds in the riding toy area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (C) states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities. It shall be well-maintained and free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, barbed wire, open wells, rocks and other debris, and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The equipment, a little tyke climber , that is over 24 inches high, does not have sufficient impact absorbing material present as evidenced by bare soil showing in the fall zones.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (D) states: The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment over twenty-four inches (24") high covered with impact-absorbing materials that will effectively cushion the fall of a child. Materials may include sand, pea gravel, tanbark, shredded tires, wood chips, rubber matting or other approved resilient material.
Correction Required
Impact absorbent materials shall be in the fall zone for any equipment over 24 inches high.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
Equipment in the outdoor play area, the wooden platform at the yellow slide , was unsafe as evidenced by nails heads were sticking up from the wood.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 4 (G) states: Outdoor equipment shall be safely constructed, in good condition, and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Stationary equipment such as swings, slides and climbers shall be anchored securely.
Correction Required
Play equipment shall be well maintained, safely constructed, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts; stationary equipment shall be anchored.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
7/17/2023
5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for child enrollment and health information on file as evidenced by 1 child files did not have the name, address and telephone number of another individual (friend or relative) who might be reached in an emergency.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records 2 (C) states: Full name, address and phone number of a friend or relative who might be reached in an emergency when a parent, guardian or legal custodian cannot be reached.
Correction Required
An individual file with required information for each child shall be maintained.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
7/17/2023
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance