DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MESS PAT'S DAYCARE

002048742

(314) 899-0504

7901 N BROADWAY
ST LOUIS
MO  63147-2414

JONES, PATRICIA



 

JONES, PATRICIA

messpat16@gmail.com


THERESA ZEHNLE

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

35

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

11/07/2023

10:40 AM

12:36 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2458334536


DocumentDocument-Date
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/12/2014
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 11/17/2014
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 11/26/2014
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/13/2014
SAMPLE FORMS 11/26/2014
POLICIES 11/26/2014
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 11/26/2014
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/20/2014
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/01/2014
DAILY SCHEDULE 09/16/2016
APPLICATION 09/07/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 09/25/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 09/25/2018
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 11/02/2022
STAFF SHEET 10/15/2020
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/26/2023
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 09/26/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/26/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/21/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/13/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION 09/26/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 09/26/2023

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:00PM   4:00PM   11/13/2018
  7:00AM   8:00AM   11/13/2018



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 4
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 8
Total Children 37
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mary Burr, teacher, was present with four children ages 12-months-old to 22-months-old.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kamiyah Kimball, teacher, and Charleatha Calhoune, teacher were present with eight children ages 2-months-old to 11-months-old.
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Patricia Jones, Director, and Tawana Wright, cook, were present with zero children.
1 9 PRESCHOOL Rose Prechard, teacher, was present with nine children ages 2-years-old to 4-years-old. There was one child aged 2-years-old.
1 11 SCHOOL AGE Nancy Mason, teacher, was present with eleven children ages 5-years-old to 10 years-old.
1 5 TWO YEAR OLDS Kala Barnes-White, teacher, was present with five children age 2-years-old.

Compliance List
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 ceilings located the two-year-old room was/were not in good condition as evidenced by two ceiling tiles were stained by water damage..
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
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by there are no parking bollards on the outside fence and building line .
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/22/2023
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: mop and mop bucket. The item(s) was/were located in the infant bathroom.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
11/7/2023
Violation
The floors located in the 2's classroom was/were not clean as evidenced by there was construction debris throughout the building.
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
8/22/2023
Violation
Staff or older children used the infant/toddler areas as passageway to other parts of the building as evidenced by a construction worker used the infant space to walk through a separate part of the building .
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (B) 2. B. (VIII) states: Infant/toddler areas may not be used by staff or older children as passageways to other areas of the building.
Correction Required
Infant/toddler areas shall not be used as a passageway by other staff or children.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
8/22/2023
Violation
The diapering area requirements were not met as evidenced by warm running water was not adjacent to the diapering area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (4) (D) states: Diapering supplies and warm, running water shall be adjacent to the diapering area.
Correction Required
The facility shall supply the diapering area as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
7/17/2023
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 Patricia Jones.
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

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 Dorothy Jones 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

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Compliance
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for the construction workers on site.
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
8/22/2023
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Kala Barnes-White.
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