DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LIFEWISESTL

000174305

(314) 627-1235

1321 S 11TH ST
ST LOUIS
MO  63104

KINGDOM HOUSE



 

PERKINS, THEOLA

tperkins@lifewisestl.org

Incorporated

JULIE PLEIMANN

6 WEEKS - 14 YEARS

150

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

01/23/2024

9:40 AM

1:19 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2462835510


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 02/16/1977
POLICIES 01/26/2001
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 01/23/2024
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 01/23/2024
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 03/10/1976
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 03/10/1976
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 01/26/2001
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/14/2011
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 01/02/1985
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 01/05/1981
DAILY SCHEDULE 01/02/1982
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 11/25/1991
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 02/28/1972
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 12/27/2023
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 01/02/2018
APPLICATION 10/11/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/13/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/08/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/29/2023
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/29/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/27/2023




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 6
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 15
Total Children 54
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Valeria Nelson, caregiver, present with four children ages 13-months-old to 18-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kizzy Covington, caregiver, and Oretha White, caregiver, present with seven children ages 5-months-old to 11-months-old.
1 8 MIXED Wendy Massey, caregiver, present with eight children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 12 MIXED Brittney Gayden, caregiver, and Brenda Underwood, caregiver, present with twelve children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Theola Perkins-Johnson, director, Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, afterschool program director, and Amanda Boyd, program coordinator present without any children.
3 12 PRESCHOOL Markeitta Jordan, caregiver, Tracy Rogers, caregiver, and Olimes Underwood, caregiver, present with twelve children who were all 3-years-old.
1 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Candis Cannady, caregiver, present with four children who were all 2-years-old.
2 7 TWO YEAR OLDS Patricia Boykin, caregiver, and DeAiris Montgomery, caregiver, present with seven children who were all 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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for any staff within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (C) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry check for all child care staff members within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date as printed on the license.
Correction Required
Required Family Care Safety Registry checks shall be conducted for all child care staff member(s) within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: three bottles of Lysol, a bottle of shaving cream, three bottles of cleaner, a bottle of bleach, and a bottle of laundry detergent. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked closet in the Blue classroom, an unlocked kitchen, and an unlocked cabinet in the Toddler 1 classroom.
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
1/23/2024
Violation
The facility did not have a fenced outdoor play area that was on or adjoining the day care property and was accessible without hazard as evidenced by the fence had openings that were between 3.5 and 9 inches and allow entrapment - the openings measured 6.5 inches.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 1. states: A fenced outdoor play area shall be available on or adjoining the day care property. The play area shall be located so it is convenient and the children can gain access to it without hazard. For facilities initially licensed after the effective date of these rules or for the installation of new fences in existing facilities, the fence shall be at least forty-two inches (42") high. An outdoor play area used exclusively for school-age children shall not be required to have a fence. Fences shall be constructed to prevent children from crawling or falling through or becoming entrapped.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be accessible without hazard.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/23/2024
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by chipping paint on three posts of the picnic structure in the smaller playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 4. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or 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

5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The facility's disaster and emergency plan was not available in each room used for childcare as evidenced by plan not posted in Classroom 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on lower level of facility and Green Room 1 and 2 on the upper level of facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (A) states: At all times, a copy of the facility's disaster and emergency plan is readily available in the office area and in each room used for care of children;
Correction Required
The facilities disaster and emergency plan must be available in required locations.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/23/2024
Violation
The facility's evacuation route diagram was not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 2. states: A diagram of evacuation routes from the room;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/23/2024
Violation
The facility's special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children were not posted in each room.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (2) (B) 3. states: Any special instructions for infants and non-ambulatory children;
Correction Required
Facility must post information as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
1/23/2024
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The requirements for obtaining 12 clock hours each calendar year were not met. For the calendar year of 2023, the staff listed need the following information: Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi needs 8 clock hours, Amanda Boyd needs 8 clock hours, Dion Irons needs 8 clock hours, Giovanni Johnson needs 5 clock hours, Raven Lawrence needs 8 clock hours, Patricia Boykin needs 4 clock hours, Cheryl Britt needs 4 clock hours, Candis Cannady needs 1 clock hour, Britney Gayden needs 1.5 clock hours, and Cassandra Harris needs 1 clock hour.
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

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, Amanda Boyd, Dion Irons, Giovanni Johnson, Raven Lawrence, Kiara Miles, Patricia Boykin, Cheryl Britt, Candis Cannady, Britney Gayden, .
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
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
5 child(ren) records did not include full name, home address, employers name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (B) states: Full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers' name and address, work schedule, and home and work telephone numbers;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, Amanda Boyd, Cheryl Britt, Jaune Collins, Dion Irons, Jordan Irons, Giovanni Johnson, Raven Lawrence, Marnice Long, Kiara Miles, Brianna Randle, Kizzy Covington, Treena Mansoor-Azizzada, Candis Cannady, Angelica Solano, DeAiris Montgomery, Patricia Boykin, Valeria Nelson, Tracy Rogers, Olimes Underwood, Brenda Underwood, Michelle Hughes, Wendy Massey, Cassandra Harris, Jaime Grobe, Markeitta Jordan.
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