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

JOYCE E GREEN

6 WEEKS - 14 YEARS

150

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

04/17/2024

10:30 AM

12:23 PM

UNANNOUNCED

REINSPECTION

2468772001


DocumentDocument-Date
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/29/2023
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
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/29/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/13/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/08/2023
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: 3
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 64
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Madina Abdi, teacher, and Valeria Nelson, teacher, were present with seven children, aged 17-months old to 20-months old.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Kizzy Covington, teacher, was present with four children, aged 9-months old to 14-months old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Scott Walker, CEO of Lifewise STL, Markietta Jordan, Educational Site Manager, and Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, Director of Young Scholars Program , were present with no children.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Brenda Underwood, teacher, and Britney Gayden, teacher, were present with ten children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
2 17 PRESCHOOL Olimes Underwood, teacher, and Tracy Rogers, teacher, were present with seventeen children, all aged 3-years old.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Wendy Massey, teacher, and Cassandra Harris, teacher, were present with fourteen children, aged 3-years old to 5-years old.
1 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Candis Cannady, teacher, was present with four children, all aged 2-years old.
2 8 TWO YEAR OLDS DeAiris Montgomery, teacher, and Nikita Hohm, teacher, were present with eight children, all aged 2-years old. Karen Fernandez-Salvador, speech therapist from First Steps was also present with the group.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-500.032 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.042 Licensing Process
Not Observed
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
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Compliance Date
3/5/2024
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
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.

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Compliance Date
2/27/2024
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Not Observed
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 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
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Compliance Date

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.

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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.202 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.212 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
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
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Compliance Date
2/27/2024
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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Not Observed
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. —
Not Observed
RSMo 210.211.  License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Not Observed