DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

BARE ESSENTIALS HOME CARE, INC.

001347859

(816) 333-5868

3200 WAYNE AVE
KANSAS CITY
MO  64109

BARE ESSENTIALS HOME CARE, INC.



 

FISHER, LATONYA MARIE

jfi8437105@sbcglobal.net

Incorporated

ROBYN EMBREE

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

91

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

16 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/14/2024

8:55 AM

10:28 AM

UNANNOUNCED

CLOSE SUPERVISION

2470588306


DocumentDocument-Date
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 05/03/2011
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 05/03/2011
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/02/2011
DAILY SCHEDULE 05/03/2011
SAMPLE FORMS 05/03/2011
POLICIES 05/03/2011
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 05/03/2011
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 05/03/2011
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 05/03/2011
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/03/2011
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 05/03/2011
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/31/2011
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/03/2011
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 05/03/2011
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 04/22/2016
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 06/10/2015
APPLICATION 12/24/2018
STAFF SHEET 03/13/2019
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 05/03/2011
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 09/25/2020
ANNUAL DECLARATION 04/19/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 05/01/2023
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 04/19/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/25/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 03/28/2023




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 9
Total Children 28
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Betty Brown and Marsha Kirkendoll (both staff) present with four children age 6 months - 1 year.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Latonya Fisher (director) present briefly at arrival but left facility during the inspection.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Rachel Martin (staff) present with no children in attendance.
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Kelly Jones (cook) present with no children in attendance.
1 10 PRESCHOOL Wiletta Eskridge (staff) present with ten children age 4-5 years.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Selai Koroi (staff) present with eight children age 3 years.
2 6 TWO YEAR OLDS Ruby Bonner and Hazel Baldwin (both staff) present with six children age 2 years.

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 equipment list did not contain a list of equipment as required in 5 CSR 25-500.092.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A current list of available equipment.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit an equipment list as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

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
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 large enough for a child to crawl or fall through - the openings measured 6+ inches where the bottom of the fencing was able to be lifted away from the ground enough that a child could crawl through along the side of the fence facing the street.
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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by bollards are not present where vehicles can make contact with the children's playground at the front of the building.
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

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+ inches where the fencing had become damaged along the bottom of the fence on the side facing the street.
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
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
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 Marsha Kirkendoll.
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
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
Compliance
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