DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

BROWN'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY & PRESCHOOL

000537575

(816) 561-2809

4328 JACKSON AVE
KANSAS CITY
MO  64130-2129

BROWN, TONYA



 

BROWN, TONYA

tpbanddfb@sbcglobal.net


ROBYN EMBREE

BIRTH - 5 YEARS

133

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

35 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

07/16/2024

10:12 AM

11:22 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2474229356


DocumentDocument-Date
STAFF SHEET 12/14/2022
EQUIPMENT LIST 11/27/2023
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 12/14/2022
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 12/14/2022
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 12/14/2022
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/22/2023
APPLICATION 11/18/2022
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/14/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/14/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 12/14/2022
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 12/14/2022
POLICIES 12/14/2022
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/14/2022
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 11/16/2022
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/16/2022
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/28/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/21/2022
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/27/2022
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 11/16/2022
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 12/14/2022
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/16/2022
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/14/2022
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/27/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 11/27/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/19/2023
SAMPLE FORMS 12/14/2022
LICENSING ORIENTATION 10/11/2022
ANNUAL DECLARATION 11/27/2023




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
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 17
Total Children 91
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Nina Harris and Belinda Washington (both staff) present with eight children age 1 year
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Imani Bright (staff) present with four children age 1 year
2 5 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Inia Byrd and Calvion Boyles (both staff) present with five children age 6-12 months
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Anita Parker (staff) present with four children age 6 weeks - 6 months
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Tremonika Mitchel and Alicia Baskin (both staff) present with eight children age 1 year
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Tonya Brown (director) present with no children in attendance.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Lauren Brown and Alicia Jones (both staff) present with ten children age 3-4 years
2 20 PRESCHOOL Azrael Brown and Katie McDonald (both staff) present with twenty children age 4-5 years
1 10 PRESCHOOL Antoine Brown (staff) present with ten children age 4-5 years
1 7 PRESCHOOL Brianna Tansel (staff) present with seven children age 3 years.
2 15 TWO YEAR OLDS Tamika McClinton and Ianitria Brown (both staff) present with fifteen 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
Compliance
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 prek playground space was observed to have debris such as tree branches and leaves throughout.
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
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Compliance Date
7/16/2024
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by trash was observed on the prek and infant/toddler playgrounds such as but not limited to clear plastic food wrappers, a faded flyer/paper and a plastic shopping bag.
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
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Compliance Date
7/16/2024
Violation
The provider did not provide resilient material necessary for the protection of children as evidenced by resilient material had worn away at the base of a slide where thick and tangled roots from a nearby tree were exposed at the bottom of the slide on the prek playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 6. states: The provider shall be responsible for the type, depth and fall-zone area of resilient material necessary for the protection of children.
Correction Required
Appropriate type, depth and fall zone area of resilient material shall be provided for the protection of children.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
7/16/2024
Violation
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 7. states: Areas under and around outdoor equipment shall have continuous maintenance to ensure that the material remains in place and retains its cushioning properties. The resilient material shall be supplemented immediately or replaced as needed.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
7/16/2024
Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by plant overgrowth was observed on the privacy fence on the prek 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
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Compliance Date

Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe for children's activities as evidenced by sharp blue shards of plastic (x15) were observed on the infant/toddler playground next to a turf rug that was spread out over the grassy section. The pieces measured between 1/2 inch - 2 inches in size. One piece was given to Tonya Brown to feel the sharpness and she was unable to identify what the object once was.
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
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Compliance Date
7/16/2024
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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
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
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports
Not Observed
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Lauren Brown, Tremonica Mitchell, Nina Harris, Amaya Smith and Ramiera 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
7/16/2024
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