DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LEARNING LODGE WEST, LLC

002697498

(636) 222-3576

5101 LAKE SAINT LOUIS BLVD
LAKE ST LOUIS
MO  63367

LEARNING LODGE WEST, LLC



 

KIRK, JACINDA BRI

jacinda@learninglodgewest.com


KIMBERLY KINNAIRD

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

138

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

24 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 8 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/09/2024

9:00 AM

12:02 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2475700344


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 08/22/2018
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/12/2018
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/23/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 08/23/2018
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/07/2018
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 07/31/2018
POLICIES 07/31/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 08/07/2018
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/31/2018
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/23/2018
SAMPLE FORMS 08/22/2018
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 08/06/2018
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 08/23/2018
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 08/23/2018
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 08/24/2018
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 06/17/2020
STAFF SHEET 06/01/2020
APPLICATION 05/21/2020
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/30/2023
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/22/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 07/01/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 04/22/2024
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/01/2024
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 07/31/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 07/01/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 07/01/2024




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 5
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 23
Total Children 84
StaffChildClass AgeNote
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Whitney Emmons present with children ages 5-months-old to 6-months-old.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Monica Watkins ,and Nisha Brasar present with children ages 9-months-old to 16-months-old.
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregiver Amanda White and Breane Nack with children ages 18-months-old to 23-months-old.
2 6 MIXED Caregivers Trisha Ankelman and Suzi Flynn present with children ages 2-years-old to 3-years-old. Three of the children are age 2-years-old.
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Owner Jacinda Kirk, Operations Manager Erica Cameron, Cook Jen Knopfel, Caregivers Kristen Schwatrz and Skylar Ganter present without children.
2 10 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Maria Kehn and Kateryna Gehrin and present with children ages 3-years-old to 4-years-old.
2 12 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Anitha Sirajudeen and Hayley Johnson present with children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers Tabitha Travis and Melinda Reynolds present with children ages 4-years-old to 5-years-old.
3 20 SCHOOL AGE Caregivers Joy Conedera, Jessica Perry, and Anna Smith present with children ages 6-years-old to 9-years-old.
2 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregivers Aubrey Beene and Olivia Eigemann present with children ages 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 walls located in the K Prep 2 Class was/were not in good condition as evidenced by peeling paint.
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
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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
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: Andrea Meintz 12 hours, and Patrisha Luke 3 hours.
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
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Compliance Date

Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Erica Cameron, Jacinda Kirk, Andrea Meintz, and Cyleigh Pickering.
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
Suzi Flynn , and Ana Smith did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) 3. states: The child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers shall complete safe sleep training described in subsection (4)(A) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department-approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

Correction Verification
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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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.172 Emergency School Closings
Compliance
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 Morgan Moomey, and Kyleigh Pickering.
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
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