DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

LITTLE BEARS LEARNING CENTER LLC

002875465

(636) 667-8606

668 S HIGHWAY 47
UNION
MO  63084-2411

LITTLE BEARS LEARNING CENTER LLC



 

MCKINLEY, MARK ALLAN

owner@littlebearschildcare.org


LAUREN R RAYWARNKE

BIRTH - 14 YEARS

67

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

7 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/23/2024

10:45 AM

1:03 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2476606005


DocumentDocument-Date
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 08/06/2021
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 07/31/2023
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 05/02/2023
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/23/2024
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 05/19/2021
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 05/04/2021
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 05/19/2021
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 06/19/2021
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 06/19/2021
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 08/04/2021
POLICIES 01/06/2023
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 08/04/2021
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 02/13/2023
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 08/04/2021
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 02/13/2023
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 08/04/2021
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/06/2021
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 08/06/2021
LICENSING ORIENTATION 05/24/2021
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/30/2024
APPLICATION 07/01/2022
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 08/23/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/01/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/23/2024

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  1:45PM   3:45PM   4/29/2022



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 9
Total Children 36
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Caregivers Sheila Sherwood and Lyn Mast with 7 children, one child 5 months old and six children age 1.
2 15 MIXED Caregivers Hailey Rector and Samantha Lahm with 15 children, one child age 2 and fourteen children ages 3 through 4 year's old.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Additional staff present; Kayla Frioloi-owner and Emily Miller-assistant director in the main office with 0 children. Rebecca Iler-cook present in the kitchen with 0 children.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Director Mark McKinley with 8 children ages 4 through 5 year's old.
1 6 TWO YEAR OLDS Caregiver Dana Fischer with six children age 2.

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 Lois Miller 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
Compliance
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: Hailey Rector will need 1 hour of training and Samantha Lahm will need 2 hours of training.
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 Rebecca Iler.
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination report(s) was/were not on file for Hailey Rector as evidenced by a medical examination was not on file within 30 days of an individual beginning to work with children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (A) states: All persons working in a child care facility in any capacity during child care hours, including volunteers counted in staff/child ratios, shall be in good physical and emotional health with no physical or mental conditions which would interfere with child care responsibilities. These persons shall have a medical examination report, signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician, on file at the facility at the time of initial licensure or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

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 Rebecca Iler.
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