DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

KREATIVE KIDS PRESCHOOL

002675636

(573) 356-1984

5855 SCOTT BLVD
COLUMBIA
MO  65203

LUNCH MONEY LLC



 

MARTIN, TARA SERIO

tara@rainbowchildcare.com


JOY LYNN NICHOLS

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

148

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

48 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

09/25/2024

9:30 AM

12:21 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2479182179


DocumentDocument-Date
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 09/06/2018
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 08/31/2018
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/31/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 08/31/2018
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 08/31/2018
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 08/31/2018
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/04/2018
POLICIES 08/31/2018
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 08/31/2018
SAMPLE FORMS 08/31/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 09/13/2018
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 08/31/2018
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 09/19/2018
STAFF SHEET 09/19/2018
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/14/2018
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 09/19/2018
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 08/18/2018
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 09/19/2018
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 09/19/2018
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 09/19/2018
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 12/12/2023
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/15/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 09/25/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/25/2024
ANNUAL DECLARATION 09/25/2024




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 17
Total Children 85
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS children ages 4 months to 8 months; Carol Coulter and Abby Vollet
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS children ages 4 months to 11 months; Michelle Miller
1 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS children ages 10 months to 11 months; Brittany Mason
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS children ages 11 months to 21 months; Elizabeth Scates and Laura Whitman
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS children ages 13 months to 23 months; Zoe Hill and Kaili Fuller
2 6 MIXED children ages 12 months to 2 years; Alexis Flynn and Ebonie Kemp
2 17 MIXED children ages four and five; Kaitlyn Sucre and Anna Otto
2 13 MIXED 2 children age two; 11 children age three; Alon Powell and Nora Croom
1 8 PRESCHOOL children ages three and four; Maya McMillan
2 14 TWO YEAR OLDS Jae Powell and Camerin Powell

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 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
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Faith Brockman, Zoe Hill, Tara Martin, Ginger Otto, Jae Powell, and Camerin Powell.
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: Alon Powell needs 3.75 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

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 Laura Whitman and Brittany Mason 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
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Compliance Date

5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
An individualized plan for specialized care for a child with special physical, developmental or behavioral needs was not on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.132 Admission Policies and Procedures (6) states: A child who has a special physical, developmental or behavioral need shall have on file an individualized plan for specialized care from a professionally qualified source.
Correction Required
An individualized plan from a professional source shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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 older than five (5) years for Chelearie Hines, Alon Powell, Anna Otto, Elizabeth Scates, Ebonie Kemp, Tara Martin, Ginger Otto, and Jae Powell.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (5) states: Criminal background checks shall be completed for each child care staff member every five (5) years.
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