DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

SPECTRUM STATION, LLC

001743760

(816) 459-8000

3250 N AMERISTAR DR
KANSAS CITY
MO  64161-9223

SPECTRUM STATION, LLC



 

REITER, JENIFER R

spectrumstationnorth@gmail.com


BIONICA D SMITHJACKSON

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

335

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

88 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 88 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

01/16/2025

8:25 AM

11:35 AM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2485889082


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 12/17/2002
SAMPLE FORMS 12/17/2002
POLICIES 12/17/2002
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 12/02/2002
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 12/02/2002
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 09/21/2012
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 09/21/2012
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 12/02/2002
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 12/02/2002
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 12/17/2002
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 06/18/2009
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 12/17/2002
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 09/21/2012
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 12/17/2002
DAILY SCHEDULE 12/17/2002
APPLICATION 10/06/2018
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 11/06/2018
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 11/06/2018
ANNUAL DECLARATION 12/30/2024
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/08/2024
EQUIPMENT LIST 01/29/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 11/05/2024
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12/30/2024
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 01/10/2023




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 11
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 38
Total Children 123
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 3 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Samantha Riker and Samantha Shoemaker with three children under 12-months-old
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregiver Drew Blanton with two children under 15-months-old
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Madison Hart and Madisyn Kota with six children under 24-months-old
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Whitney Cobb with four children under 24-months-old
4 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Patti Walker, Catherine Boldt, Jendayah Vaughn, Destinee Perkins with seven children under 24-months-old
3 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS caregivers Tori Bryan, Alexis Oden, Danielle Echaves with seven children under 12-months-old
9 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE director Jenifer Reiter and staff Jan Powell, Michelle Gabbert, Tom Powell, Lori Lindner, Amya Graves, Jennifer Phillips, Amanda Williams (Maye), Jackeline Posadas with no children
1 8 PRESCHOOL caregiver Miranda Adams with eight children; 3-to-4-years-old
2 16 PRESCHOOL caregivers Tamara Davis and Julissa Diaz with sixteen children; 3-to-4-years-old
2 15 PRESCHOOL caregivers Ellie Winn and Letticia Hogue with fifteen children; 3-to-4-years-old
2 12 PRESCHOOL caregivers Tara Warren and Emily Packer with twelve children; 4-to-5-years-old
3 13 PRESCHOOL caregivers Amanda Williams, Kylee Beaird, and Natalie Sinnett with thirteen children 4-to-5-years-old
2 9 TWO YEAR OLDS caregivers Valerie Marshall and Janet Lemus-Zacarias with nine children; 2-years-old
2 7 TWO YEAR OLDS caregivers Madison Kort and McKenzie Robinson with seven children; 2-years-old
2 14 TWO YEAR OLDS caregivers Jenna Harman and Jennifer Hansen with fourteen children; 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
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: ceiling tiles. The item(s) was/were located on the floors in rooms O and W.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (1) (I) states: All flammable liquids, matches, cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages, hazardous personal care items or other hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.
Correction Required
Hazardous items shall be inaccessible to children.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The ceilings located throughout the facility was/were not in good condition as evidenced by stained, missing, bowing, and holes in tiles due to leak in roof. .
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

Violation
The bathroom was not clean and odor free as evidenced by the floor was soiled.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (3) (A) 7. states: Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.
Correction Required
Bathrooms shall be clean and odor free.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
The floors located in room O and W was/were not clean as evidenced by dirt/debris due to ceiling tiles being on the floor.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Furniture/equipment, drawers and table, in in D, N, & I was not in good condition as evidenced by sticky residue and front of drawer warped.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (A) 1. states: All furniture and equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide safe and clean furniture/equipment as required.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date

Violation
The facility did not meet requirements for cloth or plastic coated books. The facility needed an additional 27 items in this category.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.092 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (2) (C) 1. D. states: Cloth or plastic coated books.
Correction Required
The facility shall provide approved equipment as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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 Valerie Marshall, Kara Warren, and Amanda Williams (Maye).
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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Amanda Williams-1.25.
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 Madison Kort, Emma Mohr, and Natalie Sinnett 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

Violation
A medical examination report did not include either a Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis form or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) for the following staff: Madison Kort, Emma Mohr, and Natalie Sinnett.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (1) (B) . states: Medical examination reports shall include either a Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, completed and signed by a health care professional, or a negative tuberculin skin test (TST) completed not more than twelve (12) months before beginning work in the facility. The Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment form, revised March 2014, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and available by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services at https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/tuberculosis/tbmanual/pdf/RiskAssessmentform.pdf. If the person has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, or risk factors for tuberculosis, then testing for tuberculosis shall occur.
Correction Required
Medical examination reports shall include Risk Assessment for Tuberculosis forms or negative tuberculin skin test (TST) as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Requirements for infant-toddler/preschool child medical examination reports on file were not met as evidenced by there was no medical examination report on file within 30 days of admission - the admission date(s) was/were 5/24/2023.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports (2) (A) states: The provider, within thirty (30) days following the admission of each infant, toddler or preschool child, shall require a medical examination report signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse who is under the supervision of a licensed physician and completed not more than twelve (12) months prior to admission. The provider may use the department’s medical assessment form or the provider may use its own form if it contains all the information on the department’s form. The Child Medical Examination Report (Infant/Toddler/Pre-School)form, revised 2021, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
Child medical requirements shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
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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
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
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
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