DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ACADEMY

001998807

(816) 525-0729

3801 NE INDEPENDENCE AVE
LEES SUMMIT
MO  64064-1945

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, INC.



 

VANCE, JENNIFER MARIE

ICA.PRESCHOOL@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Incorporated

ROBYN EMBREE

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

115

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS; 32 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

08/04/2025

11:29 AM

12:40 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2497974285


DocumentDocument-Date
STAFF SHEET 06/15/2021
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 06/20/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 06/18/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/18/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 06/18/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/06/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 4
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 18
Total Children 83
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Abby Shipley and Auriel McGill (both staff) present with eight children age 1 year
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Tammy Thomas (staff) and Jennifer Vance (director) present with six children age 5 months - 1 year
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Amaya House and Yvonne Uwamahoro (both staff) present with eight children age 10-17 months
2 7 MIXED Yvette Umugwaneza and Zadaya Thurman (both staff) present with seven children age 1-2 years with only one child being 2 years
1 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Nancy Bartek (staff) present with no children in attendance
2 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Rachel Artinger and Natalie Copland (both staff) present with no children in attendance. On break
3 24 PRESCHOOL Taniyah Hansberry, Morgan Larsen and Cathy Kelsey (all staff) present with twenty-four children age 3-4 years
2 18 PRESCHOOL Isabell Livingston and Jennifer Nichols (both staff) present with eighteen children age 4-5 years
2 12 TWO YEAR OLDS Joanna Cresswell and Jasalyn Vanaman (both staff) present with twelve 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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Furniture/equipment, finger guards, in on the front left classroom door was not in good condition as evidenced by the finger guard had broken away from the screws in the door.
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

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 2024, the staff listed need the following information: Nicole Mittone needs 12 hours (hired 7/5/2021) and Abigail Shipley needs 12 hours (hired 6/15/2022). Hires dates as recorded in MOPD .
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 Yvonne Uwamahoro and Jasalyn Vanaman 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

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: Yvonne Uwamahoro and Jasalyn Vanaman.
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
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
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
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