DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MORELAND DAY CARE INC.

002000211

(660) 885-8795

115 E ELM ST
CLINTON
MO  64735-1426

MORELAND DAY CARE INC.



 

MOTHERSBAUGH, SAMANTHA BROOKE

Morelanddaycare1@gmail.com

Incorporated

KATHLEEN WILSON

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

96

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

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

09/05/2025

11:50 AM

3:11 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2499875014


DocumentDocument-Date
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 09/21/2006
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 09/21/2006
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 09/21/2006
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 08/14/2006
SAMPLE FORMS 07/19/2006
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 09/21/2006
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 09/21/2006
DAILY SCHEDULE 09/21/2006
POLICIES 09/21/2006
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 09/21/2006
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/12/2006
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/21/2006
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 09/21/2006
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 05/05/2016
STAFF SHEET 06/08/2020
APPLICATION 06/08/2020
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/22/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/29/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/14/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 08/14/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/14/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  3:30PM   5:30PM   7/15/2016



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 3
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 15
Total Children 65
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Hanna Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas with eight children ages 2 - 10 months old at naptime.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Delaney Romi and Anna Yates with eight children ages 7 - 20 months old at naptime.
1 4 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Taryn Gilbert with four children ages 1 - 2 years old at naptime.
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Jackie Corum and Candice Newell with eight children ages 15 - 24 months old at naptime.
2 13 MIXED Smantha Gonzales and Brooklynn Mothersbaugh and Tia Fannon with thirteen children ages 2 - 4 years old ( including two 2 year olds ) at naptime.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Present at the facility are: director Samantha Mothersbaugh, staff Carrie Sharp in the kitchen, and Tristan Robinson working the front desk.
1 8 PRESCHOOL Kayla Burgess with eight children ages 4 - 5 years old at naptime.
2 16 TWO YEAR OLDS Mistie Page and Elisabeth Skimore with sixteen children age 2 years old at naptime.

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
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 Alexa Smith.
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 T.Gilbert, S.Gonzales, A.Smith 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: A.Smith.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by one child immunization record(s) was/were not on file.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (4) (A) states: No child shall be permitted to enroll in or attend any day care facility caring for ten (10) or more children unless the child has been immunized adequately against vaccine preventable childhood illnesses specified by the department in accordance with recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP). The parent or guardian of the child shall provide satisfactory evidence of the required immunizations. Satisfactory evidence means a statement, certificate or record from a physician or other recognized health facility or personnel, stating that the required immunizations have been given to the child and verifying the type of vaccine and the month, day and year of administration.
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
One child(ren) records did not include work telephone number of parent(s), guardian or legal custodian.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (B) states: Full name of the parent(s), guardian or legal custodian, home address, employers' name and address, work schedule, and home and work telephone numbers;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/5/2025
Violation
One child(ren) records did not include telephone number of family physician or hospital.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.222 Records and Reports (2) (D) states: Name and phone number of the family physician, hospital, or both, to be used in an emergency;
Correction Required
Child enrollment information shall be completed and on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/5/2025
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Criminal background check results were not on file for Elisabeth Skidmore.
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
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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