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5 CSR 25-400.025 Organization and Administration
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.045 Licensing Process
Violation
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Violation
The number of children was/were exceeded as evidenced by there were five children under the age of two years.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.045 Licensing Process (18) states: The number and ages of children a family child care home is authorized to have in care at any one time shall be specified on the license and shall not be exceeded except as permitted within these rules.
Correction Required
The provider shall maintain compliance with the specifications on the license.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements
Violation
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Violation
The equipment list was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements (1) (B) states: A current list of available equipment.
Correction Required
The child care provider shall submit an equipment list as required.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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Violation
The listing of household members and assistants was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements (1) (C) states: A listing of household members and assistant(s).
Correction Required
The child care provider shall submit a listing of all household members and assistants.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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Violation
The Annual Declaration was not submitted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 Annual Requirements (1) (A) states: An Annual Declaration for Licensed Facility form, revised 2021 and 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, indicating the licensee’s intent to continue operating a licensed family child care home and agreement to comply with all statutes and department licensing rules;
Correction Required
The child care provider shall submit the Annual Declaration as required.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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Violation
The Family Care Safety Registry check was not conducted for Kimberly Little and Makenzie Little within thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.055 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
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/5/2025
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5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home
Violation
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Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe/well-maintained for children's activities as evidenced by two cans of aerosol sunscreen and one bottle of insect repellant sitting on a table accessible to children.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 5. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
The facility's outdoor space was not safe/well-maintained for children's activities as evidenced by the middle window on the right has sharp wooden pieces along sides of the window and a loose board with exposed screws.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 5. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.
Correction Required
The outdoor play area shall be clean, safe and well-maintained as required.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
The fall-zone area under and around outdoor equipment where children might fall and be injured was not covered with impact-absorbing materials to cushion a fall as evidenced by the see-saw was placed on a concrete pad.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 9. states: Concrete, asphalt, carpet or bare soil is not an acceptable surface under outdoor equipment from which children might fall and be injured.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by overflowing trash and cleaning equipment located in the laundry room were in the walking path to the playground.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (1) (A) states: The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Required
The premises shall be safe and suitable for the care of children.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
A gun was not locked in a cabinet or a closet as evidenced by one airsoft rifle and a BB gun were in an unlocked cabinet with the door open. The bedroom was shut and a childproof knob was on the doorknob.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (1) (K) states: Ammunition, guns, hunting knives, bows and arrows or other weapons shall be stored in a locked cabinet or locked closet.
Correction Required
Weapons and ammunition shall be inaccessible in locked cabinets or closets.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
A bow and arrows was not locked in a cabinet or a closet as evidenced by a crossbow was in an unlocked cabinet with the door open. A second crossbow was sitting in a chair inside a bedroom. The bedroom was shut and a childproof knob was on the doorknob.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (1) (K) states: Ammunition, guns, hunting knives, bows and arrows or other weapons shall be stored in a locked cabinet or locked closet.
Correction Required
Weapons and ammunition shall be inaccessible in locked cabinets or closets.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
There was evidence of dirt/debris in the hallway return vent.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (2) (A) 9. states: The home shall be clean at all times and free of dirt, insects, spiders, rodents or other pests.
Correction Required
The facility shall be clean and pest free.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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5 CSR 25-400.086 Fire Safety
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.090 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials
Violation
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Violation
Stationary equipment, the swingset, was unsafe as evidenced by the equipment was placed in close proximity to a fence which could cause a collision hazard - the fence location and measured distance from the play equipment was 2 feet.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (D) states: Stationary equipment such as swings, slides and climbers shall be securely anchored, have no exposed footings and be placed to avoid accidents or collisions.
Correction Required
Stationary equipment shall be safely installed, stable and securely anchored.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
Stationary equipment, the swingset and dome climber, was unsafe as evidenced by the equipment was not securely anchored.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (D) states: Stationary equipment such as swings, slides and climbers shall be securely anchored, have no exposed footings and be placed to avoid accidents or collisions.
Correction Required
Stationary equipment shall be safely installed, stable and securely anchored.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel
Violation
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Violation
Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 5 children under age two and 4 children over age two were cared for by 1 caregiver(s).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (2) (A) states: A family child care home may be licensed for up to ten (10) children. The following staff/child ratios must be maintained at all times and shall not be exceeded except as permitted under these rules: 1 caregiver present, with up to 4 children, all may be under age two (2); 1 caregiver present, with 5-6 children, 3 children may be under age two (2); 1 caregiver present, with 7-10 children, 2 children may be under age two (2); 2 caregivers present, with up to 8 children, 8 children may be under age two (2); 2 caregivers present, with up to 10 children, 4 children may be under age two (2).
Correction Required
Staff/child ratios shall be maintained at all times.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
A caregiver did not obtain a Missouri Professional Development Identification (MOPD ID) number. The caregivers listed need a MOPD ID: Makenzie Little.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (4) (E) 1. states: Caregivers shall obtain a Missouri Professional Development Identification (MOPD ID) number from the department.
Correction Required
All caregivers shall obtain a MOPD ID.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the assistant(s), Makenzie Little.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (5) (A) . states: Every three (3) years the provider, assistant(s), and volunteers in a family child care home 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 dese-administrativerules/incorporated-reference-materials. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
Correction Required
The child care provider and assistant(s) shall complete department-approved safe sleep training as required.
Correction Verification
Return Inspection
Compliance Date
9/11/2025
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5 CSR 25-400.115 Child Care Family and Household
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.125 Medical Examination Reports
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.135 Admission Policies and Procedures
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.145 Nighttime Care
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.155 Overlap Care of Children
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.165 Emergency School Closings
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.175 Child Care Program
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.185 Health Care
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.190 Nutrition and Food Service
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.200 Transportation and Field Trips
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-400.210 Records and Reports
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Not Observed
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5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Not Observed
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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.
Not Observed
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RSMo 210.211. License required - exceptions - written notice of licensure status, when.
Not Observed
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RSMo 210.252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Compliance
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