DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

A WORLD OF DISCOVERIES DAYCARE

000562449

(573) 442-0243

701 WASHINGTON AVE
COLUMBIA
MO  65203

RAINEY-HICKS, FLORENCE DENISE

612 WASHINGTON AVE
COLUMBIA
MO  65201-4334

MEDINA-GUERRERO, JUANITA MARIAH

AWORLDOFDISCOVERIES@GMAIL.COM


LU A GAINES

BIRTH - 12 YEARS

49

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

8 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

09/15/2025

N/A

N/A

N/A

COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION

2500315038


DocumentDocument-Date
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 11/16/2009
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/08/1994
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 06/08/1994
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/29/2012
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/10/1993
POLICIES 06/29/2007
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 06/29/2007
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 06/29/2007
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 02/02/1994
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 04/27/2001
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 03/25/2010
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 03/22/2010
APPLICATION 03/30/2018
STAFF SHEET 04/12/2018
EQUIPMENT LIST 06/05/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 04/24/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 06/05/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/08/2025
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 06/26/2024
SANITATION INSPECTION 05/07/2025
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 06/11/2025

Overlap Start TimeOverlap End TimeOverlap Submit Date
  2:30PM   4:30PM   5/3/2006



Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: NA
NOTE
The licensee is responsible for compliance with all licensing rules, including but not limited to the rules listed on this compliance report form.

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
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 resilient material was not uniformly spread over the fall-zone area.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (6) (A) 7. states: Areas under and around outdoor equipment shall have continuous maintenance to ensure that the material remains in place and retains its cushioning properties. The resilient material shall be supplemented immediately or replaced as needed.
Correction Required
The facility shall maintain approved resilient material in all fall-zone areas.

Correction Verification
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
9/15/2025
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
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: Deandrianna Conner needs 2.75 clock hours, and Florence Rainey-Hicks needs 4.50 clock 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
Submit Documentation

Compliance Date
9/15/2025
5 CSR 25-500.112 Staff/Child Ratios
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.122 Medical Examination Reports
Compliance
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
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