DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

MESSIAH LIGHTHOUSE CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

002170609

(417) 881-4119

925 E SEMINOLE ST
SPRINGFIELD
MO  65807-3037

MESSIAH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF SPRINGFIELD, MO.



 

PHILLIPS, JESSICA

messiahlighthousedirector@gmail.com

Incorporated

ELAINE S COX

6 WEEKS - 6 YEARS

56

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

24 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT
 
Inspection Information

10/15/2025

10:17 AM

12:42 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2501869370


DocumentDocument-Date
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 09/09/2009
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 09/09/2009
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 09/09/2009
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 09/09/2009
POLICIES 09/09/2009
SAMPLE FORMS 08/01/2009
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 05/22/2020
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 11/02/2021
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/12/2025
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 03/12/2025
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 03/12/2025
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 10/29/2024
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 02/28/2024
DAILY SCHEDULE 03/18/2025
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 03/18/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 07/28/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 07/23/2025
REGISTERING FICTITIOUS NAMES 03/17/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 09/01/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 09/03/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 09/01/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 10/14/2025




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 14
Total Children 33
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Hannah Evers and Stella Struttmann with 7 children ages 2 months to 11 months.
2 6 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Mattingly Rodgers and Bethany Meyer with 6 children ages 13 to 21 months.
1 2 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Nina Tsilinska with 2 children ages 23 months to 24 months.
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Jessica Phillips, Melody Farabee, Arinna Cooper, and Polina Tsilinska not counting in staff/child ratio.
3 5 PRESCHOOL Tetiana Berezovska, Andrea Singletary and Snizhana Mykhailiuk with 5 children ages 3-years-old.
2 9 PRESCHOOL Baylee Burger and Marixia Maldonado with 9 children ages 3-years-old to 5-years-old.
1 4 TWO YEAR OLDS Jessica Vandyck with 4 children ages 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
Compliance
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The door, located in the toddler/young twos, used as an exit from the facility was locked/latched and the lock/latch was not disengaged easily.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.087 Fire Safety (4) (C) 3. states: No door in a means of egress shall be locked against egress travel when the building is occupied. Locking devices that impede or prohibit egress or that cannot be disengaged easily shall not be used. Dead bolt locks that require a key to unlock the door from the inside shall not be used. Locking or latching devices installed on doors shall not be located higher than fifty inches (50") above the finished floor.
Correction Required
Exit doors shall not be locked/impede exit from the building.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
10/15/2025
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
Arianna Cooper and Josie Skutt did not complete safe sleep training within 30 days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.102 Personnel (4) (A) 3. states: The child care provider, group child care home provider, child care staff members, and volunteers shall complete safe sleep training described in subsection (4)(A) of this rule within thirty (30) days of employment or volunteering at the facility.
Correction Required
The department-approved safe sleep training must be completed within 30 days of employment or volunteering.

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 Arianna Cooper, Mattingly Rodgers, Josie Skutt and Isabella Ussery 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: Arianna Cooper, Mattingly Rodgers, Josie Skutt and Isabella Ussery.
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
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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
2 child(ren) records did not include full name, home address, employers name and address, work schedule and home and work telephone numbers of the 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
10/15/2025
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