DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

SMALL WONDERS CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER, LLC

002444804

(816) 560-1438

16995 E DOVER LN
INDEPENDENCE
MO  64056-1591

SMALL WONDERS CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER, LLC

10406 COLLEGE AVE
KANSAS CITY
MO  64137-1530

SMITH, MONICA

moni.cakes@hotmail.com


ROBYN EMBREE

6 WEEKS - 5 YEARS

20

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

 
Inspection Information

10/24/2025

N/A

N/A

N/A

COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION

2502508955


DocumentDocument-Date
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 05/20/2015
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 05/20/2015
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 05/20/2015
LLC ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 05/20/2015
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/21/2015
POLICIES 07/21/2015
DAILY SCHEDULE 06/25/2015
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 07/21/2015
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 07/21/2015
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 06/25/2015
LLC OPERATING AGREEMENT 07/22/2015
LOCAL BUILDING APPROVAL 07/21/2015
LOCAL ZONING APPROVAL 07/21/2015
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION 06/25/2015
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 06/25/2015
STAFF SHEET 05/10/2017
APPLICATION 05/17/2019
ANNUAL DECLARATION 06/30/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 06/30/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 06/30/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 08/19/2025
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 10/23/2025




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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The annual fire safety inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (A) states: Evidence of compliance with a fire and safety inspection as conducted by the State Fire Marshal or his/her designee.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual fire safety requirements.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date
10/23/2025
Violation
The annual sanitation inspection was not conducted.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.052 Annual Requirements (2) (B) states: Evidence of compliance with local, state, or both, sanitation requirements.
Correction Required
The facility shall submit evidence of compliance with annual sanitation requirements.

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Compliance Date
8/19/2025
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
The premises were not safe and suitable as evidenced by the building had flooded and renovations were being done to repair flood damage.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (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.

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Compliance Date
10/24/2025
Violation
The ceilings located in the prek classroom was/were not in good condition as evidenced by a ceiling tile had a hole and needs to be replaced.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

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Compliance Date
10/24/2025
Violation
The floors located in th eprek classroom, infant room, and toddler room was/were not clean as evidenced by dirt and debris was observed on the baseboards.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

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Compliance Date
10/24/2025
Violation
The floors located in the prek classroom was/were not in good condition as evidenced by the baseboard next to the art station had caved inward where spiders were exiting from inside the wall. Discussed replacing the baseboard with the director.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.082 Physical Requirements of Group Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers (2) (A) 6. states: Walls, ceilings and floors shall be finished with material which can be cleaned easily and shall be free of splinters, cracks and chipping paint. Floor covering shall be in good condition. Lead-free paint shall be used for all painted surfaces.
Correction Required
Walls, ceilings, and floors shall be made of approved materials, easily cleaned and in good condition.

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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: Monica Smith needs 11 more training 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.

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Compliance Date
9/15/2025
Violation
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Monica Smith and Gabrielle Russell-Solomon whose safe sleep training has expired per MOPD program training reports.
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.

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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
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
There was no parental written objection to immunizations on file for 1 child(ren).
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-500.192 Health Care (4) (B) 2. B. states: A parent or guardian exemption, by which a child shall be exempted from immunization requirements if one (1) parent or guardian files a written objection to immunization with the day care administrator. Exemptions shall be accepted by the day care administrator when the necessary information as determined by the department is filed with the day care administrator by the parent or guardian. Exemption forms shall be provided by the department (see 19 CSR 40-61.185).
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

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Compliance Date
10/24/2025
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
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