DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH-KID'S CONNECTION LEARNING CENTER

000976618

(816) 781-5959

1600 N 291 HWY
LIBERTY
MO  64068

PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH



 

MOREHEAD, KAROLE

kmorehead@pleasantvalley.org


KATIE EDDINS

BIRTH - 5 YEARS

287

LICENSE EXEMPT PROGRAM

42 CHILDREN UNDER 24 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

03/11/2026

9:50 AM

11:30 AM

ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL

2509568679


DocumentDocument-Date
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 05/13/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 02/26/2026
NOTICE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 06/11/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 2
Attendance at Time of Inspection
Total Staff 15
Total Children 85
StaffChildClass AgeNote
3 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Caregivers: Karole Morehead, Lori Meeks, and Amanda Shulte were present with no children in attendance.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Sarah Canaday and Lisa Behrens were present with fourteen 4-5 year olds.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Merrissa Book and Emily Long were present with fourteen 4-5 year olds.
2 14 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Terri VanIten and Mary Williams were present with fourteen 3-4 year olds.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Monica McKinley and Beth Welch were present with fifteen 5-6 year olds.
2 15 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Katie Norris and Jennie Watt were present with fifteen 4-5 year olds.
2 13 PRESCHOOL Caregivers: Judy Brown and Laura Dillander were present with thirteen 3-4 year olds.

Compliance List
5 CSR 25-300.020 Application for Annual Fire Safety and Health and Sanitation Inspections and Inspection Procedures
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.040 Staffing Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Medical examination reports, including TB testing, were not on file for Diane Peterson and Mackenzie Phillips as evidenced by a cleared TB report was not on file for caregivers within 30 days of working in the facility.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (1) (D) . states: All caregivers working in a facility during child care hours shall be in good health. They shall have a physical assessment, including a tuberculosis status assessment by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. A physical assessment report, signed by a licensed physician or registered professional nurse, shall be on file at the time of employment or within thirty (30) days following employment.
Correction Required
Medical/TB reports shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

Violation
Requirements for immunization reports on file were not met as evidenced by verification of required immunizations was not satisfactory in that the religious exemption form was not filled out completely.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.050 Health Requirements (3) states: Child care facilities shall meet immunization requirements for children as defined by section 210.003, RSMo.
Correction Required
Child immunization requirements shall be on file as required.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/11/2026
5 CSR 25-300.060 Responsibilities of Caregivers
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.070 Fire Safety Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.080 Sanitation Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Hazardous items as follows were accessible to children: 2 adult scissors. The item(s) was/were located in an unlocked drawer in room 137.
Licensing Rule Reference
5 CSR 25-300.090 Physical Plant, Space, Supplies and Equipment 1 (D) states: Hazardous materials such as cleaning supplies, poisonous materials, medicines, alcoholic beverages or hazardous personal care items shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related materials.
Correction Required
Hazardous material(s) shall be inaccessible to children and stored to prevent cross-contamination of food and food-related items.

Correction Verification
Corrected on Site

Compliance Date
3/11/2026
5 CSR 25-300.110 Admission Procedures and Required Reports and Records
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements
Compliance
5 CSR 25-600.040 Background Screening Findings
Compliance
RSMo 210.003 Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions--duties of administrator, report--notification of parents, when.
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.
Compliance
RSMo 210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean:
Compliance
RSMo 210.254 Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Compliance
RSMo 210.255 Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure - noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Compliance
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized.
Violation
 Provider Comments
Violation
Requirements for fire safety inspection were not met as evidenced by the inspection was not approved.
Licensing Rule Reference
RSMo 252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedures - variances to rules granted when - rules authorized. 1. states: All buildings and premises used by a child-care facility to care for more than six children except those exempted from the licensing provisions of the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (15) of subsection 1 of section 210.211, shall be inspected annually for fire and safety by the state fire marshal, the marshal's designee or officials of a local fire district and for health and sanitation by the department of elementary and secondary education or the department's designee, including officials of the department of health and senior services, or officials of the local health department. Evidence of compliance with the inspections required by this section shall be kept on file and available to parents of children enrolling in the child-care facility.
Correction Required
An approved sanitation and fire/safety inspection shall be kept on file and be available as required.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date