DHSS MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CHILDHOOD

GROUP HOME AND CENTER INSPECTION REPORT
Facility Information

THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

000539448

(816) 235-2601

1012 E 52ND ST
KANSAS CITY
MO  64110-2501

THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

227 UNIVERSITY HALL
COLUMBIA
MO  65211-3020

PRENDERGAST, POLLY

PRENDERGASTP@UMKC.EDU

Incorporated

PENNY SNODGRASS

6 WEEKS - 12 YEARS

109

GROUP HOME AND CENTER

32 CHILDREN IN THE INFANT/TODDLER UNIT; 16 CHILDREN UNDER 12 MONTHS
 
Inspection Information

05/12/2026

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

UNANNOUNCED

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

2513035292


DocumentDocument-Date
LINES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 10/06/1997
SAMPLE FORMS 10/06/1997
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU 10/06/1997
DISCIPLINE POLICIES 10/06/1997
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 10/06/1997
POLICIES 10/06/1997
DAILY SCHEDULE 08/24/2011
DIAGRAM/INDOOR 06/18/2001
DIAGRAM/OUTDOOR 06/18/2001
DIRECTOR'S QUALIFICATIONS 10/06/2003
SAFE SLEEP POLICY 03/25/2016
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN 03/22/2018
APPLICATION 07/02/2019
CHILD CARE PRACTICES 07/02/2019
STAFF SHEET 09/04/2019
FIRE/SAFETY INSPECTION 08/14/2025
ANNUAL DECLARATION 08/13/2025
EQUIPMENT LIST 08/05/2025
LISTING OF CHILD CARE STAFF/HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 08/06/2025
SANITATION INSPECTION 09/12/2025
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING 11/04/2025




Inspection determined facility to be in compliance with licensing rules.
Compliance Licensing Rules
Open Violations: 1
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 21
Total Children 92
StaffChildClass AgeNote
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Fountain Room 1 year olds Staff: Kim Zittorino and Prathyu Adari
2 7 INFANTS AND TODDLERS River Room age range 11 months - 15 months Staff: Mackenzie Doss and Mariah Peel
2 8 INFANTS AND TODDLERS Trolley Room 1 year olds Staff: Maeve Lenox and Lehari Palle
2 14 MIXED Westport Room 2 & 3 year olds 1 child is 2 years old and 13 children are 3 years old Staff: Lindsay Geller and Layney Viets
2 18 MIXED Zoo Room 4 & 5 year olds 10 children are 4 years old and 8 children are 5 years old Staff: Kasey Brown and Asia Brockman
2 15 MIXED Royal Room 4 & 5 year olds 10 children are 4 years old and 5 children are 5 years old Staff: Mallory Fulson and Karen Hutchinson
5 0 NO CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE Director: Polly Prendergast Office Support: Susan Myers and Monica Houston Chef: Wayne Acklin Floater: Emma Oefe
2 15 PRESCHOOL Plaza Room 3 & 4 year olds 7 children are 3 years old and 8 children are 4 years old Staff: Lauren Ragan and Anna Gordon
2 8 TWO YEAR OLDS Roo Room Staff: Amanda Clay and Rayna Rucker

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
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
Safe sleep training was not completed within the past 3 years for the following staff Shayla Kellogg.
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.

Correction Verification
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Compliance Date

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