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On April 26, 2023, the Office of Childhood (OOC) received an allegation that there were no background screenings on file for teachers Jalisia Shaw or Taylor Hall at Sunshine Daycare Center. After conducting an investigation, Compliance Inspector (CI) Patrick O'Malley has found this allegation to be substantiated based on the following evidence:
5 CSR 25-600.020 (1), which states the following: "Prior to the employment or presence of a child care staff member in a licensed, regulated, or registered child care facility not exempted by section 210.1080.13, RSMo, the child care provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for such child care staff member from the department."
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5 CSR 25-500.102(1)(M), which states the following: "The provider shall request the results of a criminal background check for child care staff members as required by 5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements."
On May 1, 2023, CI O'Malley conducted an unannounced inspection of the facility and observed Ms. Shaw and Ms. Hall working with children. CI O'Malley conducted an interview with director Margarita Diaz, who stated that she had not requested the results of background checks for either Ms. Shaw or Ms. Hall. Ms. Diaz stated that Ms. Hall had been fingerprinted the previous week but Ms. Diaz had not requested the results yet. Ms. Diaz stated that Ms. Shaw had worked in child care in Mississippi, which did not require background checks. Ms. Diaz stated that she thought Ms. Shaw's employment history exempted her from a criminal background check. Ms. Diaz stated that she would request Ms. Hall's results today and send Ms. Shaw to be fingerprinted today.
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