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On October 10, 2025, The Office of Childhood (OOC) received an allegation of staff member Lexi is a felon and should not be working there. On October 10, 2025, Compliance Inspector (CI) Christy Hughes conducted an unannounced inspection of the facility and found the allegations to be substantiated based on the following information.
5 CSR 25-500.102(1)(R) which states: "Any person present at the facility during the hours in which child care is provided shall not present a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the children."
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5 CSR 25-500.102(1)(N) which states: "Child care staff members shall have qualifying background screening results on file as required by 5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements."
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5 CSR 25-600.020 (2)(A) which states: "The prospective child care staff member has received notice from the department that the individual is eligible for employment or presence in a child care setting."
On October 10, 2025, CI Hughes conducted in person interviews with LLC member Micalan Hampton and director Gwendolyn Wrice.
Gwendolyn stated that yes Alexis Mead did work at the facility with the children for 3 days. She appealed her background screening from the findings from the Family Care Safety Registry and they were waiting for the results. They did not have an eligibility letter on her. She is no longer employed by the facility. Micalan stated that Alexis was employed for 3 days at the facility. She was just helping out and is no longer there.
On October 10, 2025, CI Hughes observed paperwork provided by director Gwendolyn Wrice. The paperwork was provided from The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and it stated that it was the employer's responsibility to determine employment due to findings on her background screening provided by The Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) on caregiver Alexis Mead. A fingerprint eligibility letter was never obtained.
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