5 CSR 25-400.045 · 5 CSR 25-400.045 Licensing Process (19) states: All child care provided on the premises of a licensed family child care home shall be in compliance with the licensing rules, the conditions specified on the license, and the conditions of any variances granted to the licensee.

Conditions specified on the license were not met as evidenced by 14 children were in attendance in addition to 2 related school-age children who did not count in ratio. The license specifies 10 children.

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5 CSR 25-400.105 · 5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (2) (A) states: A family child care home may be licensed for up to ten (10) children. The following staff/child ratios must be maintained at all times and shall not be exceeded except as permitted under these rules: 1 caregiver present, with up to 4 children, all may be under age two (2); 1 caregiver present, with 5-6 children, 3 children may be under age two (2); 1 caregiver present, with 7-10 children, 2 children may be under age two (2); 2 caregivers present, with up to 8 children, 8 children may be under age two (2); 2 caregivers present, with up to 10 children, 4 children may be under age two (2).

Staff/child ratio requirements were not met as evidenced by 1 children under age two and 13 children over age two were cared for by 1 caregiver(s).

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5 CSR 25-400.085 · 5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (3) (A) 5. states: The play area shall be safe for children's activities, well-maintained, free of hazards such as poisonous plants, broken glass, rocks or other debris and shall have good drainage.

The facility's outdoor space was not safe/well-maintained for children's activities as evidenced by broken and splintered wood around the bottom of the shed on playground.

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5 CSR 25-400.085 · 5 CSR 25-400.085 Physical Requirements of the Family Day Care Home (2) (C) 1. C. states: An individual cloth towel for each child or paper towels, soap and toilet paper shall be provided and easily accessible so the children can reach them without assistance. If individual towels are used, they shall be laundered daily.

Bathroom supplies were not available and accessible to children as evidenced by there was no toilet paper.

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5 CSR 25-400.086 · 5 CSR 25-400.086 Fire Safety (12) (D) states: Heating equipment, fireplaces, and radiators in areas occupied by children shall have partitions, screens, or other means to protect children from hot surfaces and open flames. If solid partitions are used, provisions shall be made to ensure adequate air for combustion and ventilation for heating equipment. Partitions shall be constructed of noncombustible material and shall not obstruct exit access.

The partition/screen that protects children from the facility's heating equipment/radiators was not present.

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5 CSR 25-400.095 · 5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (1) (C) 2 states: Infants and toddlers. Infants and toddlers who are unable to sit at a table shall be served meals at a feeding table, high chair, infant seat or other safely designed infant seating equipment. Equipment shall be provided which will allow a child to sit comfortably and securely while being fed. Appropriate restraints shall be used.

Requirements for feeding equipment for infants and toddlers were not met as evidenced by no restraints were used.

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5 CSR 25-400.095 · 5 CSR 25-400.095 Furniture, Equipment and Materials (3) (A) states: All outdoor equipment shall be constructed safely, in good condition and free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Only lead-free paint shall be used.

Outdoor equipment, teeter totter, in the playground was not in good condition as evidenced by broken seats.

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5 CSR 25-400.105 · 5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (1) (J) . states: The child care provider shall ensure that within seven (7) days of employment or volunteering and before being left alone with children, that caregivers employed on or after August 30, 2019, receive a facility orientation. The child care provider shall ensure that documentation verifying completion of the facility orientation is maintained and on file for review by the department for each caregiver. The facility orientation shall include:

A facility orientation was not documented and available for review for all caregivers. The following staff need documentation of a facility orientation: Lukas Welborn.

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5 CSR 25-400.105 · 5 CSR 25-400.105 The Child Care Provider and Other Child Care Personnel (1) (P) states: The child care provider shall conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening prior to employment for any newly hired child care staff member who has a qualifying criminal background check result.

The provider did not conduct a Family Care Safety Registry screening for Lukas Welborn, who was hired on 11/1/24.

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5 CSR 25-600.020 · 5 CSR 25-600.020 General Requirements (1) states: 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.

Criminal background check results were not on file for Lukas Welborn.

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