Hesston Intergenerational Child Development Center

K.A.R. 28-4-438 Child care centers: program. (b) Unless extreme weather conditions prevail, children shall have a daily period of outdoor play under the supervision of an adult. Children spending more than four consecutive hours at the center shall play outdoors for at least one hour daily.

Children were not given the opportunity to play outdoors for at least one hour daily when staff took away outdoor play time as a form of punishment. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-438 Child care centers: program. (a) The program shall provide regularity in routines such as eating and napping, and protection from excess fatigue and overstimulation.

Per collateral contacts, in Edelweiss Room the program does not provide regularity in routines to protect from overstimulation. Collateral contacts describe the room as chaotic and as lacking structure. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-427 Program. (a) Programs shall be conducted in self-contained units with staff and children designated for each unit. Centers or preschools which cannot develop self-contained units shall present a plan for space use to the Kansas department of health and environment for approval.

Per collateral contacts, children are not in designated units when they are moved to different units throughout the day to maintain staff-child ratios. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (b) (2) Punishment which is humiliating, frightening or physically harmful to the child shall be prohibited. Prohibited methods of punishment include:

Per collateral contacts, prohibited punishment was used when a staff member would forcibly move children by their arms and shoulders to place them in timeout, and when the staff member would yell at children regarding their behavior. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (a) Each child in day care shall be under the supervision of a person 16 years of age or older who is responsible for the child's health, safety and well-being.

Per collateral contacts, appropriate supervision was not provided by staff when a child had a large scratch that staff could not explain, and when a different child had an injury to the ear that staff could not explain. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (b) (2) (D) withholding or forcing foods; and

Per collateral contacts, prohibited punishment was used when snacks were withheld from children as a form of punishment (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 21-002459)

K.A.R. 28-4-428a Education and training requirements. (e)

One of Eight Staff files reviewed did not complete their 16 Annual hours. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 26-001449)