Mize Elementary OST Program De Soto

K.A.R. 28-4-587 Staff member qualifications; professional development training; staffing requirements. (j) (4) Each staff member working with children and youth shall provide supervision to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the children and youth, and to reduce the risk of injury, illness, or abuse.

On 4/2/2026, a staff member did not provide adequate supervision on a playground while attending to their phone as a group of two children and a group of three children engaged in unsafe rough and tumble play resulting in one child seeking medical attention. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 26-002789)

K.A.R. 28-4-590 Health-related requirements. (b) (4) Each operator and each staff member who has regular, ongoing contact with children or youth shall attest to that individual's health status on a form supplied by the department or approved by the secretary. The health status form shall indicate if the individual has been exposed to an active case of tuberculosis or has been diagnosed with suspect or confirmed active tuberculosis. Each individual shall update the health status form annually or more often if there is a change in the health status or if the individual has been exposed to an active case of tuberculosis.

Health status form was not updated annually for one staff member. Corrected at visit. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-004609)