Lindsborg Child Development Center

K.A.R. 28-4-421 Terms of temporary permit or license. (a) (1) License capacity shall be determined by age of children, available space and number of self-contained units per facility.

Terms of license not maintained when preschool age children were allowed to exit preschool room 3 into an unapproved yard and children were not redirected by staff to return to licensed areas of childcare. As observed by licensing specialists, use of this area placed children at risk when they left the yard and accessed the parking lot and public street. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 26-002283)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (a) Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit, and each licensee shall ensure that supervision is provided by a person 16 years of age or older who is responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of each child in care.

Active supervision was not maintained to ensure the safety and well-being of children. Collateral contacts and direct observations by licensing specialists confirmed that preschool age children repeatedly exited the classroom, building, and fenced playground area and accessed an unfenced parking lot and public street. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 26-002283)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (a) Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit, and each licensee shall ensure that supervision is provided by a person 16 years of age or older who is responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of each child in care.

Staff did not demonstrate active supervision. Three-year-old child fell from rock-climbing wall, sustaining a cut lip injury, while staff had back to climbing wall area. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 26-000920)

K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (a) (12) Floors shall be smooth and not slippery, free from cracks, clean and in good condition. A floor covering, paint, or sealant shall be required over concrete floors.

Floor in multipurpose room has dried play dough, dirt, food bits, and debris throughout the room. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-008228)

K.A.R. 28-4-125 Background checks. (a) (3) before allowing any individual to work, regularly volunteer, or reside in the facility and before allowing any individual whose activities involve either supervised or unsupervised access to children to be in the facility;

Facility did not submit identifying information for 1 individual as required to complete background checks. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-124 Parental permission for children to go off-premises. (b) Written permission on a form supplied by the department shall be obtained from the parent or legal guardian of each child who will be transported or allowed to participate in any off-premises field trip.

Written permission for off premises locations not on file for 1 child out of 20 records reviewed. Corrected at time of survey. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-125 Background checks. (e) ensure that no individual works, regularly volunteers, or resides in the facility until the results of the individual's background checks verify that the individual is not prohibited from working, regularly volunteering, or residing in a facility pursuant to K.S.A. 65-516, and amendments thereto.

Individual working, volunteering, or residing in facility and background checks remain pending. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-126 Health of individuals at least 16 years of age. (c) (1) Each individual at least 16 years of age who is living, working, or regularly volunteering in the facility shall have a record of a negative tuberculosis test or x-ray obtained not more than two years before the date of employment or initial application for a license or not later than 30 days after the date of employment or initial application.

Record of negative TB skin test on file for 1 staff was completed 3 years prior to employment. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (c) Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall maintain first-aid supplies in a first-aid kit, carrying case, box, or other container. The first-aid supplies shall include the following:

Facility first aid kit does not not contain a first aid manual, tape, roll of sterile gauze, 4x4 gauze squares, and a bottle of water. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (1) (A) Procedures for emergencies likely to occur on or near the premises, including a fire, a weather-related event, a missing or runaway child, a chemical release, a utility failure, an intruder, an act of terrorism, a lockdown, and an unscheduled closing;

Unscheduled closing plans not on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (1) (D) procedures for responding to and preventing allergic reactions of individual children;

Written plans for allergic reaction not on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (6) (A) A fire drill shall be conducted monthly. A record of the date and time of each fire drill and a record of each evacuation time shall be kept on file on the premises for one year.

Record of fire drill drills unavailable from October2024 through August 2025. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-439 Child care centers: food service. (v) Garbage shall be placed in covered containers inaccessible to children, and shall be removed from the kitchen daily.

Kitchen garbage uncovered. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-439 Child care centers: food service. (p) (1) Poisonous or toxic materials shall not be stored with food. Medications requiring refrigeration shall be labeled and kept in locked storage in the refrigerator.

Hazardous chemicals and bodily care products bearing child warning labels stored with oral medication. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-430 Health practices; illness and abuse; general health requirements for staff. (a) (5) Immunizations for each child in care shall be current as medically appropriate and shall be maintained current for protection from the diseases specified in K.A.R. 28-1-20(d). A record of each child's immunizations shall be obtained not later than 60 calendar days after the child's initial enrollment in a child care facility and shall be maintained on the child's medical record form.

Current immunizations not on file for 1 child out of 20 records reviewed. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-430 Health practices; illness and abuse; general health requirements for staff. (a) (2) Each medical record shall include a medical history obtained from the parent or legal guardian. Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall review with each child's parent or legal guardian that child's medical history at least once every 12 months.

Medical history is not on current form for 20 children out of 20 records reviewed. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-428a Education and training requirements. (b) (1) Each staff member who is counted in the staff-child ratio, each volunteer who is counted in the staff-child ratio, and each program director shall complete health and safety training either before employment or volunteering or not later than 30 calendar days after the date of employment or volunteering. Each staff member shall complete the training before being given sole responsiblity for the care and supervision of children.

Health and safety training not on file within 30 days of hire for 1 staff. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (a) (12) Floors shall be smooth and not slippery, free from cracks, clean and in good condition. A floor covering, paint, or sealant shall be required over concrete floors.

Floor in multipurpose unit heavily soiled with dried food, trash, and debris. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (1) (G) procedures for continuity of operations, including backing up or retrieving health and other required records; and

Continuity of care plans not on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (6) (B) A tornado drill shall be conducted monthly. A record of the date and time of each tornado drill and a record of each evacuation time shall be kept on file on the premises for one year.

Record of tornado drills unavailable from October 2024 through August 2025. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-130 Transportation. (j) Each transporting vehicle owned or leased by the facility, residential center, or group boarding home shall have a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in K.A.R. 28-4-128.

Bottle of water unavailable in vehicle first aid kit. Corrected at time of survey. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (a) (18) The premises shall be maintained in good condition and shall be clean at all times, free from accumulated dirt and trash, and any evidence of vermin or rodent infestation. Each outdoor trash and garbage container shall be covered, and the contents shall be removed at least weekly.

Ovens and sink in kitchen soiled with dried food and spills. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-004606)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (a) Each applicant, each applicant with a temporary permit, and each licensee shall ensure that supervision is provided by a person 16 years of age or older who is responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of each child in care.

Staff did not provide active supervision to protect the health of children when leaving a hot glue gun on counter resulting in a child accessing the glue gun and receiving a burn. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-000138)

K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (e) (1) All household supplies, cleaning supplies, dangerous chemicals and all bodily care products bearing warning labels to keep out of reach of children shall be in locked storage, except that hand sanitizers, disinfectant solutions used daily to disinfect surfaces, and diapering supplies may be kept unlocked at least five feet above the floor and out of reach of children. Soap used for hand washing may be kept unlocked and placed on the back of the counter by a bathroom or sink.

Essential oils and sunscreen bearing child warning labels unlocked in units 3 & 4. Corrected at time of survey. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-000138)

K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (a) (23) Dangerous instruments including sharp or pointed objects, shall be in locked storage.

Adult scissors located in unlocked storage in unit 3. Corrected at time of survey. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-000138)