Kendras Daycare
INDEPENDENCE, KS·Family Child Care HomeLicensed
Contact information
Address609 N 14th St, Independence, KS, 67301
CountyMontgomery
Phone620-313-8712
Operating details
Capacity12
License dateJune 30, 2026
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 5/12/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High1
- Medium-High17
- Medium7
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
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609 N 14th St, Independence, KS, 67301, INDEPENDENCE, KS 67301
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 5/12/2026
- High1
- Medium-High17
- Medium7
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
2026
- Medium-High risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-117 Health care requirements for children under 16 years of age and recordkeeping. (c) Immunizations for each child, including each child of the provider under 16 years of age 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.
One of two children's files reviewed lacks current immunizations on file. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-117 Health care requirements for children under 16 years of age and recordkeeping. (a) (2) 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.
One of two children's files reviewed lacks a completed medical history on file. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-117 Health care requirements for children under 16 years of age and recordkeeping. (a) (1) The results of a health assessment conducted by a nurse approved to perform health assessments, a licensed physician, or physician assistant. The health assessment shall be conducted not more than twelve months before and obtained not later than 60 calendar days after the child's initial enrollment in a child care facility and;
One of two children's files reviewed lacks a health assessment on file. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (2) All medications shall be in locked storage or stored out of the reach of children under 10 years of age.
One Albuterol inhaler accessible to child in care in backpack hanging on a hook that was not out of reach of the child. *Corrected at visit. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (5) Tobacco products, ashtrays, lighters, and matches shall be stored out of reach of children.
One lighter in an unlocked drawer in the kitchen was not stored out of reach of child in care. *Corrected at visit. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk5/12/2026
K.A.R. 28-4-114a Initial and ongoing professional development training. (c) (1) Certifications shall include a practical application component and be demonstrated in front of an instructor certified by a nationally recognized first aid and CPR training organization.
Provider lacks a practical application component of pediatric CPR and First Aid. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk5/12/2026
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's first aid kit is not maintained and is missing the following items: scissors, a water bottle, sterile roll of gauze, sterile gauze squares, a cleansing agent or liquid soap, tweezers, and a manual. (Licensing survey — Initial Survey — 26-002969)
Not corrected
2025
- Medium risk7/22/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (c) ( 5) is uncluttered, visibly clean, and free from any evidence of vermin infestation and any objects or materials that constitute a danger to children in care;
Facility's bathroom floor is visibly dirty with trash and dirt and needs to be swept and mopped. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-004968)
Not corrected - Medium risk7/22/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (4) Sharp instruments shall be stored in drawers or cabinets equipped with childproof devices to prevent access by children or stored out of reach of children.
Razor is shower is not out of reach or locked up and is accessible to children in care. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-004968)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/22/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (1) All household supplies, cleaning supplies, dangerous chemicals, and all bodily care products containing alcohol or bearing warning labels to keep out of reach of children shall be in locked storage or stored out of reach of children under six years of age. Soap used for hand washing may be kept unlocked and placed on the back of the counter by a sink.
Bathroom room spray is not locked up or stored out of reach and is accessible to children in care. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-004968)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/22/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116a Napping and sleeping. (c) (8) Cribs, cots, playpens, and pads, when in use for napping or sleeping, shall be separated by at least 24 inches in all directions except when bordering on the wall.
Two cots are not separated by at least 24 inches. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-004968)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/22/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116a Napping and sleeping. (b) (4) Each child who is 12 months of age or older shall nap or sleep on a bed, a cot, the lower bunk of a bunk bed, or a pad over a carpet or area rug on the floor.
One child over the age of 12 months was asleep on sofa upon arrival. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-004968)
Not corrected - Medium risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (c) ( 5) is uncluttered, visibly clean, and free from any evidence of vermin infestation and any objects or materials that constitute a danger to children in care;
Facility's bathroom is visibly dirty and cluttered not allowing easy access to use of bathroom. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (4) Sharp instruments shall be stored in drawers or cabinets equipped with childproof devices to prevent access by children or stored out of reach of children.
Razor located in the facility bathroom is not stored out of reach and is accessible to children in care. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (g) (1) All household supplies, cleaning supplies, dangerous chemicals, and all bodily care products containing alcohol or bearing warning labels to keep out of reach of children shall be in locked storage or stored out of reach of children under six years of age. Soap used for hand washing may be kept unlocked and placed on the back of the counter by a sink.
Household supplies and bodily care products including body cream, hair care products are not in locked storage or stored out of reach and are accessible to children in care (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - High risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116 Daily care of children. (d) (1) (C) (ii) Each bottle shall be labeled with the child's name, the contents, and the time and date prepared, and shall be used within 24 hours of the time of preparation on the label.
Three bottles are not labeled with child's name, the contents, and time and date prepared. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116 Daily care of children. (d) (1) (B) No child shall be allowed to sleep with a bottle in the child's mouth.
Two children in pack n plays had bottles in their mouths while sleeping. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116 Daily care of children. (d) (1) (C) (iii) If a child does not finish a bottle, the contents of the bottle shall be discarded within one hour from when the feeding from that bottle started.
Contents of two bottles have not been discarded within one hour from when the feeding from the bottle started. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116 Daily care of children. (d) (1) (D) (i) All breast milk shall be labeled with the child's name and the time and date expressed.
Breastmilk located in the refrigerator is not labeled with the child's name and time expressed. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-127 Telephone; emergency medical treatment; reporting requirements. (b) (1) (A) Written permission of the parent or legal guardian for emergency medical treatment on a form that meets the requirements of the hospital or clinic where emergency medical care will be given; and
Four of eight children's files reviewed lacks completed Authorization for Emergency Medical Care. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/17/2025
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.
Fire drills have not been conducted and documented since April of 2025. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk7/17/2025
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.
Tornado drills have not been conducted or documented since April of 2025. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005227)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk4/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-116a Napping and sleeping. (c) (4) Each crib and each playpen shall have a firm, tightfitting mattress and a fitted sheet. The mattress shall be set at its lowest point when any child using the crib or playpen becomes able either to sit up or to pull up to a standing position inside the crib or playpen, whichever occurs first, to ensure that the child cannot climb out of the crib or playpen.
Pack n play used for napping has a large sheet tucked around the edges causing excess bunching and is not fitted. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001978)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk4/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (g) (2) A copy of the procedures shall be posted in each diaper-changing area.
Facility lacks a copy of the diaper procedures being posted in the diaper-changing area. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001978)
Not corrected - Medium-High risk4/17/2025
K.A.R. 28-4-128 Safety and emergency procedures. (a) (1) (B) a designated shelter-in-place area, a designated off-premises relocation site, and evacuation routes for each area and for each site;
Emergency plans lack a designated shelther-in-place area, a designated off-premises location, and evacuations routes for each area. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001978)
Not corrected
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$952/month
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Typical prices in Kansas run about $724/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Kansas by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: INDEPENDENCE, Montgomery County
- Capacity: 12
- Type: Family Child Care Home
- Years in operation: 0
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