Pleasant Ridge Elementary OST Program Olathe

K.A.R. 28-4-590 Health-related requirements. (d) (1) Each operator shall obtain a health history for each child or youth, on a form supplied by the department or approved by the secretary. Each health history shall be maintained in the child's or youth's file on the premises.

Of the nine files reviewed for children in care, three files do not have complete health history forms. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-005621)

K.A.R. 28-4-582 Administration; training; recordkeeping. (e) (2) Each operator shall obtain written authorization for emergency medical care, signed by the parent or legal guardian of each child or youth, before attending the program or within the first week of attendance.

Of the nine files reviewed for the children in care, one file has a written authorization for emergency medical care that is not complete. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-005621)

K.A.R. 28-4-592 Safety and emergency procedures; reporting requirements. (b) (7) (B) Tornado drills 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 were not conducted in the month of September 2024. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-005774)

K.A.R. 28-4-592 Safety and emergency procedures; reporting requirements. (b) (7) (A) Fire drills 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 were not conducted in the month of September 2024. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-005774)

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.

Two staff member did not update the health status form for 2024. One was corrected at the visit. Another staff member's health status form was incomplete. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-005774)

K.A.R. 28-4-587 Staff member qualifications; professional development training; staffing requirements. (j) (2) (B) Each operator shall maintain additional qualified staff to ensure that the supervisory ratio of one staff member for each 15 children and youth is not exceeded.

There were 53 children present with three staff when I arrived. Another staff member came in later and they then had four staff. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-005774)

K.A.R. 28-4-584 Background checks. (a) (3) before allowing any individual to work or regularly volunteer in the program and before allowing any individual whose activities involve either supervised or unsupervised access to children to be in the program;

There was one staff member that was not submtted on the background check for this facility. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 24-005774)