Browns Homestead Daycare

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 shall be conducted monthly. Facility has not completed tornado drills for several months. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001151)

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 shall be conducted monthly. Facility has not completed fire drills for several months. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001151)

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.

Cots are not separated by 24 inches during nap time. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001151)

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.

Two bottles are not properly labeled with the child's name, the contents, and the time and date prepared. *Corrected at visit. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001151)

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.

One vehicle that is used for transportation lacks a first aid kit. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

K.A.R. 28-4-130 Transportation. (e) Each transporting vehicle owned or leased by the facility, residential center, or group boarding home shall have an annual mechanical safety check The safety check shall be documented on a form provided by the department. A record of the date of the safety check and corrections made shall be kept on file at the facility, residential center, or group boarding home.

One vehicle that is used for transportation lacks a mechanical safety checklist on file. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

K.A.R. 28-4-130 Transportation. (h) Each vehicle shall be covered by accident and liability insurance in an amount of not less than $100,000 for personal injury or death in any one accident, $300,000 for injury or death to two or more persons in any one accident; and $50,000 for loss to property of others.

One vehicle that is used for transportation does not have adequate insurance on file. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

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.

Two bottles in the refrigerator are not properly labeled. *Corrected at visit. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

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 in the freezer was not properly labeled. *Corrected at visit. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

K.A.R. 28-4-116 Daily care of children. (d) (1) (C) (i) Each bottle that contains prepared formula shall be stored in the refrigerator with the nipple covered.

Two bottles in the refrigerator are do not have the nipple covered. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (c) (17) has interior and exterior surfaces of the facility that are free from peeling, chipping, cracking, scaling, and loose paint.

Kitchen has peeling wallpaper accessible to children. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

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.

Toothpaste is not locked up and is accessible to children on bathroom counter. *Corrected at visit. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

K.A.R. 28-4-115 Facility. (h) No child in care shall have access to weapons. All weapons shall be stored in a locked room, closet, container, or cabinet. Ammunition shall be kept in locked storage separate from other weapons.

Weapon and ammo are not properly stored in a locked container and are accessible to children. *Corrected at visit. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)

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 has not submitted identifying information for one individual residing in the home. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 24-008961)