Kids Kampus

K.A.R. 28-4-436 Child care centers: napping and sleeping. (b) (5) (F) The child shall sleep in a crib or a playpen that is free of any soft items, including pillows, quilts, blankets, bumpers, comforters, sheepskins, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, stuffed animals, and toys.

Two sleeping infants 7 and 8 months of age, covered with blankets. Seven month old sleeping infant had second blanket bunched at foot of crib. Blankets hung on side of cribs of sleeping infants.Blankets removed from sleeping infants at time of survey. (Licensing survey — Compliance Check — 25-009165)

K.A.R. 28-4-428 Staff requirements. (a) (3) No child shall be left unsupervised.

Per collateral contacts a child, 25 months of age, was left alone in a dark bathroom with the door closed in unit 6 while the staff member and other children played outside. The child was unsupervised for over 7 minutes until located by staff searching for her. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-007473)

K.A.R. 28-4-429 Staff qualifications. (e) Lead teacher. There shall be a lead teacher present with each unit of children in the facility. Each lead teacher shall have the following qualifications:

Per collateral contacts lead teachers are not available in all units during operating hours. High school staff members have sole responsibility for caring for the children during the late afternoon. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-007473)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (c) (1) (B) mental and emotional cruelty, including verbal abuse, threats, derogatory remarks about the child or the child's family, or statements which tend to shame, humiliate, or frighten the child;

Per collateral contact statements, lead teacher in unit 8 yelled at and berated children. Lead teacher in unit 8 was heard using profanity in the presence of children. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-006758)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (c) (1) (A) Corporal punishment, including hitting with the hand or any implement, slapping, swatting, shaking, pulling hair, yanking the arm, excessive exercise, exposure to extreme temperatures, and any other measure that produces physical pain or threatens the child's health or safety;

Per collateral contact statements, lead teacher in unit 8 grabbed and pulled children aggressively by their arms and wrists, holding them too firmly when disciplining children. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-006758)

K.A.R. 28-4-428 Staff requirements. (a) (3) No child shall be left unsupervised.

Child, 33 months of age, left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 1 minute when classroom returned indoors and staff member did not accurately account for all the children in her unit (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-006758)

K.A.R. 28-4-436 Child care centers: napping and sleeping. (b) (5) (F) The child shall sleep in a crib or a playpen that is free of any soft items, including pillows, quilts, blankets, bumpers, comforters, sheepskins, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, stuffed animals, and toys.

Nine month old infant napping with blanket bunched around child's head and shoulders. Corrected at time of survey. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-006758)

K.A.R. 28-4-436 Child care centers: napping and sleeping. (b) (1) Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall develop a written plan for safe sleep practices and implement safe sleep practices for children in care who are napping or sleeping.

Written safe sleep plan unavailable. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001188)

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.

First aid manual unavailable in 1 van. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001188)

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.

Annual mechanical safety checklist not completed for 6 vans. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001188)

K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (g) (2) A copy of the procedures shall be posted in each diaper-changing area.

KDHE diapering procedures not posted in one toddler unit. Corrected at time of survey. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001188)

K.A.R. 28-4-427 Program. (c) (4) The daily schedule shall be posted in each unit.

Daily schedule not posted in 1 unit. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-001188)