The Tree House Early Learning Center

2025

1. Medium risk10/6/2025

   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.

   Unit two was not maintained as per terms of license when upon Licensing Specialist's arrival, unit two had twelve children ages ten months to three years of age. Including two infants, three toddlers, and seven preschoolers. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-007672)

   Not corrected
2. High risk10/6/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-426 Administration. (a) There shall be a written delegation of administrative authority designating the person in charge in the facility for all hours of operation.

   Facility lacks a written line of authority designating the person in charge in the facility for all hours of operation. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-007672)

   Not corrected
3. Medium risk7/30/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-123 Parental access. (b) (1) The parent or legal guardian of each child in care shall be informed in writing that cameras are used in the facility.

   Parents and or legal guardians have not been informed in writing that cameras are used in the facility. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005924)

   Not corrected
4. Medium-High risk7/30/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-126 Health of individuals at least 16 years of age. (a) (1) Each individual caring for children shall be free from any physical, mental, or emotional conditions that prevent the individual's ability to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the children, shall be qualified by temperament and emotional maturity, demonstrate an understanding of children, and shall act with sound judgment.

   Per program director's statement, two staff members in the Raccoon classroom did not demonstrate sound judgement and an understanding of children when they were vacuuming and purposefully pushed the vacuum toward a child with sensory issues who has a fear of vacuums, causing the child to cry, scream, and run away from the vacuum. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005924)

   Not corrected
5. Medium risk7/30/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-132 Child care practices. (b) (2) Each individual caring for children shall practice methods of behavior management that are designed to help each child develop inner controls and manage the child's own behavior in a socially acceptable manner. No individual caring for children shall use prohibited methods of punishment.

   One staff member did not practice methods of behavior management in the Squirrel classroom when they screamed a toddler's name after child spilled milk during a mealtime as overheard by Licensing Specialist. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005924)

   Not corrected
6. High risk7/30/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-430 Health practices; illness and abuse; general health requirements for staff. (a) A completed medical record on the form provided by the department shall be on file at the facility for each child.

   Three children's files lack a completed medical record on file. (Complaint survey — To investigate a complaint — 25-005924)

   Not corrected
7. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-126 Health of individuals at least 16 years of age. (b) Each individual at least 16 years of age who is caring for children shall attest to that individual's health status on a form supplied by the department or approved by the secretary.

   Two of fourteen staff files reviewed lack Health Status forms on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

   Not corrected
8. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-439 Child care centers: food service. (i) (4) (A) All breast milk shall be labeled with the child's name and the date and time expressed.

   Breastmilk is not labeled with the child's name and the date and time expressed. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

   Not corrected
9. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

   K.A.R. 28-4-126 Health of individuals at least 16 years of age. (d) The health status form each tuberculosis test shall be recorded on forms provided by the department and shall be kept in each individual's record at the facility.

   One individual lacks a negative TB test on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

   Not corrected
10. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

    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

    Two of eighteen children's files reviewed lacks a completed Emergency Medical Record on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
11. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

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

    Diaper changing area lacks a posted diaper changing procedure. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
12. Medium-Low risk5/15/2025

    K.A.R. 28-4-423 Physical plant. (a) (15) Electrical outlets shall be covered or inaccessible to prevent access by a child when not in use.

    One electrical outlet is uncovered and accessible to children in care in a classroom. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
13. High risk5/15/2025

    K.A.R. 28-4-426 Administration. (d) The following records shall be maintained for each staff person:

    A record for fourteen of fourteen current staff members was not maintained. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
14. High risk5/15/2025

    K.A.R. 28-4-428a Education and training requirements. (a) (3) Each licensee shall ensure that orientation is completed by each staff member and by each volunteer Each staff member and each volunteer shall complete the orientation within seven calendar days after the date of employment or volunteering. Each staff member shall complete the orientation before being given sole responsibility for the care and supervision of children.

    Four of fourteen staff members lack orientation on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
15. High risk5/15/2025

    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.

    Two of fourteen staff members lack health and safety training on file. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
16. Medium-High risk5/15/2025

    K.A.R. 28-4-436 Child care centers: napping and sleeping. (c) (4) Cribs, playpens, cots, or pads, when in use for napping or sleeping, shall be separated from each other by at least 24 inches in all directions except when bordering on the wall.

    Cribs in the infant room are not separated from each other by at least 24 inches. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected
17. High risk5/15/2025

    K.A.R. 28-4-439 Child care centers: food service. (i) (3) (B) The bottle shall be labeled with the child's name, the contents, and the date and time prepared, and shall be used within 24 hours of the time of preparation on the label.

    Two bottles are not labeled with the child's name, the contents, and the date and time prepared. (Licensing survey — Annual Survey — 25-002061)

    Not corrected