health-and-safety-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-and-safe-sleep

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on sudden infant death syndrome and safe sleep practices for all staff in licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1b) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes for compliance with a standard for sudden infant death syndrome and safe sleep practices and with related pre-service or orientation training, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 10/25/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Kansas Department of Health and Environment expanded child care practice standards for safe sleep practices of children in care for child care centers and home facilities on August 2, 2024. 10/01/2024 2 Licensed child care centers and home facilities are provided training and guidance. This was effective September 1, 2024. 10/01/2024 3 Child care center and home facilities must complete written safe sleep practices for children in care. 01/01/2025 4 Kansas Department of Health and Environment will update policy and procedures for licensing inspectors with expectations for annual survey timeliness and incomplete contract deliverables. 07/01/2025 5 Kansas Department of Health and Environment of Health and Environment will coordinate with internal IT staff and contracted vendor for the establishment of a new operating system. 07/01/2025 6 Kansas Department of Health and Environment will enhance oversight and reporting of the annual survey status and annual survey completion within the new operating system. 10/25/2025 7 New operating system will include required monitoring for health and safety standards for each program type during the annual inspection. 10/25/2025 8 Launch of new operating system. 10/25/2025