Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.18.030 Inspection of Day Care Homes

Day Care Homes shall be subject to periodic inspections as required by the Fire Department. The Fire Inspector is authorized to inspect the premises for which a day care home license has been issued by KDHE. Said inspections shall be conducted utilizing the applicable provisions of the Kansas State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Handbook. Reasonable prior notice of an upcoming inspection shall be provided in writing by the Fire Department. An inspection report shall be provided to the Child Care Provider at the end of the inspection. The Child Care Provider shall have 30 days to correct any violation(s) before a re-inspection occurs, unless such violation(s) constitutes an imminent threat to life safety, in which case immediate correction of the violation(s) shall be required. If corrections are not made in the prescribed time frame, the Fire Inspector may assess a failed inspection fee, and if such fee is assessed, the Fire Inspector shall complete a failed inspection (fee for service) report. The amount of said failed inspection fee is established by resolution of the Governing Body.

(History: Ord. DCH-2907 §3, 2011)

Effective on: 1/1/1901