The Kansas Department of Health & Environment has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to a day care home at 1717 Clover in Junction City. The day care home was licensed under the name Busy Bees Childrens Academy. The day care home was operated by Tyesha Seale.

According to KDHE state law allows the Secretary of that agency to issue an emergency order of suspension when, in the opinion of the secretary, the order is necessary to protect children in the home from any potential threat to health or safety. The order is subject to appeal.

According to the order posted online by KDHE, the agency had issued to Busy Bees Childrens Academy a temporary permit to operate a day care home, effective from August 29th to November 26th.

On September 9 and initial survey of the permittee’s home was conducted where multiple alleged violations of the regulations governing the operation of day care homes were found. They included:

–Two adults were caring for children and those adults did not have records documenting a negative TB test as required. Also their names and addresses had not been submitted.

–Two infants in the home did not have any records, including immunizations and a medical record as required

–An infant was napping on its stomach, an infant was napping on the floor, and no cribs or playpens were available to nap an infant.

–There was no documentation of the training required for the permittee or other providers on file.

–On or about September 10, the permittee was arrested for alleged multiple crimes including domestic battery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and possession of drugs.

According to state law, the KDHE Secretary can suspend a temporary permit to operate a day care home prior to a hearing when, in the opinion of the Secretary, the suspension is necessary to protect any child in the home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to health or safety.

Due to facts cited in the Emergency Order of Suspension, KDHE Secretary Susan Mosier determined that immediate suspension of the permittee’s temporary permit is necessary to protect children in the permittee’s care from a substantial threat to their health or safety.