Kansas Childcare Background Check Requirements (2026)

Kansas childcare licensing requires the following pre-employment screening for staff: Fingerprint-based background check for the applicant, the licensee, each employee in a preschool or child care center, each volunteer counted in the staff-child ratio, and any other individual regularly in the facility with unsupervised access to children, submitted to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and FBI for national criminal history record check (K.A.R. 28-4-125(b); K.S.A. 65-516(e)-(f)); $48 fee per individual (K.A.R. 28-4-95).

Kansas childcare licensing requires the following pre-employment screening for staff: Name-based background checks through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) for individuals specified in K.A.R. 28-4-125(d).

Kansas childcare licensing requires the following pre-employment screening for staff: Kansas DCF child abuse and neglect central registry check (K.S.A. 65-516(a)(4), referencing K.S.A. 38-2226).

Kansas childcare licensing requires the following pre-employment screening for staff: Kansas offender registration act / national sex offender registry check (K.S.A. 65-516(a)(3), referencing the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq.).

Kansas childcare licensing requires the following pre-employment screening for staff: No individual shall work, regularly volunteer, or reside in the facility until the results of the individual's background checks verify the individual is not prohibited under K.S.A. 65-516 (K.A.R. 28-4-125(e)).

What background checks does Kansas require for childcare staff?

Kansas requires the following screenings: Fingerprint-based background check for the applicant, the licensee, each employee in a preschool or child care center, each volunteer counted in the staff-child ratio, and any other individual regularly in the facility with unsupervised access to children, submitted to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and FBI for national criminal history record check (K.A.R. 28-4-125(b); K.S.A. 65-516(e)-(f)); $48 fee per individual (K.A.R. 28-4-95); Name-based background checks through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) for individuals specified in K.A.R. 28-4-125(d); Kansas DCF child abuse and neglect central registry check (K.S.A. 65-516(a)(4), referencing K.S.A. 38-2226); Kansas offender registration act / national sex offender registry check (K.S.A. 65-516(a)(3), referencing the Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq.); No individual shall work, regularly volunteer, or reside in the facility until the results of the individual's background checks verify the individual is not prohibited under K.S.A. 65-516 (K.A.R. 28-4-125(e)).

Do background checks need to be repeated in Kansas?

Many states require periodic re-screening (often every 5 years) in addition to the initial check. Confirm the current Kansas re-screening interval with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Division of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health, Child Care Licensing Program.

Who must be screened at a Kansas center?

Any staff member, substitute, or volunteer with unsupervised access to children must clear the required Kansas screenings before working with children.