complaint·January 30, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jyoti Saini arrived unannounced to deliver the findings from a complaint investigation for the above allegation. LPA met with Director Tamara Brelland and explained the purpose of the inspection. The director and three (3)fingerprint-cleared and associated staff members were present for today's visit, and no children were present during the inspection. Based on the interviews, observations, and record reviews, The facility revealed that no one has witnessed a physical altercation; however, there are always verbal disagreements among the children, and the facility strongly believes in positive reinforcement during such incidents, which concludes that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is no preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. Therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site visit and appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the Facility Representative, Tamara Brelland.