Incident investigation·May 23, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mariya Melnichuk met with Site Supervisor, Paula Consolo to follow up on an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) submitted to Community Care Licensing on 5/19/2023 . During today's visit the facility was toured. Present were 13 preschool age children in care and 3 staff. LPA interviewed the Site Supervisor who was present during the incident. LPA reviewed and discussed this report with the Site Supervisor. The facility reported the UIR to Community Care Licensing within 24hrs. A written UIR was submitted within 7 days, describing the specifics of the incident. Site Supervisor stated that on 5/19 a child was running outside, tripped and fell and hit his face of a knee another child while falling. The child had a bloody nose and swelling on his face. Staff handled the incident with proper first aid precautions and contacted the parent immediately. The child was picked up by mom and taken to the hospital shortly. LPA toured the yard where the child fell and did not see any safety hazards. Facility evaluation report was reviewed and discussed with Site Supervisor. Exit interview was conducted. A notice of site visit was provided and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. In the areas that were evaluated, no deficiencies were cited during today's inspection.