other — Incident Response1 citation

May 6, 2022

CONTRA COSTA CO. HEAD START - BALBOA CDC

What Happened

Case management investigation of self-reported unusual incident determined that staff member physically moved child on mat multiple times, causing child to fall during one transition.

Observations

  • Staff member physically moved child who was lying on mat multiple times
  • Child fell off mat during one of these transitions
  • Incident captured on video recording

Inspector Focus

Supervision/Staff Conduct

Citations Issued

Type B101223(a)

Personal RightsTo be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by video recordings that a staff member physically moved a child who was laying on a mat and fell to the floor. This poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.

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