Incident investigation·March 4, 2026

An unannounced case management inspection was conducted today at 1:46pm by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Sydney Sims. LPA met with Site Supervisor Mayra Puente. In response to an unusual incident report received by the department on 02/05/26 where there was an inappropriate interaction between child C1 and C2. The Site Supervisor was interviewed on 03/04/26 and stated that on 1/30/26 at 11:38am that there was an inappropriate interaction between C1 and C2 that occurred during the transition between the classroom to the lunch room when C1 and C2 were left alone in the hallway without staff supervision for 18 seconds. Two Staff (S1 -S2) were interviewed on 03/04/26 and S1 stated that S1 walked into the interaction between C1 and C2 and stated that C1 was touching C2 in an inappropriate manner over the clothes. S1 stated that the children were alone in the hallway with out supervision when the interaction occurred but that S1 separated the children as soon as S1 observed the incident occurring. S2 stated that S2 was in the lunchroom with the other children when the incident occurred and that S2 did not observe the incident. While reviewing camera footage from the classroom, LPA Sims observed that at 11:38pm Staff S1 walks C1 and C2 over to the hallway between the lunch room and the classroom and then turns around and walks back into the classroom to the far side and grabs clothes. S1 then walks backs towards the hallway and finds children C1 and C2 in the hallways engaged in an inappropriate interaction. The children were left unsupervised in the hallway for 18 seconds. In addition during the video at 11:39pm S1 is observed on camera pulling C1 by the arm in a rough manner into the classroom and yelling at C1 to "sit down right now". S1 then sits C1 down on the carpet and yells at the child, with S1 stating that " I am so angry" at C1. During today\342\200\231s inspection, the facility was toured, interviews were conducted with staff, and video footage was reviewed. Based on interviews and video footage LPA observed that an inappropriate interaction between children C1 - C2 occurred during a lack of supervision from the facility staff and that S1 handled child C1 in a rough manner. Based on interview and video footage review the following deficiency is being cited on the LIC809-D: 101229(a)(1), 101223(a)(3) LPA Sims informed the Site Supervisor Mayra Puente that this report dated 03/04/26 documents two Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. LPA Sims informed the site Supervisor to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 03/04/26 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Site Supervisor Mayra Puente. Appeal Rights were provided. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.