Incident investigation·March 4, 2026

An unannounced case management inspection was conducted today at 10:20am by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Sydney Sims. LPA met with Site Supervisor Karlee Munoz. In response to an unusual incident report that received by the department on 02/05/26 where on 02/04/26 child C1 had sustained an injury to the finger that required three stitches. The site supervisor was interviewed on 03/04/26 at 10:26am and stated that on 02/04/26 at 9:45am that Staff S1 - S2 were conducting a group activity in the classroom on measuring with the children using small tape measures. Site Supervisor stated that child C1 was using the tape measure to measure items around the classroom with the supervision of S1 and S2 and that C1 sliced C1's finger on the side of the tape measure. Site Supervisor stated that C1 was given immediate first aid and that C1's parent was called to pick up C1 from school. Site Supervisor removed the tape measures from the classroom. One child (C1) was interviewed on 03/04/26 and stated that C1 cut C1's finger on a tape measure and that it hurt. C1 stated that Teachers S1 and S2 were present with C1 when the injury occurred. One parent (P1) was interviewed on 03/04/26 and had no concerns with the equipment being used and had no concerns about the supervision being provided to C1. Two Staff (S1 -S2) were interviewed on 03/04/26 and stated that both S1 and S2 were present for the incident and supervising the children using the measuring tapes. S1 - S2 stated that C1 sliced their finger on the side of the measuring tape and that first aid was provided to C1. During today\342\200\231s inspection, the facility was toured, interviews were conducted with staff, child and parent. Through interview LPA determined that although C1 did sustain an injury during an activity, that activity appeared to be appropriately supervised and the injury was not caused by the use of age inappropriate equipment. No deficiencies were cited during today's inspection. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Site Supervisor Karlee Munoz. 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.