Incident investigation·July 24, 2023

On 7/24/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Loyce Phillips, conducted a case management inspection to follow up on an Unusual Incident reported to the department by telephone on. LPA was greeted by Director, Nancy Durkovic, toured the facility and took a census of the children. Upon arrival, there were 46 children and 11 staff present today. Description of the incident : On 7/18/2023 at approximately 3:00 to 3:15pm during outdoor playtime. Child 1 (C1) and Child 2 (C2) were playing together on the playground. Staff 1 (S1) observed C1 laying in the sand and C2 pulling up his pants. S1 asked both children what was going on and C1 stated C2 was doing something inappropriately to his private area. S1 explained to S2 and S3 what she observed between both children. C2 mother was present on the playground when the incident occur. All parents were notified about the incident. Director reported the incident to the child abuse hot line and a report was generated. During this inspection, LPA toured the facility, inspected and took photos of the play ground area. LPA also interviewed staff, obtained pertinent information, a copy of the facility roster, play ground sign-in/out sheet and daily sign-in/out sheets. Based on the information provided and interviews conducted the incident will require further investigation. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report and notice of site visit was provided to Director.