Incident investigation·May 21, 2024

On 5/21/2024, 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 5/17/2024. LPA was greeted by Director, Nancy Durkovic. LPA toured the facility and took a census of the children. LPA observed 70 children in care with 14 staff members. Description of the incident : On 5/16/2024 at approximately 2:45pm. C1 was running on the padded ground and fell down and scratched his leg/knee area. C1 complained that his arm was hurting. First aid was applied to legs and his arm was wrapped. Parent was called and arrived to the facility within 4 minutes. Staff assisted C1 to the car. Parent transported C1 to urgent care, where child needed to follow-up at the Orthopaedic Institute for Children. Child's left arm sustain a fractured elbow and broken wrist. C1 has returned back to the facility on 5/20/2024 with restrictions. During this inspection, LPA toured the facility, interviewed staff, obtain a copy of the facility roster and inspected the play equipment and took photos of the outdoor play area. Based on the information provided and interviews conducted further investigation is required. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report and notice of site visit was provided to Director.