Incident investigation·November 21, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lilia Hernandez conducted an unannounced case management inspection on 11/21/2024 to follow up on an incident that was reported to the Department. LPA arrived at the facility at 1:15PM and met with Marietta Tambalo, Head Teacher, who guided LPA on a toured of the facility. There were 88 children and 19 staff present upon arrival. The incident that occurred at the facility on 09/16/2024, was reported to the Department on 09/17/2024, via telephone. The facility made the report to the Department within the required 24 hours of occurrence. Information reported to the Department indicated that Child #1 bit Child #2 while in care. LPA obtained a copy of the facility roster and conducted an interview with S1 who is the personnel responsible for the care of Child #1 and Child #2. During the interview, S1 disclosed that at no time was Child #1 and Child #2 left unsupervised. S1 disclosed that Child#1 is in the process of receiving individualized resources and the facility has continues to ensure that Child#1 and Child #2 needs are being met. There were no deficiencies cited during today’s inspection. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Marietta Tambalo, Head Teacher .