Incident investigation·February 1, 2023

On 2/1/2023, 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 1/25/2023. LPA was greeted by Director, Brittlyn White, toured the facility and took a census of the children. Upon arrival, there were 85 children and 19 staff present today at the facility for the Preschool. Description of the incident : On 1/24/2023 at approximately 11:00am during outdoor playtime. C1 was climbing the stairs of a small slide. C1 stepped on second step and lost his balance and fell off. S1 went to help and comfort C1. A short time later S2 noticed C1 was not playing and favoring his right arm. S2 reported the incident to Director and parent was called. Parent arrived and took C1 to the Doctor. The parents were told that C1 broke his arm and had surgery on 1/25/2023. During this inspection, LPA toured the facility, interviewed staff, obtained a copy of the facility roster, inspected the outdoor area and play equipment where incident happened. 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.