Incident investigation·April 7, 2022

On April 7, 2022, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Monique Ayala conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection for the purpose of following up on an incident that occurred on 02/10/2022. Upon arrival LPA were greeted by the director who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. LPA observed 44 children with 6 staff; all staff are fingerprint cleared and fully qualified. Description of incident: On 02/10/2022, Staff 1 (S1) handled child 1 (C1) in an aggressive manner. C1 disclosed on the day of the incident S1 pushed C1 on the cot. There was 1 teacher that observed the incident. Staff 2 corroborated that S1 handled C1 in a rough manner. The incident report follow up revealed that C1 did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident. S2 disclosed witnessing S1 handling C1 in a rough manner during nap time. The facility did the appropriate action and placed the S1 on administrative leave and later terminated S1. The facility was encouraged to continue to report unusual incident reports to the department. An exit interview was conducted and copy of this report was provided to the director.