Incident investigation·April 7, 2025

On 4/7/25 at 8:12am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jeanine Lipsey conducted an unannounced, in-person Case management incident inspection. The purpose of the inspection was announced. Lead Teacher Jennifer Lopez led LPA into Room 3, the class the child belong to. LPA had to move car into the parking lot and met the Director met LPA around 8:15am. LPA was guided on a tour of the facility by Director Krystal Wade. There were 43 children being supervised by 8 staff. The incident was reported to Community Care Licensing on 3/25/25 via phone. The facility reported the Unusual Incident to the Department within the required 24 hours of occurrence. The incident occurred on 3/24/25. During the inspection, LPA obtained a copy of the facility roster, the doctors report, and conducted an interview with the director, one parent, and one staff, took photos and made observations of the child at play. Incident: Per staff, Child #1 (C1) ran and crashed into a brick wall with 2 hands out and bumped their forehead. When redirected to give a ball back to a child, C1, they got upset and ran straight into a wall and bumped their forehead. There was minimal scratches, no bump or bruise. The parent was called and the child was taken to a doctor. The child returned back to school the following day with no restrictions. Parent #1 states They were notified around 10am of the incident and took C1 to the doctor. C1 is doing fine. LPA observed that the brick wall and the surface of the play area to make sure there were no trip hazards. The ground has Rubber Playground Mulch and it is maintained and in good condition. At 11am during outside time, LPA observed C1 get upset and threw themselves forward to the ground because they could not get a turn on riding in the car at that moment. LPA observed the teacher getting down on the ground to make sure the child did not hurt themselves. During today\342\200\231s visit, LPA and Director discussed the teachers will continue to supervise all the children and keep an eye on Child #1 to make sure this type of incident does not reoccur. They will stay near the child to make sure they do not hurt themselves when redirected. The director also gave the parent a referral to get the child assessed so He/She can get extra resource help. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director Kyrstal Wade. A Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. The department finds there was not a deficiency in compliance.