Incident investigation·February 24, 2022

On February 24, 2022, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Monique Ayala and Liana Stepanyan conducted a case management inspection to follow up on an Unusual Incident reported to the department in person on 02/24/2022; this incident was not reported timely, the incident occurred on 12/22/2021. LPAs was greeted by head of school who guided LPAs on a tour of the facility. Upon arrival, there were 31 children and 15 staff present today. Description of the incident : An incident on 12/22/2021, Child 1 (C1) was playing in the playground and tripped over the wooden logs that are used as a barrier. Staff 1 (S1) stated she saw when C1's hit her head on the wooden log and began to consult C1. S1 stated she asked for support from other staff to bring S1 an ice pack for C1. C1 was brought into the office where C1's mother was called and was informed of the incident. Assistant Head of School stated that C1's mother asked that C1 not to nap due to head injury. C1's mother picked C1 up from facility. C1 did not receive any medical attention. C1 did have a bruise and a bump on center forehead that was a result from hitting her head on wooden log. (Staff and child names are listed on LIC859 and LIC857, confidential.) During this inspection, LPA interviewed head of school, staff, parent of C1, obtained pictures of where the incident occurred, obtained images of injury and obtained a copy of the facility roster. The information obtained during interviews conducted revealed that S1 was in close proximity to the incident and there was no form of lack of supervision. The incident occurred very fast and staff was not able to prevent the accident. The facility staff took the appropriate measures following the incident as they applied first aid, contacted C1’s parent. Head of school was reminded of reporting requirements for unusual incident reports that occur at the facility. A type B deficiency is being cited today in accordance with Title 22 Regulation, Reporting Requirements 101212(d)(1)(2). An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was provided along with Notice of Site Visit and Appeal Rights to Head of School.