Incident investigation·September 8, 2022

On September 8, 2022, Licensing Program Analyst (LPAs) Barbara Beneroso and Andrew Alemoh conducted a case management inspection to follow up on an Unusual Incident reported to the department by telephone on 07/06/2022; this incident was reported timely. LPAs were greeted by director Christie Copley who guided LPAs on a tour of the facility. Upon arrival, there were 41 children and 10 staff present today. Description of incident: On 07/06/2022 The incident report indicated that child #1 who is enrolled in the pre-school program was playing in the zip line located in the outdoor playground. When C1 got in the zip line, he lost grip of the handle and fell to the ground on his right arm causing a fracture. Based on the information obtained during the interviews conducted with staff and children, it has been determined that C#1\342\200\231s incident was the result of an accident. Staff #1 and #2 statements indicated that child lost grip of the handles when he got distracted while talking to his cousin. Staff #1 immediately attended child by checking for injuries and applying ice to the on C#1\342\200\231s arm. Child #1 cried due to the fall and injury but remained alert and conscious. Child #1\342\200\231s mom was contacted immediately by the director and arrived to the facility shortly after. Mom took C#1 to the doctor where it was determined the child suffered a fracture. No other injuries were found. Staff handled the situation accordingly by providing first aid and immediately contacting child #1\342\200\231s parents. During inspection, LPAs interviewed staff, director and children and obtained images of where the incident occurred and obtained a copy of the facility roster During this inspection, LPA interviewed staff, director, children, obtained images of where the incident occurred and obtained a copy of the facility roster. The information obtained during the unusual incident follow up revealed no violations were found. Facility is encouraged to continue to report incidents that occur in the facility. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report was provided along with the notice of site visit.