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October 15, 2025

LAD N LASSIE PRESCHOOL & INFANT

What Happened

Staff member substantiated for force-feeding infants against their clear resistance and using frustrated language toward infants. Type A violation issued due to immediate risk to child health and safety.

Observations

  • Staff force-feeds infants despite visible resistance: kicking, crying, fighting bottle
  • Staff ignores colleague coaching to stop forced feeding
  • Staff insists infants finish entire bottle regardless of infant preference or cues
  • Staff uses frustrated, inappropriate language with infants ('ugh stop, you're soo annoying')
  • Pattern of force-feeding observed daily by multiple staff members

Inspector Focus

Supervision/Ratios

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