complaint·November 29, 2023

LPA conducted an interview with reporting party (RP) to gather more information regarding allegations child was hit by person in day care, facility did not prevent day care child from injury and facility did not notify authorized representative of child injury. Per RP during a period of four days Child # 1 was not wanting to attend facility because someone in the facility was hitting them. Additionally, Per RP Child # 1 had some scratches on their hands which were not prevented by staff and they were not informed on what happened, until they asked for an explanation. LPA conducted interview with Child # 1 who disclosed that they have not been hit at the facility, additionally Child # 1 disclosed falling in the facility and hurting their hand. LPA conducted interviews with Staff regarding allegations child was hit by person in day care, facility did not prevent day care child from injury and facility did not notify authorized representative of child injury. Per Staff 1-4 they have not hit a child in care and have not observed any other staff members hit any children in care. Staff 1-4 corroborated that if a child is injured in the facility they assess the situation and provide first aid as needed. Depending on the injury they will contact parents immediately and a written report will be provided to parents at the end of the day. LPA conducted interviews with parents and children. All parents corroborated that they have no concerns with staff members in the facility. Parents disclosed that they have good communication with provider and that if their child ever had an injury or incident they have been informed. Children’s interviews disclosed that they are happy in the day care and did not disclosed being hurt by staff. Based upon the evidence as presented above, the allegations child was hit by person in daycare, facility did not prevent day care child from injury and facility did not notify authorized representative of child injury has been determined to be Unsubstantiated. A finding of Unsubstantiated means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove alleged violation(s) did or did not occur, therefore at this time the above allegation is unsubstantiated. No citations are being issued for the allegation listed above. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Licensee Erica Cortez.