November 15, 2022
What Happened
Case management investigation of child injury incident. Child fell running up play structure steps and struck head, requiring 5 stitches in emergency room. None of the 4 staff present observed how child fell. Type A violation for lack of supervision.
Observations
- Child fell on play structure steps on 11/03/22 at 10:14 AM, hit outer left eyebrow causing open wound
- Required 5 stitches in emergency room
- No staff observed how child fell or incident occurrence
- Staff #1 had back turned away from play structure
- Staff #4 was on other side of playground
- Child had to notify staff of injury
Inspector Focus
Citations Issued
Responsibility for providing care and supervision 101229(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met: Based on interviews conducted with 4 staff and 1 child it was determined that none of the 3 staff that were supervising the children on the day of the incident observed how C1 fell and hurt themselves. This poses an immidiate risk to the health and safety of the childcare children.
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