Incident investigation·February 25, 2025

On 02/25/2025, at 1:40 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Christine Jung, conducted an unannounced case management inspection to follow up on an incident that was self-reported to the Department. Upon arrival, LPA met with Director, Mojgan Vasseghi. LPA disclosed the purpose of the inspection and was led on a tour of the facility. There were no children and no staff members present upon arrival. At approximately 2:50 PM, LPA took census and observed 19 students and two (2) staff. Facility hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions. An unusual incident report (UIR) was submitted to the Department on 02/21/2025 reporting an incident between staff and children. The facility reported that on 02/19/2025, Child 1 (C1) hit another child and teacher while in care. The facility also reported that C1’s hair was allegedly pulled while in care. During today's inspection, LPA interviewed seven (7) staff and five (5) children. Director provided LPA with documents pertinent to the UIR. The reported incident needs further investigation. If any deficiencies were observed, disclosed, or discovered during today's visit, they will be addressed and cited at a later date. Due to technical difficulties, this report was emailed to the facility and confirmed with Director that it was received. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director, Mojgan Vasseghi.