complaint·December 9, 2022

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) James Wilkerson arrived at this facility to conclude an investigation into the above allegation. LPA initiated the investigation with a visit conducted on 11/18/22 and extended it at that time. LPA toured the facility and conducted census on this date (12/09/22). It was alleged that in November 2022 prior to Veteran's Day that an unqualified staff was left alone inside a classroom with children without a qualified teacher being present. During the course of this investigation LPA conducted interviews with staff. It was disclosed by staff that an unqualified teacher was left alone inside the Giraffe classroom with children on or about November 9th or 10th of 2022. The information received from the interviews will substantiate the above allegation. Although the staff member was not qualified the finding does not rise to the level of a Type "A" deficiency as there was no imminent danger to children who were present. This will result in a Type "B" deficiency. SEE LIC 9099D. An exit interview was conducted, A Notice of Site Visit was posted, appeal rights discussed and provided along with a copy of this report to this facility on this date.