Complaint·June 30, 2023

Based on interviews conducted, there is conflicting information from what was alleged; therefore, the above allegation is unsubstantiated. Allegation: Staff unusually punishing child It was alleged staff were punishing a child by taking the child to a classroom which was not age appropriate, several different classrooms, and sent to a playground without other children present. LPA interviewed all pertinent parties, including four staff, reviewed the facilities behavior policy, and reviewed sign in/out sheets. Staff stated children are not unusually punished. Staff stated there might be times children may need to be separated to avoid injuries with other children. Staff stated the children will be separated in adjoining classrooms, so the children always have classmates with them. Staff stated if there is an incident that occurs on the playground, staff may need to separate the children; however, children are never without their classmates. LPA reviewed sign-in and out sheets from April and May of 2023. The sign-in and out sheets showed there are times the child does go to different classrooms; however, the classrooms are the same age group as the child. LPA reviewed the facilities behavior policy. The behavior policy states the children are redirected or will go in time-out. The policy states if a child\342\200\231s behavior is excessive, then the child will be sent home. Staff stated part of re-directing a child is sending a child to another classroom. Based on interviews conducted and documentation reviewed, there is conflicting information from what was alleged; therefore, the above allegation is unsubstantiated. Allegation: Child sustained unexplained injuries while in care It was alleged a child sustained multiple injuries at the facility, and when asked, staff did not know how the injuries occurred. LPA interviewed all pertinent parties, including four staff, reviewed injury reports and photos. (Cont on 9099C) Staff stated they did report child\342\200\231s injuries and staff were able to inform parent of each injury on an app called \342\200\234Bright wheel\342\200\235. LPA reviewed injury reports from the \342\200\234Bright wheel\342\200\235 app. LPA reviewed 4 injury reports from 08/2022 to 03/2023. LPA received 15 photos of injuries of the child and compared the photos to the injury reports reported to the parent via \342\200\234Bright wheel\342\200\235. LPA was unable to confirm if all the injuries in the photos occurred at the facility. Based on interviews conducted and documentation reviewed, there is conflicting information from what was alleged; therefore, the above allegation is unsubstantiated. Exit interview conducted with director, report, appeal rights and notice of site visit issued. Notice of site visit must be posted for 30 days.