Incident investigation·July 17, 2025

On 07/17/2025 at 12:50 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Raymond Moorehead arrived at the facility to conduct a case management inspection. LPA met with Director Tracy Bierman and Assistant Director Ann-Marie Schoben. A case management inspection was conducted in response to the receipt of an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) from the facility. The UIR was received by the licensing agency on 06/25/2025. The UIR documented an incident where a child (Child #1) reported to a teacher that they were inappropriately touched by another child (Child #2) in care. Please note that this was a self reported incident. LPA investigated the incident, and pertinent interviews were conducted. The following was disclosed. Pertinent interviews disclosed that teachers have been aware of touchy behaviors that have been displayed by Child #2. It was stated that the teacher would keep an extra eye on Child #2, due to their repeated behaviors. Further, it was disclosed that the reported incident was observed by a teacher. Also, it was stated that when the incident was observed, the teacher who witnessed the incident intervened, spoke with Child #2 and separated the children from each other. It was reported that the children have been separated and are now in different classes from each other. Based on the information obtained, there appeared to be no violations of Title 22 Regulations pertaining to the reported incident at this time. However, LPA reminded the facility of the importance of Supervision and protecting children's Personal Rights. LPA suggested that the facility reaches out to their local resource and referral office to seek an all-staff training session regarding topics of Supervision and Personal Rights. No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. However, a Technical Advisory regarding Personal Rights was issued to the facility. LPA conducted an exit interview with Director Tracy Bierman, and provided a copy of this report. A Notice of Site Visit was issued and must remain posted for the next 30 days.