Incident investigation·June 28, 2022

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rachel Zeron arrived at the facility on a case management visit to follow up on an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) submitted by the facility on 06/09/2022. At the time of visit, LPA toured the facility (specifically where the incident took place), took census, and met with Licensee, Cynthia Viola to discuss the incident. During the visit, LPA also spoke with the subject child, and licensee’s daughter. The incident occurred on 06/09/2022, the subject child was sitting at the table outside in the back yard talking with Licensee, while the other children played. Licensee’s daughter was sitting on the grass next to the table with her small dog, while the dog chewed on a bone. The subject decided to get up and walked around the table and quickly learned down towards the dog, this is when the dog snapped and lunged for the subject. According to the licensee, the small dog has never been aggressive towards anyone before and because the dog was gnawing on a bone, the dog became possessive. The Licensee quickly took the subject inside and evaluated the injuries. The skin was slightly broken on the site of the bite, the dog had bitten the subject’s upper lip and scratched the child under the eye. First aid was administered by the Licensee, the Licensee immediately contacted the subject child's parent. Medical attention was sought by the subject child's parents; however, this was only precautionary, parents were given an antibiotic for the injury. The subject child's mother was interviewed, the child’s injuries were minor, and the child returned to the daycare on 06/27/2022. Based on the information obtained during the visit, as well as an inspection of the backyard area and subject’s injuries (photographs of file). LPA found that the child’s personal rights were violated and will be cited in accordance with Title 22 regulations . (809D attached) An exit interview was held with Licensee, Cynthia Viola. A Notice of Site visit was issued and shall be posted for the next 30 days, along with a copy of this report. This report shall be public record for three years.