Incident investigation·November 15, 2022

On November 15, 2022, at 11:00 am Licensing Program Analysts (LPA’s), Kuliema Calloway and Babatunde Ibitoye made an unannounced inspection to the facility Kids and Care Preschool Inc LPA's met with Alyse Sanders, Assistant Director (S1) for the purpose of conducting a Case Management inspection to address concerns regarding in incident report that was received on 11/14/2022 stating the following: On Wednesday 11/10/22, CCLD received a call from S2. S2 stating that C1 informed staff that C2 had a knife in their backpack and showed it to C1. S2 checked C2’s backpack the knife was there and C2 denied owning the knife. S2 stated C2’s Mom was notified and on the way. C2 stated the knife belonged to C3. C3’s mom first admitted the knife belonged to her husband but later retracted the statement. The children were expelled and suspended from school pending further investigation and location of the last missing knife. Based on the information gathered and interviews conducted with Staff : (S1) additional follow up is needed. Exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report and appeal rights were left at the facility with S1.