Incident investigation·February 28, 2023

On 2/28/23 at 1:50PM, an unannounced case management inspection made by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Saraliz Velando to follow up on an incident report that occurred on 2/13/22. Upon arrival, LPA met with Patricia Munoz. A tour of the facility was conducted and LPA observed 6 staff and 43 children in care. The facility self-reported the incident to the department by email on 2/16/23. During the incident of 2/13/23, two children were in the outside play area and one of them pulled down their pants. Staff member that witnessed the inappropriate behavior and was interviewed and based on the information, it appears that appropriate supervision was being provided at the time of the incident. Staff stated she was pouring water for some children and had briefly turned her back to the area where incident occurred. She turned around to see the two children and immediately went towards them and asked one of the children to pull up their pants. There were no deficiencies cited. Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with the director, Patricia Munoz. A notice of site visit was posted and this notice shall remain posted for 30 days.