Incident investigation·July 25, 2022

On July 25, at 2:00 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Marie Hernandez conducted an unannounced Case Management Inspection due to an incident with child #1. On 05/25/2022, the Department received the incident report from the facility for child #1. LPA met with the facility director, Jacqueline Serrano. Through the course of the incident review, LPA interviewed the staff. The child could not be interviewed. The facility reported that on 05/25/2022 at approximately 12:00 PM, during transition from lunch to nap time, child #1 was on her cot, stood up, lost her balance and tripped on her napping blanket, hitting the corner of the toy shelf. The child sustained an injury to the upper gum line area. The parent was contacted and took child to the doctors. However, the injury did not require any stitches. The staff observed the incident with child #1. LPA inspected the classroom and napping area for safety hazards and did not observe any at time of visit. The staff was proactive by tending to child’s needs. The incident was an accident. This concludes the incident review. An exit interview was conducted and the report was provided to the facility director, Jacqueline. The Notice of Site Visit was provided and posted by the Facility Director.