Incident investigation·March 27, 2023

On March 27, 2023 at 11:51 am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Jessica Rubio and Keely Messerschmidt arrived unannounced to the facility to conduct a case management visit due to an unusual incident report (UIR) received for an incident that occurred on 2/24/2023, involving child (C1) being left alone in the bathroom located in the hall outside the classroom. LPAs met with Director (AD) Melissa Duffy and informed her of the reason for the visit. During the visit, LPAs conducted interviews with AD and one staff (S2) who found C1 alone in the restroom. The UIR and Interviews revealed S1 took C1 and other children to the bathroom and then S1 returned to the class with all children except C1. Interview revealed C1 was left alone in the bathroom for approximately 3-5 minutes before another staff, S2 entered the restroom and found C1. LPAs determined the facility is in violation of Title 22 Regulation Section 101229 (a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision . A citation will be issued. An exit interview was conducted, a copy of this report, LIC 811 (Confidential Names List) and appeal rights were reviewed with and provided to Director Melissa Duffy. A notice of site visit will be provided and must remain posted for 30 days.