Incident investigation·March 9, 2022

On March 9, 2022 at 3:15 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Marie Hernandez, conducted an unannounced Case Management Inspection due to an incident with child #1. On 03/03/2022, the Department received the incident report from the facility for child #1. LPA met with the facility director, Tina Prowant. LPA conducted several interviews with the staff, children and the Director. The facility reports that on 02/24/2022 at 10:15 AM, child #1 was playing in the classroom and hit his upper left side cheek on the lower shelf in the classroom. On the day of the incident, there were twenty four children with two staff. Child #1 stated he lost his balance and bumped his head on the shelf. The staff stated child #1 bent down and hit his head on the corner of the shelf. The child sustained an injury to the cheek area. The Director stated the parent was contacted and took child to the doctors. LPA inspected the classroom and shelf. The Director stated after the incident, they placed child proof corner protectors on the shelf. However, the incident requires further review at this time. An exit interview was conducted with the facility director, Tina Prowant.