complaint·January 25, 2022

Based on director's recollection on the timing of the incident, director was in the middle of the playground facing the opposite direction while supervising other children, when she turned around it was only then director observed the tail end of the incident. LPA interviewed 4 day care children who were present on the day of the incident, 3 out of 4 did not recall nor observe any unusual incident at that time. Child # 5 (C5) stated that C5 recalled the incident, when asked how did C5 know about the incident, C5 stated C5 was standing behind the director, Julie Soto who was present at the time of the incident. Both Licensee and Director stated that the aforementioned incident was addressed with children involved and their authorized representatives. Based on LPA's observation, interviews conducted and document reviewed, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met. Therefore, the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. No deficiency was cited, a Technical Violation on Care and Supervision was issued. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the director, Julie Soto.