Incident investigation·March 21, 2025

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Marilou Monico, met with Co-Director, Matt Linden, for an unannounced Case Management Inspection. Purpose of today's investigation: to investigate an incident report that the Facility self reported to the Department. The incident occurred on March 18, 2025. During today's investigation, LPA toured the facility, interviewed staff, and reviewed records. The investigation comprised of interviews, observations, and records review. Based on interviews, S1 was leading the cooking project with some of the children from 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM. C1 was one of the participants. The burner and the hot pot that were used in cooking were on the countertop away from the children. At around 1:15 PM, C1 approached S2 and showed the two fingers of the left hand with blisters. C1 didn't recall how it happened when asked by S2. S2 cleaned the injury with antiseptic wipes, covered the injuries with bandaids, and ice packs to reduce the pain. Staff were unaware how the child sustained the blisters until the child reported to the mother that the child had touched a pot that was being used for a cooking project. As a result of this investigation, there was lack of supervision when a child sustained an injury and no one among the staff observed how it happened. Type B deficiency was cited on the following page. A Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.