complaint·August 27, 2021

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Emilia Grisak conducted an unannounced complaint visit and met with Michael Van Tinteren and Julie Helart. It was alleged that staff are not following guidelines for facial coverings, specifically that teachers and children are not wearing facial coverings. The Director and Owner were interviewed at 10:45am and stated that staff wear facial coverings but they were not aware that children ages 2-5 needed to wear facial coverings. LPA toured the facility at 10:45am and observed 28 out of 29 children not wearing facial coverings. LPA observed that 5 out of 5 teachers and the Director and Owner were all wearing facial coverings. Based on the evidence obtained, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be substantiated. LIC9102 Technical Assistance was provided. Notice of Site Visit Posted for 30 days from today's visit.