Follow-up on corrections·May 29, 2025

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elpidia Hernandez Torres arrived to the facility to conduct a case management visit regarding a self reported incident that occurred on 04/30/2025. A guardian exited the classroom into an enclosed side yard which leads to the preschool play yard and a child (C1) followed, but stayed in the side yard not making it to the play yard when a staff (S1) got the child by the hand and walked them back into the classroom. Interviews revealed, S1 entered the classroom and saw a shadow through the window which prompted S1 to go outside and observe what the shadow was, S1 saw C1 walking behind guardian who had entered the preschool play yard. S1 got C1s hand and walked them back into the classroom. In the classroom C1's guardian was speaking with Assistant center director. S1 reported C1 couldn't have been outside for more than 5 minutes. Assistant center director reported another staff saw C1 walking behind the guardian in the side yard through the window, but saw S1 walking out the door behind them, that is why S1 was the staff who brought C1 in. Center director corroborated C1 couldn't have been outside more than 5 minutes as the guardian who C1 followed had signed their children out at 05:20PM, and C1 was signed out at 05:25PM. Type B deficiency is being issued on the attached 809-D page. During the course of the investigation LPA Identified an area being used "the side yard" which is not identified on the facility sketch. The side yard is currently used as a walk way to the preschool play yard. LPA did not observe any area of concern on the side yard, which is enclosed. LPA requested director to submit updated facility sketch. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to do so will result in a civil penalty of $100. Report was read and reviewed with Director, Jaclyn Smith.