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25 | On 10/04/23, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Justeene Tamayo met with licensee Petra Perez, who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. The purpose of this visit was to conduct a follow up Case Management - Incident inspection for an Unusual Incident that was received by the Department on 09/08/23. The Unusual Incident was self reported within the time frame specified by regulations. Upon arrival, LPA observed 6 preschool children, with 2 staff present, and the licensee.
Description of incident: On 09/07/23, child #1 bit child #2 on more than one occasion.
After interviews conducted with staff, it was revealed staff #1 and licensee observed the incidents occur on 09/06/23 and 09/07/23 and it was accidental. Child #2 did not need medical attention, and the licensee took appropriate measures to ensure the health and safety of each child. Per licensee, she is now separating child #1 and child #2 to prevent the incidents from re-occurring. There was no immediate danger to child #1 and child #2 at this time.
No deficiencies are being cited at this time.
An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to the licensee, along with her Notice of Site Visit.
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