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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Brannon met with director, Maryellen Price. LPA conducted a case management inspection due to receiving an unusual incident that occurred on 9/30/21. During today's visit, LPA toured the facility, inside and outside, took a census, reviewed files and interviewed staff.
Director adhered to Title 22 regulations, 101212 - Reporting Requirements and sent in an unusual incident report after calling Fresno Regional office to report the incident. The unusual incident report provided information of a child biting another child. The children were on the wooden climbing structure to observe a helicopter taking off from the roof of nearby hospital. As the children were climbing down from structure, a child bit another child. Interviews reflect that child #1 bit child #2. The bite was unprovoked and unexpected. The bite caused redness, was deep and broke the skin. Teacher #1, took the crying child #2, provided comfort and assessed the bite injury. The bite was washed with soap and water. An ice pack was applied. Staff #1 called child #2's father, who arrived at or around 15 minutes. Child #2 was seen by a physician, who prescribe antibiotic. Child #1's parents were contacted and several director/parent conferences has taken place. Child #1 has been assessed by a medical professional. Certified behavior specialist and behavior technician work with child #1 for four hours, four days a week at center and within the child's home setting. Staff reported that there has been a significant improvement with child #1's understanding activities and what is occurring at the preschool. LPA verified that there were 11 children with two staff providing supervision to children in the outside play area on the date of the biting incident. Staff took appropriate actions and followed protocol to ensure that they are providing a safe and healthy environment to the children in care.
Per California Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 12, no deficiency cited during today's inspection. Exit interview conducted with director, Maryellen Price. A copy of this report needs to be placed in facility file for public review. A Notice of Site Visit will be posted on parent board for 30 days.
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