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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Saul Valenzuela conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection due to an incident that was reported to the Department on November 7th, 2024. LPA met with Office Manager who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. Census was taken. Per Office Manager, Principal Jessica Robles-Logan is unavailable at this time. At 9:00 a.m., Office Manager was able to get in contact with the Principal over the phone, and LPA explained the reason for the visit.
On November 7th, 2024, an incident was self reported to the Department via Email by the facility who reported that a substitute teacher grabbed Child #1 by the arms to remove the child from the mud pit area.
All reports were reported within the required 24 hours. The purpose of the inspection was to obtain additional information regarding the incidents reported to the Department. During the inspection, LPA Valenzuela conducted interviews with staff, and obtained declarations from staff that was gather from the Principal on the day of the incident. Staff #2, #3, and #6 were not present for interview.
Regarding incident on November 7th, 2024 staff statements 2-3 corroborated that staff witness the incident involving Staff #6 with Child #1. Per Staff #2 and #3 statements disclosed that Staff #6 grabbed Child #1 by the upper area of the arms near the armpits and removed Child #1 from the mud pit area. Per Staff #3, they heard Child #1 crying and observed Staff #6 grabbing Child #1 by the arms and pulling them out of the mud pit area. According to staff statements 2-5 red marks were observed on Child's #1 inner arms. Staff #2 provided ice pack to Child #1 and parents were notified of the incident. Per Principal, they reviewed Child Care Licensing Personal Rights video with staff, and obtained signatures from staff that attended the training. ---------------------- pg. 1 of 2 --------------------- |