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25 | A Supervisory Meeting was held today 04/30/24 at 1:00 PM via Microsoft Teams to discuss an incident involving a child wandering away and a the corrections currently in place to prevent a repeat incident. Present at this meeting for the child care center was the co-directors Charlotte Giles and Ilse Morales. Present for the Department was Licensing Program Manager (LPM), Denise Gibbs, and Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Randy Derraco
The Department received an Unusual Incident Report via telephone on 12/05/23 indicating that a child had wandered off the school campus through the front gate. On 12/12/24, a complaint was received alleging that the above mentioned facility. had a child wander off campus. On 12/19/24, the complaint allegation was substantiated and a Type B citation was issued. LPA observed that the center had made corrections to the front gate to prevent a repeat incident.
During this meeting the following was discussed:
- How the child managed to wander off campus and how long the child was off campus
- Added latch to the front gate requiring two hands to open when exiting
- Changes to the drop off and pick up procedures for parents.
- Changes to the children's bathroom procedure
- Additional gate added to the entrance of the bathroom leading to the outdoor hallway
- A pin coded lock for the front door
- Additional security cameras installed throughout the campus including the front gate
- Parent / Teacher meetings to discuss security procedures and security handbook
The Director states that she will provide a copy of the security booklet to the Department. Director was informed that no increased monitoring will be needed at this time
Exit interview conducted with Director Charlotte Giles, who is in agreement with the above. |