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During the investigation LPA Odom interviewed Complaining Party, Licensee, 1 staff, and 5 children. LPA Odom reviewed the Children’s Roster, pictures provided and police report.
During an interview on 08/05/22, Licensee (S1) stated the childcare discipline policies used is the quite chair. S1 explained when a child is not listening or misbehaving, they will speak to the child and have the child sit on a chair away from the rest of the children for 1-3 minutes. S1 stated they don’t use the quite chair on infants because they don’t understand. During the interview S1 disclosed they have used the quite chair on C1 in multiple occasions even though C1 was under 24 months of age. S1 stated if the child did not sit on the quite chair on their own, S1 will hold the child’s arm and place them on the quite chair. S1 disclosed C1 fell and hurt themselves a few times while in care and they did not notify CP until the end of the day during pick up. S1 stated they have never hit a child or grabbed a child in care, or observed staff hit or grab any children in care.
During an interview on 08/05/22, Staff #2 (S2) stated if a child is not listening or misbehaving the child will go on the quite chair after multiple warnings. S2 disclosed C1 did not walk when first enrolled in the childcare and shortly after C1 began to walk and they observed C1 fall on multiple occasions, on 1 occasion C1 fell and bumped their head. They did not notify CP until the end of the day during pick up. S2 stated they have never hit or grabbed a child in care or observed S1 hit or grab a child in care.
LPA Odom interviewed 5 children on 08/05/22. All of the children disclosed they have to go to the quite chair when they don’t listen or misbehave. Four out of five children disclosed S1 will grab the children from the arm and take them to the quite chair. Four out of five children disclosed S1 yells at the children in care. None of the children disclosed that staff hit the children in care.
Based on LPA’s facility inspection, observations, interviews conducted with complaint party, licensee, 1 assistant, 5 children, pictures of C1s bruises and records reviewed it has been determined that Licensee grabs children from the arm and sits them on the quite chair and licensee yells at the children in care. Therefore, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be Substantiated.
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