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25 | An unannounced Case Management-Incident Inspection was conducted on this day by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alanna Gontarek to follow-up on information received by the Department on an incident dated 12/7/2021. At 8:55 a.m., LPA met with Head of School, Ayanthi Ratnayake, who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. Census was taken. LPA observed (3) Toddler Rooms and (4) Primary Rooms. There were 85 children and 14 staff present upon arrival. During the inspection it was determined the facility is operating within its licensed capacity and within compliance of staffing ratios. Facility hours are 7a.m.- 6p.m., Monday through Friday.
Head of School was reminded that all adults 18 and over, including employees and volunteers, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a Child Care Center. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day up to $500.00 maximum per day/per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated.
On 12/17/2021, LPAs Alanna Gontarek and Ryan Chan conducted Initial Complaint Inspection. LPAs went over Incident report with Head of School, Ayanthi Ratnayake. According to the Unusual Incident reported on 12/8/2021, it was reported that the mother of Child #1 emailed Ayanthi stating Child #2 told Child #1 to show Child #1’s penis to Child #2, and then Child #2 showed Child #1 Child #2’s vagina, stating Child #1 could touch Child #2’s vagina if Child #1 let Child #2 touch Child #2’s penis. Child #1’s authorized representative also stated in the email that two other children were present in the bathroom at this time. LPAs toured facility and interviewed one staff member. LPAs toured inside the classroom where the incident occurred. LPAs observed the door to the children’s bathroom to be removed, allowing for staff supervision while children are using the restroom.
During today’s visit (3/3/22), LPA interviewed 2 staff and 4 children. During interviews conducted with staff, S1 and S2 stated that they were inside the classroom helping children go down to sleep, and could not see into the restroom from where they were positioned during nap time. S1 and S2 stated C1, C2, and C3 did not ask, or tell, a teacher to use the restroom. S2 stated that during nap time, S2 observed C3 walking to the restroom. S2 went to inspect the restroom and
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