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25 | On 1/8/2025 at 1:49pm, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Jeanette Sanchez and Naomi Hurtado arrived at the facility to conduct a case management inspection in response to the receipt of an unusual incident report (UIR) from the facility. The UIR was received by the licensing agency on 1/3/2025. It indicates that a child sustained a broken right wrist on 12/30/2024, after falling off of a yellow playground structure. LPAs met with Director Maria Lara.
LPAs toured facility and conducted interviews. Director, S1 and S2 were present with a total of 16 children. C1 and C2 were sitting on top of a yellow crawling tube, facing opposite directions. The children were described as talking and laughing. Due to the manner in which they were sitting, they had to slightly turn to look over their shoulders when they were talking. Director heard S1 tell the children to be careful. Director looked in their direction and saw the children falling off of the structure. The structure measures 3 feet, 3 inches from top to the ground. C1 was taken to the classroom by S1, while Director called the parents.
LPA Sanchez asked Director if she knows the intended use for the structure or the age range that is indicated for that structure. Director said the facility does not have that information due to the equipment already being present when they moved in. LPA completed an online search and found similar products with age range 2-5, with the intended purpose being crawling through the tunnel.
Due to the equipment being used in a manner for which it was not intended and an age range for which it was not intended, C1 was injured. Also, staff did not redirect children to get off of the structure, therefore did not provide supervision to meet the children's needs. See LIC809-D for cited deficiency.
An exit interview was conducted, and this report was reviewed with the facility representative Maria Lara. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. |