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13 | On February 28, 2024, at 11:45 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Courtnee Peebles arrived unannounced to VENABLE, ORZINE FAMILY CHILD CARE (FCCH) and met with licensee, Orzine Venable to close an investigation based on the allegations above. On February 28, 2024 at 11:45 AM, LPA conducted a tour and census of the FCCH. During the investigation, LPA conducted confidential interviews with three staff (LIC), (S1), (S2) and one Parent (P1) and four children (C1), (C2), (C3),(C4).
On Janurary 26, 2024, a complaint was received with allegations stating, Provider yells at daycare children, Provider yelled at parent in presence of daycare child, Provider not preventing daycare child from hitting another child, Parents are not allowed to tour facility. Confidential interviews revealed that the FCCH staff's disciplinary action is to get down to eye level with the children and explain that harming others is unnacceptable, and redirection and separation is what works best for the FCCH staff and children in care. Confidential interviews further disclosed that the FCCH staff never yell at children or parents for any reason. The FCCH staff communicate with parents mainly on bright wheel or in person if need be. Furthermore, interviews also revealed that parents are not able to enroll their children without having a tour of the FCCH outside of daycare hours.
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