Type A
10/21/2022
Section Cited
WD
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7 | 102423 Personal Rights
(a) Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights that shall not be waived or abridged by the licensee regardless of consent or authorization from the child's authorized representative. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following:
(4) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, including, but not limited to: interference with eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.
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7 | Licensee needs to submit a written plan of correction (POC) to the Department in regard to personal rights of children by POC due date. The POC must include in-service training to staff regarding personal rights, The POC must also provide steps to prevent personal rights violation from occurring again in the future. |
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14 | Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. On 10/07/22, a child (C1) was put on a restraint by being placed in a booster chair with tray, away from other children, while crying for 5 minutes. This posed an immediate threat to the health and safety of the children | 8
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