Joyful Noise Child Development Center

101223(a)(3) · Personal Rights The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from …unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation …or other actions of a punitive nature...

Director had all staff participate in a meeting reviewing Personal Rights, and provided a staff sign-in sheet and agenda to CCL. Staff #5 is no longer employed at Joyful Noise. Based on staff interviews, Staff #5 escorted Child #1 by the wrist to prevent Child #1 from hitting, fleeing, and while Child #1 was pulling away. This resulted in redness to the child’s wrist. This poses a potential risk to health, safety and personal rights to the children in care.

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101223(a)(b) · Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.

records review and interviews Administrator Cederblom stated she and staff would conduct a training on best practices in safety handling misbehavior/tantrums and watch ccld.ca.gov video titled "Personal Rights". Signed staff agenda and video transcript will be submitted to the Department by POC date: 5/13/2022. LPA Ocegueda obtained corroborating interviews and photos that revealed staff #1 picked up child #1 during a tantrum to place child in "time out" area and in doing so, caused markings on his/her armpit area. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and or personal rights to children in care.

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