Selma Migrant Head Start

101229(a)(1) · (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation.

interview and record review Today, head teacher Cedeno indicated that the staff had since received training on active supervision. Head teacher stated that the facility staff walk the play yard to inspect it and ensure no children are left outside. Proof of training agenda with staff signatures will be submitted to the Interviews confirmed that child #1 was left without supervision in the play yard on 8/8/2023 for about 3 minutes. This posed/poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights to the children in care. A $500.00 immediate civil penalty was assessed today. Department by POC date 8/29/2023. An informal meeting will be scheduled at the Department to further address the incident. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning

101223(a)(3) · Personal Rights: 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 functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

Interviews Today, Site Supervisor showed that all staff at the facility had since signed a form that reviewed Personal Rights. Site Supervisor will also be providing staff training on Personal Rights of children. An agenda with topics will be submitted to the Department by POC date 6/23/2023. The deficiency will be cleared after training is complete and agenda is signed and dated by all staff at the facility. Interviews confirmed that staff #2 observed staff #1 slap child #1 with an open hand. Interviews revealed video footage captured the incident. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and or personal rights risk to children in care. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Susie Fanning