The Sunshine House #104

591-1-1-.32(7) · Rule 591-1-1-.32(7) requires that children be supervised at all times appropriate to the individual age, needs and capabilities of each child. Such supervision must include, but not be limited to, indoor and outdoor activities, mealtimes, naptime, transportation, field trips, and transitions between activities. "Supervision" means that the appropriate number of Staff members are physically present in the area where children are being cared for and are providing watchful oversight to the children, volunteers and Students-in-Training. The persons supervising in the child care area must be alert, positioned to maximize their ability to hear and see the children at all times, and able to respond promptly to the needs and actions of the children being supervised, as well as the actions of the volunteers and Students-in-Training, and provide timely attention to the children's actions and needs. Staff shall be attentive and participating with all children during mealtimes and shall be seated within an arm’s length away from children thirty-six (36) months of age and younger.

During an investigation, it was determined that on September 9, 2025, center staff failed to provide watchful oversight when staff members were unaware that a 4-year-old child had left the classroom and center building unattended. The 4-year-old child was found wandering the center parking lot before being returned to the center two minutes later by a parent of another enrolled child. Professional medical attention was not obtained.

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591-1-1-.07(2) · Rule 591-1-1-.07(2) requires that Parents be immediately notified and specific instructions obtained until the child can be picked up or returned to the group, immediately when professional medical attention is required, or when the child experiences symptoms of moderate discomfort, or when the child is involved in an incident that puts their health and/or safety at risk and to notify Parents by the end of the day when professional medical attention is not required, when the child experiences symptoms of less than moderate discomfort or when the child experiences an adverse reaction to prescribed medication which does not constitute moderate discomfort.

During an investigation, it was determined that on September 9, 2025, a 4-year-old child left the center without staff knowledge and was found in the parking lot by another parent. Center staff did not notify the child’s parent at the time of the incident as required. The child’s parent arrived to pick the child up shortly after the incident and was not notified of the incident until after they left the center for the day.

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591-1-1-.11(2) · Rule 591-1-1-.11(2) requires that personnel shall not: physically or sexually abuse a child or engage or permit others to engage in sexually overt conduct in the presence of any child enrolled in the center; inflict corporal/physical punishment upon a child; shake, jerk, pinch or handle a child roughly; verbally abuse or humiliate a child which includes, but is not limited to, the use of threats, profanity or belittling remarks about a child or his family; isolate a child in a dark room, closet or unsupervised area; use mechanical or physical restraints or devices to discipline children; use medication to discipline or control children's behavior without written medical authorization issued by a licensed professional and given with the parent's written consent; restrict unreasonably a child from going to the bathroom; punish toileting accidents; force-feed a child or withhold feeding a child regularly scheduled meals and/or snacks; force or withhold naps; allow children to discipline or humiliate other children; or confine a child for disciplinary purposes to a swing, highchair, infant carrier, walker or jump seat.

During an investigation, it was determined that on February 14, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., there were one staff member and ten children in the classroom. The center staff inappropriately disciplined a 2-year-old child while in the C-3L classroom. The center staff roughly grabbed the victim child and two children by their limbs multiple times in efforts to redirect the children and forcing the children to sleep. The center staff failed to protect the children from harm and injury as required by the Department. The victim child cried and showed signs of distress while at the center. The child sustained multiple dark purplish bruises on their upper arms. The child did not require professional medical attention. As required by the Department, the center staff failed to refrain from physical force and rough handling the children.

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591-1-1-.29(1) · Rule 591-1-1-.29(1) requires that within twenty-four (24) hours or the next workday, the Director or designated person-in-charge shall report or cause to be reported any suspected incidents of child abuse, neglect or deprivation to the local County Department of Family and Children Services in accordance with state law and to the Department, notifying that such a report was made.

During an investigation, it was determined that on February 14, 2025, the center failed to notify the Division of Family and Children Services when a 2-year-old child sustained multiple dark purplish bruises on the child’s upper arms while at the center. A staff member used physical force when redirecting the child during activities and nap time. The child cried and showed signs of distress while at the center. Professional medical attention was not required for the child. The center failed to report the incident to the Division of Family and Children Services within the required 24 hours or the next workday, as required by the Department,

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