Happy Days Learning Center

591-1-1-.32(7) · Rule 591-1-1-.32(7) requires that children shall 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 October 25, 2021 center staff failed to provide watchful oversight when a three-year-old child left the center and was missing for an undetermined amount of time between 30 and 60 minutes. An emergency occurred involving a family member of several staff members and those staff members left the center. While staff members were attempting to get children settled, the three-year-old child walked out of the classroom and then out of the center. The child left the premises and was later found by 3 witnesses in the middle of a nearby street. The witnesses contacted law enformcent and law enforcement escorted the victim child home. No injuries were reported.

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