Towne Square Academy At Norcross

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 August 18, 2025, adequate supervision was not provided when a 1-year-old child exited a playground gate and was found alone on the sidewalk adjacent to the center’s parking lot. During morning drop-off, two staff members were responsible for receiving children from their parents at the playground gate and then walking them to their assigned classroom’s exterior door. After the 1-year-old child was dropped off, the staff members did not notice that the child walked away from them and exited the playground gate, which led to the center’s parking lot. The child walked approximately 56 feet 4 inches away from the gate to a sidewalk in the parking lot. The child’s parent was sitting in their vehicle in the parking lot and saw the child alone. Staff members were not aware that the child was missing until the child was returned to the staff by the parent.

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