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 July 31, 2025, staff failed to provide watchful oversight when a 4-year-old child was left alone and unattended in a locked building. One staff member and eight children were present in the afterschool building. At 4:45 p.m., the staff member turned off the lights, locked the door, and walked seven of the children to the main building. When the 4-year-old child’s parent arrived to pick up at 5:07 p.m., staff members were unable to locate the child in the main building. Staff members went to the afterschool building and found the 4-year-old child asleep under a futon. Staff members were unaware that the child was missing until the parent arrived for pickup. The child was unsupervised in the afterschool building for approximately 22 minutes.

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