591-1-1-.36(9) · Rule 591-1-1-.36(9) requires the Center to be responsible for the child from the time and place the child is picked up until the child is delivered to his or her Parent(s) or responsible person designated by Parent(s). A child shall not be dropped off at any location where there is no one present authorized to receive the child.

During an investigation, it was determined that on October 8, 2021, between 4:00 p.m. and 4:20 p.m., transportation staff dropped a six-year-old child off at a location unknown to the parent or child and there was no one there authorized to receive the child.

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591-1-1-.36(6) · Rule 591-1-1-.36(6) requires written parental authorization for routine transportation provided by or on behalf of the Center. Written authorization must include the routine pick-up location, routine pick-up time, routine delivery location, routine delivery times and the name of any person authorized to receive the child.

During an investigation, it was determined that on October 8, 2021, a six-year-old child was dropped off at a location unknown to the parent or child with no authorized person to receive the child between 4:00 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. Although there was a written parental authorization on file with the Center, the child was not dropped off at the listed address and the routine delivery location with an authorized person to receive the child. $299.00 3.

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591-1-1-.29(3) · Rule 591-1-1-.29(3) requires the Director or designated person-in-charge to report or cause to be reported to the Department within twenty-four (24) hours or the next work day: any death of a child while in the care of the Center; any serious illness or injury requiring hospitalization or professional medical attention other than first aid of a child while in the care of the Center; any situation when a child in care becomes missing, such as, but not limited to, a child who is left on a vehicle, a child who leaves the building, playground, or property, or a child who is left behind on any trip; any fire; any structural disaster; any emergency situation that requires temporarily relocating children; and any time the program’s operating status changes (i.e., open to closed or temporarily closed and temporarily closed to open).