R 400.8125 · R 400.8125 1 Staff; volunteer; requirements. (1) All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.

On 02/21/2023 Ms. Fowler stated that on 02/14/2023, after the center closed, Child A's Mother, who works at the center, posted on the center's app that her husband had noticed bruises on Child A's shin which looked like fingerprints, and she posted the pictures of the bruises. Ms. Fowler did not see the notice until the next day 02/1512023. After reviewing the message and pictures, she spoke with Child A's Mother, and during the conversation Child A's Mother accused CCSM A of leaving 2 the bruises on Child A. Ms. Fowler did not think that CCSM A had left the marks on Child A, but she spoke with CCSM A and showed her the message and pictures. CCSM A stated that she did not know how Child A would have received the bruises, but they were not from her. Ms. Fowler reported the allegations to the and the Child Care Licensing Bureau. On 02/21/2023 Child A's Mother stated that when she sent the message and pictures, she was not accusing anyone; she just wanted to know if anything had happened during the day that may have left the bruises on Child A's right shin because the staff should have noticed the bruises. Child A's Mother texted a copy of the message that was sent to the center with the pictures of Child A's right shin. There were four circular marks on Child A's right shin that did not appear to be fingerprints. The marks appeared to be in different stages of healing with two pink marks, one light purple, and one was barely visible. Child A's Mother said she did not accuse CCSM A until she spoke with Ms. Fowler, and she was upset because she had sent the message in the app and had not spoken with her directly. Child A's Mother had previously requested for Child A to not be in the classroom with CCSM A, and Child A has been going back to her classroom after she made the request. Child A still attends the center, and she is still working at the center. On 02/24/2023 Child A's Mother stated that she has worked with CCSM A in the past and she has observed her being rough with the children by grabbing them by the arm, and she has raised her voice towards the children. CCSM A would tell the children, "Come back; you do not run." Child A's Mother stated that she did not accuse anyone when she first observed the marks or when she sent the message. It was not until Ms. Fowler was yelling at her about leaving the message in the app that she stated that it was probably CCSM A. Child A's Mother stated that she posted the question on the app because that is the way that parents communicate with the center and at that point she was operating as a parent and not an employee. Also, the marks were noticed after the center was closed and she did not want to wait until she went into work the next day. Child A's Mother had Child A examined by a doctor on 02/17/2023 and she did not have the findings from the examination. CCSM A, toddler lead caregiver, stated that she was shown the pictures and message that Child A's Mother had sent to the center by Ms. Fowler. She did not know how Child A could have received the bruises. She has not changed his diaper since January when he transitioned out of her classroom. When he comes back to her classroom (toddler), one of the CCSMs from the older toddler (Child A's assigned class) will come with him, and she does not interact with him because he is not assigned to her classroom. Child A is in the older toddler classroom and will come into the toddler classroom daily for lunch and nap time with a couple of other children that were having a hard time transitioning into the older toddler classroom. 3 CCSM B stated that she is a floater, and currently she mainly works in the infant classroom. She has worked with CCSM A, and she has never observed her grabbing or being inappropriate with the children. She does have a concern with her tone sometimes. CCSM A could be sweeter. It is not what CCSM A says, it is more how she says it. CCSM B has no idea how Child A could have received the bruises; she does not work in C

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