Country Hills Montessori

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

The center provided appropriate care and supervision to the children on 5/12/23 based on video footage of the day, the child care staff members statements that the incident did not occur, and that Child B did not disclose to the staff members that this incident occurred or that she was injured. There is no evidence that the injury occurred at the center.

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R 400.8155 · R 400.8155 Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness. (1)A center shall have a written plan for how and when a parent is notified when personnel observe any of the following: (b) A child experiences an accident, injury, or incident.

The center has a written plan for how and when a parent is notified when personnel observe an injury, and the center followed the plan on 02/08/2021, when Child A dislocated her elbow while in care. The incident occurred at 5:18pm. A staff member informed Child A's mother in-person of the injury at 5:25pm. I

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R 400.8182 · 1 R 400.8182 Ratio and group size requirements. (7) If there are children of mixed ages in the same classroom or well-defined space, then the ratio and group size is determined by the age of the youngest child, unless each group of children is clearly separated and the appropriate child care staff member-to-child ratios and group sizes, if applicable, for each age group are maintained.

On 02/08/2021, Ms. Coffee was watching 6 children with the youngest child being under 2 years of age. Ms. Coffee had 6 children from 5:11p m to 5:17pm, and then Ms. Coffee and Ms. Brisky switch on and off leaving only 1 caregiver in the classroom with 5 children until 5:26pm.

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

On 01/18/2021, I received a voicemail from Tanya Dallo. Ms. Dallo informed me that she witnessed a caregiver acting inappropriately with a child in the toddler classroom on 01/14/2021. On 01/21/2021, I received an incident report from Ms. Dallo. The incident report stated that on 01/14/2021 at 11:30am, Ms. Dallo entered the toddler classroom and observed Ms. McGinley slap Child A on the hand twice and yank Child A by the arm. On 01/26/2021, I attempted an unannounced on-site inspection. The center was closed due to inclement weather. I contacted Ms. Dallo and scheduled an on-site inspection for 01/27/2021. On 01/26/2021, I received a video recording of the incident from Ms. Dallo. The video recording is of the toddler classroom on 01/14/2021. The camera angle shows the front of the classroom. Two staff members can be seen in the video (Ms. McGinley and Mheriya Singleton) along with 7 children. The video shows Ms. Singleton helping a child wash their hands at the sink. Ms. Singleton's back is towards a group of 6 children standing by the tables. Ms. McGinley is seen approaching Child A who is standing beside a chair that is tipped over on its side. Ms. McGinley picks the chair up and sets it back on its feet and walks away. Child A is seen tipping the chair back over on its side. Ms. McGinley walks back over to Child A and can been seen slapping his left hand two times. Child A then attempts to hit Ms. McGinley with his right hand. Ms. McGinley pushes Child A's right arm away, and aggressively grabs and yanks Child A by his left arm. Ms. McGinley starts to walk Child A towards the door. Child A appears upset and starts to cry. At this point, Ms. McGinley stands still and Ms. Dallo is seen in the frame holding her arm up as if signaling for Ms. McGinley to stop. Both Ms. Dallo and Ms. McGinley walk to the other side of the classroom to talk and the video clip ends. On 01/26/2021, I spoke with Child A's mother via telephone. Child A's mother stated that Ms. Dallo did not inform her of the incident until 01/19/2021, when she dropped Child A off at the center in the morning. Child A only attends the program Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ms. Dallo told her that she wanted to speak to her in person regarding the incident and that is why she waited until 01/19/2021. Child A's mother said that Ms. Dallo told her that Child A had thrown a chair down twice, and that Ms. McGinley had hit Child A on the hand. Child A then tried to hit Ms. McGinley back and Ms. McGinley responded by aggressively pulling Child A by the arm. Child A's mother stated that Child A's father went to the center later that day and watched the video recording of the incident. Child A's mother was informed that Ms. McGinley is no longer employed at the center. Child A's mother indicated that she felt that Ms. Dallo handled the situation properly and addressed all her concerns. Child A's mother had no past or current concerns and Child A is still enrolled at the center. 3 On 01/27/2021, I conducted an announced on-site inspection. I interviewed Tanya Dallo (owner/program director) and Mheriya Singleton (lead toddler caregiver). The interviews were conducted privately. Ms. Dallo stated that on 01/14/2021, at around 11:30pm, she was on the telephone in her office. Ms. McGinley stopped by the doorway but signaled that she would come back later to speak with her. When Ms. Dallo got off the phone, she walked down to the toddler room to see what Ms. McGinley wanted. Ms. Dallo stepped into the classroom but neither caregiver (Ms. McGinley or Ms. Singleton) saw her enter. While Ms. Dallo was standing by the doorway, she saw Child A tip a chair over. Ms. McGinley went over and set the chair back up, but Child A proceeded to tip the chair over again. Ms. Dallo observed Ms. McGinley walk over to Child A and say, "Don't do that." She then smacked Child A on the hand two times. Child A attempted to hit Ms. McGinley back. Ms. McGinley pushed Child A's arm away and then grabbed his other a

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R 400.8140 · R 400.8140 Discipline. .......................................... ........ ......... ............ (2) Al of the following means of punishment are prohibited: (a) Hitting, spanking, biting, pinching, or inflicting other forms of corporal punishment.

On 01/14/2021 the center staff used a prohibited means of punishment when Heather McGinley smacked Child A's hand twice, pushed his arm away, and aggressively yanked him by the arm.

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R 400.8158 · 1 R 400.8158 Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. (2) A licensee, licensee designee, or program director shall report to the child's parent and the department, directly or via phone, fax, or email, within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the following: (b) An incident involving an allegation of inappropriate contact. 5

Ms. Dallo witnessed an incident involving inappropriate contact between Heather McGinley and Child A on 01/14/2021. Ms. Dallo did not contact Child A's parents until 01/19/2021. Ms. Dallo did not report the incident to the department until 01/18/2021.

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