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Home › MI › Hart › Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center
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306 W. Johnson Street, Hart MI 49420 · License #DC640310279 · Center · Center
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R 400.8112 · R 400.8112 Comprehensive background check; fingerprinting. (4) For an individual who is determined ineligible by the department, a licensee shall immediately do all of the following: ............................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................... (a) Prohibit the individual from being on the premises of the child care center.
According to the Child Care Background Check system (CCBC), child care staff member Alisha England was fingerprinted on 9/27/2021. On 10/14/2021, Ms. England and the licensee were sent a letter requesting additional information to determine Ms. England's eligibility. On 12/2/2021, Ms. England was found ineligible and the licensee was notified. The licensee disconnected Ms. English on 12/2/2021. On 1/7/202,2 I spoke with licensing consultant Amanda Wendall, who is the assigned licensing consultant for Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center. Ms. Wendall indicated that she has an upcoming renewal due for this center and that child care staff member Alisha England is listed as an assistant in Room 9 with a hire date listed as 10/6/2021. I conducted an onsite inspection at the child care facility on 1/18/2022. During my onsite inspection, I spoke with program director/licensee designee Patty Kapala and child care staff members Alicia England and Leah Boundy. 2 Ms. Kapala stated that she was aware of the complications that arose with Ms. England's eligibility determination. Ms. England lived in another state and when the State of Michigan requested additional information, it went to Ms. England's spam email. Ms. Kapala was notified by the CCBC system that Ms. England could work if she was supervised by an approved child care staff member. Ms. Kapala received an email on 12/2/2021 that Ms. England was ineligible. As soon as she received the email, Ms. Kapala had Ms. England leave the child care facility and she was not allowed in the building until her redetermination of eligibility on 1/11/2022. During Ms. England's absence, Ms. Kapala and other child care staff members filled in to meet ratio requirements. When I spoke with Ms. England, she stated that she started working at the child care facility sometime at the beginning of October. Prior to starting, she got her fingerprints completed in Fremont. Ms. Kapala explained that she had to be supervised by another child care staff member for a duration of time. Ms. England got a call from Suzanne Bancroft from the State of Michigan around the end of November stating they had not received her additional information they requested. Ms. England was unsure of what Ms. Bancroft was referencing because she did not recall receiving a request for additional information. Ms. Bancroft instructed Ms. England to check her spam email. Ms. England stated that in her spam email she had a link to fill out some paperwork, print it and mail it to North Dakota where she had previously resided. On 12/2/2021, Ms. Kapala told Ms. England that she had to leave the child care facility because she was determined ineligible. She was not fired, just told to figure out the paperwork situation with her fingerprints. Ms. England contacted Ms. Bancroft and it was determined that North Dakota had updated their paperwork since she originally filled it out, so she needed to complete other paperwork. Ms. Bancroft was working out of the office and there was some miscommunication with others in the office about Ms. England's paperwork so this took some additional time. Ms. England stated that she did not return to the child care facility until 1/11/2022. During that time, the classroom she worked in was in quarantine twice and then on Christmas break. When interviewing child care staff member Leah Boundy, she indicated that she was the lead teacher in Room 9 where Ms. England worked as a child care staff member. Ms. Boundy stated that Ms. England was never alone in the classroom unsupervised with children. Ms. England was on a leave of absence in the beginning of December until recently. During that time, her class was often not in attendance as they were quarantined and then had Christmas break. I verified with the CCBC system that Ms. England was allowed to work supervised.
Child care staff member, Alicia England, was found ineligible and disconnected from the child care background check system. However, she continues to work at the child care facility.
Disposition: Substantiated
Child A was left unsupervised.
Disposition: Substantiated
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Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8112 · R 400.8112 Comprehensive background check; fingerprinting. (4) For an individual who is determined ineligible by the department, a licensee shall immediately do all of the following: (b) Prohibit the individual from having any contact with children in care. ...........
Ms. England did not have contact with children in care during the duration of time she was ineligible.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
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 April 28, 2021, 1 conducted an unannounced on-site inspection. I informed licensee designee, Ms. Patricia Kapala, of the allegation. Ms. Kapala stated that it was her understanding the Child A was getting picked up by a parent instead of getting on the bus. Child A was with child care staff member Ms. Leah Boundy. Ms. Boundy then walked back down the hall without Child A. Child care staff member Ms. Kathy Kirwin was in the hallway where Child A was left. She brought to Ms. Kapala's attention Ms. Leah Boundy was gone and Child A was still in the hallway. Ms. Kapala had Child A come into her office. They walked around the school for a few minutes. She then gave Child A back to Ms. Boundy before Child A was picked up by her family. Ms. Kapala informed me of another incident regrading Child A. Child A was found in the hallway in her assigned cubby. She was talking to another child care staff member that was in the hallway. Child A was told to go into her class where her child care staff member was. Ms. Kapla was not sure if Ms. Boundy was aware that Child A did not enter the classroom with the rest of the children. I interviewed child care staff member Ms. Leah Boundy. Ms. Boundy explained Child A was getting picked up by family instead of getting on the bus. Ms. Boundy and her assistant Ms. Cheryl Gaultaney walked kids outside to the bus while Child A stayed with Ms. Kapala. When Ms. Boundy returned to the building, Child A was sitting in the office with Ms. Kapala. Ms. Boundy took Child A from the office and sat her at 2 the toddler table in the hallway to do a puzzle. Ms. Boundy then went back to her classroom, leaving Child A at the toddler table. Ms. Kapala was still in her office; however, Ms. Boundy did not notify Ms. Kapala that she was leaving Child A in the hallway. Another staff member brought it to Ms. Kapala's attention that Child A was in the hallway alone. I asked Ms. Boundy about the other incident involving Child A. She indicated that the entire class was in the hallway. She was at the front of the line and Ms. Gaultaney was behind the children at the end of the line preparing to go into the classroom. They were not aware that Child A went and hid inside of her cubby. Another class was in the hall and the child care staff member noticed Child A in the hallway. She knocked on Child A's classroom door and told them she found Child A in the hallway. Ms. Gaultaney reported that Child A's family called and requested that she not get on the bus because she was getting picked up. Child A was left with office staff while the other children were taken outside to the school bus. She was not aware of Child A being left unsupervised. Regarding the previous incident involving Child A, Ms. Gaultaney stated that they did not know Child A was not in the line when they went into the classroom from the hallway. When she checked the line, Child A was there. However, once inside the room, there was a knock at the door by another child care staff member notifying them that Child A was in the hallway.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
R 400.8158 · 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: (a) A child is lost or left unsupervised.
Child A was left unsupervised on two separate incidents and the incidents were not reported to the department.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.